Resources

Connect with organizations, publications, and others to learn more about shareholder advocacy and corporate social responsibility.

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AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch
The AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch updates its website annually. The most recent topic: High Paid CEOs and the Low Wage Economy provides both fascinating graphics and stories of low-wage workers. The site lists the 100 highest paid CEOs, as well as CEO pay by state and industry.
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Demos
Demos is a “public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy.”
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Demos - Fast Food Failure: How CEO to Worker Pay Disparity Undermines the Industry and the Overall Economy
This report from Demos examines the relationship between high executive compensation and worker pay, focusing on the fast food sector.
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Economic Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute provides “research and ideas for shared prosperity” and includes regular blog updates on income inequality.
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EPI - CEO Pay Continues to Rise as Typical Workers Are Paid Less
A comprehensive study of CEO compensation at the top 350 publicly traded firms from the Economic Policy Institute.
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High Pay Centre
High Pay Centre is an independent think tank in the UK established to monitor pay at the top of the income distribution and set out a road map towards better business and economic success.
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How Increasing Income Inequality Is Dampening U.S. Economic Growth, And Possible Ways To Change The Tide
This report from Standard and Poor's evaluates multiple economic studies on how income inequality is dampening economic growth.
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Inequality for All
Inequality for All is an award-winning documentary starring Robert Reich. Variety magazine says the film “...does for income disparity what An Inconvenient Truth did for climate change."
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Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute
The Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) provides the shareholder/corporate governance take on the issues.
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Roosevelt Institute
The Roosevelt Institute is a nonprofit organization “devoted to carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America’s promise of opportunity for all.”
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Taking Stock: Why Executive Pay Results in an Unstable and Inequitable Economy
This report from the Roosevelt Institute argues that stock-based executive compensation undermines innovation and job creation.
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The Alignment Gap Between Say on Pay Voting and Creating Value
This study finds that economic value creation is not a major factor in institutional investors’ Say-on-Pay voting, nor in the recommendations of the two largest proxy advisors that counsel investors how to vote.
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Too Much - A Commentary on Excess and Inequality
'Too Much' is a weekly commentary from the Institute for Policy Studies, a 50 year old DC think tank focused on peace, justice, and the environment. Income inequality is one of many issues the Institute for Policy Studies focuses on, and it publishes an annual report on executive compensation. …
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