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DuPont – Lobbying – 2016
BE IT RESOLVED: The shareowners of DuPont request the preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing: 1. Company policy and procedures governing lobbying, both direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications; 2. Payments by DuPont … MORE
DuPont – GMO – 2010
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board to review and amend the DuPont Human Rights Policy, to include respect for and adherence to seed saving rights of traditional agricultural communities and we request the Board … MORE
DuPont – Lobbying – 2015
BE IT RESOLVED: That the shareowners of DuPont request the Board authorize the preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing: (1) Company policy and procedures governing lobbying, both direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications. … MORE
DuPont – GMOs – 2014
Political spending and corporate money in politics is a highly contentious issue, and may expose companies to significant business risks. The risks to shareholder value are illustrated by the public controversy surrounding the use of … MORE
Shareowners Warn Monsanto, Dow, Kraft and Coke on GMO Foods
GREENBIZ.COM – October 16, 2013 – Next month, voters in Washington will decide whether food companies doing business in the state will be required to label food products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Advocates say ‘No on I-522’ Contributors Will See Backlash
CAPITAL PRESS – October 10, 2013 – Food companies that contribute to the “No on 522” campaign risk alienating both investors and customers, two investment advisers said in a news conference Oct. 9.
Greens ask U.S. Biotech Firms to Sit Out Food-Labeling Vote
CHICAGO TRIBUNE – October 9, 2013 – Voters support the idea of labeling by a wide margin, according to a September poll by Seattle-based Elway Research.
RELEASE: Investors Call For Food Companies to Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – October 9, 2013 – Companies that donated funds to oppose ballot initiatives to require the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are facing new pressure from shareholders … MORE
DuPont – GMOs – 2011
Disclosure of material information is a fundamental principle of our capital markets. Investors, their confidence in corporate bookkeeping shaken, are starting to scrutinize other possible “off-balance sheet” liabilities, such as risks associated with activities harmful … MORE
DuPont – GMOs – 2013
Resolved that shareholders request the Board of Directors to review and report to shareholders by November 2013 on the company’s internal controls related to potential adverse impacts associated with genetically engineered organisms,including: Adequacy of current … MORE
DuPont
Chemical giant E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (commonly referred to as DuPont) is a major life science company involved in the production of genetically engineered seeds and also owns Pioneer Hi-Bred, producer of … MORE
Abbott Labs, DuPont Reject Investor Proposals To Eliminate GMOs
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – May 1, 2013 – Abbott Laboratories last week rejected a proposal from shareholders to remove genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from its natural products, which includes its Similac baby formula.
DuPont, Abbott Investors Vote on GMO Resolutions
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER – April 24, 2013 – DuPont shareholders today will vote on a resolution on genetically engineered seeds while Abbott Laboratories’ shareholders Friday will ask the company to remove GMOs from its infant formula … MORE
