Press Releases & Media Statements
February 15, 2024
November 9, 2023
Major US Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Call On Corporations to Account for Racial Equity and Civil Rights Audits
November 2, 2023
In Hottest Year on Record, New Report Reveals Largest Asset Managers Continue to Rubber Stamp Strategies of Climate Laggard Companies
March 15, 2023
Majority Action Responds to BlackRock CEO’s Letter to Investors
February 28, 2023
New Report Reveals How the Four Largest Asset Managers Continue to Exacerbate the Climate Crisis in 2022
February 15, 2023
New Report Shows Four Largest Asset Managers Undermined Surge of Shareholder Support for Racial Equity in 2022
January 10, 2022
NEW REPORT REVEALS: For 2nd Straight Year, Proxy Voting by Climate Action 100+'s Largest Investor-Signatories Undermines Goals of World's Largest Investor Climate Initiative
December 20, 2022
STATEMENT: Majority Action Responds to BlackRock’s 2023 Investment Stewardship Policies
December 8, 2022
Major US Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Demand Corporations Implement Racial Equity and Civil Rights Audits
May 27, 2022
Shareholder Advocates Responds To Reports That Trian Partners May Be Planning Wendy’s Transaction
May 25, 2022
Today’s Votes at Chevron Show Major Asset Managers Shielding Board of Directors from Accountability
May 20, 2022
Massachusetts Treasurer joins CalPERS in Announcing Opposition to Chevron Board Members for Failure to Respond to Climate Risk Concerns
May 19, 2022
Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System joins Illinois State Treasurer in Vote Against Southern Company Board Chair Thomas Fanning
April 25, 2022
Shareholders and Advocates Push for Boardroom Accountability at The Wendy’s Company, Urge Votes Against Board Chair Nelson Peltz and 3 Additional Directors
April 7, 2022
Major Asset Owners and Fund Leaders Call On Asset Managers to Vote for Shareholder Initiatives on Racial Justice
April 5, 2022
Majority Action and SEIU Release Proxy Voting Guide to Empower Investors to Hold Companies Accountable for Failures to Address Racial Inequality and Injustice
March 8, 2022
Majority Action Releases Proxy Voting Guide For Investors to Vote Against Directors at Companies Failing to Meet Key Climate Change Benchmarks
October 7, 2021
Most Large Asset Managers Voted to Support Directors at U.S. Companies Exacerbating the Climate Crisis in 2021
July 20, 2021
Majority Action Responds to BlackRock’s Annual Stewardship Report
June 17, 2021
Broad Institutional Investor Coalition Calls on More Than 80 Corporations to Stop Funding Voter Suppression
May 26, 2021
Majority Action Responds to ExxonMobil Annual General Meeting
May 25, 2021
Majority Action Responds to BlackRock Vote for Three Alternate Directors at ExxonMobil
May 20, 2021
Shareholders Issue Strong Rebuke to State Street for Racial Justice Failures at Annual Meeting, With Over One Third Supporting Resolution In Support of Racial Equity Audit
May 6, 2021
Duke Investors Deliver Stunning Rebuke Against Company Leadership, Doubling Votes Against Board Directors and Securing Majority Support for Political Spending Resolution
May 6, 2021
Foundation Leaders Call on their Asset Managers to Uphold Racial Justice Commitments
May 3, 2021
State Treasurers Announce Votes Against Board Directors at Duke Energy for Climate Oversight Failures
April 20, 2021
Top Racial Justice Movement Leaders Demand Largest Asset Managers Fulfill Racial Justice Commitments in Open Letter
April 1, 2021
Shareholders Call for Board Accountability at Duke Energy, Urging Investors to Vote Against Lead Independent Director and Chair/CEO for Corporate Governance Failures Connected to Climate Change, Racial Equity
March 30, 2021
Majority Action Launches Campaign Mobilizing Investors to Vote Against Directors at Companies Failing to Address Climate Change
March 23, 2021
Investors Challenge Major Companies in Georgia over Donations to Lawmakers Pushing Racist Voter Suppression Bills
February 17, 2021
BlackRock’s Climate Disclosure Requests Accomplish Nothing Without Consequences for Boards Failing to Lead Companies Towards Decarbonization
February 10, 2021
Treasurers And Fiduciaries of Major Funds Call on Largest Asset Managers To Hold Boards Accountable on Political Spending and Reform Own Spending Practices in Aftermath of Capitol Insurrection
January 26, 2021
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s Annual Letters Continue to Show a Shirking of Responsibility for Systemic Risks
January 18, 2021
Dan DiMicco’s Departure from Duke Energy Board of Directors After Supporting Efforts to Overturn Election Signals Reckoning for Boards Across S&P 500
December 18, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Lee Raymond’s Resignation from JPMorgan Board of Directors
December 15, 2020
New Report Shows BlackRock and Vanguard Voted Against Shareholder Efforts for Racial Equity, Undermining Public Statements in Support of Racial Justice
December 10, 2020
Activist, Client, and Shareholder Demands Drive Breakthrough Climate Proxy Voting Commitment from BlackRock
October 9, 2020
Majority Action Applauds U.S. Senators’ Demand for Answers about BlackRock’s ‘Troubling and Inconsistent’ Proxy Voting Record on Climate
October 6, 2020
JPMorgan Chase Announces Inadequate Initiative to Address its Leading Role in Financing Catastrophic Climate Change
September 23, 2020
New SEC Restrictions Leave Shareholders No Choice But to Vote Against Directors to Voice Concerns about Company Behavior
September 22, 2020
Despite Recent Public Commitments on Climate Change, New Report Shows BlackRock and Vanguard Voted to Shield Fossil Fuel Executives from Accountability in 2020
September 3, 2020
Trump Department of Labor’s New Proxy Voting Proposal Attempts to Silence Long-Term Investors, Undermine Shareholder Democracy
July 31, 2020
Dominion Energy Reshuffling of Leadership is Not the Change Shareholders Need
July 14, 2020
BlackRock’s Actions On Key Votes Expose Its Lack Of Commitment To Mitigating Systemic Climate Risks
July 8, 2020
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Debacle Demonstrates Urgent Need for Board Refreshment, Reform at Dominion Energy
June 3, 2020
Walmart Associates, Shareholder Advocates Respond to Walmart Annual Shareholder Meeting
May 27, 2020
Today’s Climate Votes at ExxonMobil, Chevron Show Power of Major Asset Managers to Shape Corporate Behavior on Climate, Shareholder Advocates Say
May 21, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Doubling of Investor Votes Against JPMorgan Chase Lead Independent Director Lee Raymond
May 21, 2020
Walmart Associates, Shareholder Advocates Propose Hourly Worker Representation to Company Board of Directors
May 19, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Votes At JPMorgan Chase Annual Shareholder Meeting
May 14, 2020
State Treasurers Step Up Call for Independent, Climate-Competent Governance at JPMorgan Chase
May 7, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Strong Shareholder Support for Independent Board Chair at Dominion Energy
May 7, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Votes for Independent Board Chair and Lobbying and Political Spending Disclosures at Annual General Meeting of Duke Energy
May 7, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Vote for Independent Board Chair at Annual General Meeting of Ameren Corporation
May 6, 2020
Majority Action Responds to Vote for Independent Board Chair at Annual General Meeting of Dominion Energy
May 1, 2020
JPMorgan Chase To Remove Lee Raymond, Notorious Climate Denier, From Lead Independent Director Position
April 22, 2020
Top Institutional Investors Announce They Will Vote Against JPMorgan Chase Lead Independent Director Lee Raymond Due To Numerous Governance Concerns
March 9, 2020
Major Power Companies’ Planned Investments Will Undermine their Decarbonization Targets, New Report Warns
February 25, 2020
JPMorgan Recognizes Its Climate Responsibility With Insufficient New Climate Policy
January 28, 2020
State Street Global Advisors Announcement on ESG Voting Indicates Growing Trend, Leaving Vanguard As Sole Index Fund Leader to Fail to Commit to Holding Boards Accountable for ESG Failures
January 14, 2020
BlackRock Announcement Marks Watershed Moment in Recognition of Systemic Risks of Climate Change
January 9, 2020
Majority Action Responds to BlackRock’s Decision to Join Climate Action 100+
Nov 5, 2019
Proposed SEC Rules Threatens Investors’ Efforts to Hold Companies Accountable
The SEC’s proposed rules would suppress the voices of shareholders on critical governance, social, and environmental issues just when they are needed most.
SEP 27, 2019
Majority Action and New York City Comptroller, the lead signatory to the Net-Zero investor Coalition on behalf of three New York City pension funds, claim an important victory for investors who have been stepping up to hold corporate boards accountable to the need for urgent action to confront climate change.
sep 25, 2019
NRG joining Xcel Energy and Duke Energy in unambiguously committing to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is a victory for investors that have been calling for ambitious climate commitments in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
sep 17, 2019
The announcement that Duke Energy aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 represents an important milestone and a victory for investors that are calling for ambitious climate commitments in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
sep 17, 2019
Top Wall Street Firms Shield Corporations From Accountability on Climate Change
World’s Largest Asset Managers BlackRock and Vanguard Voted Against Critical Shareholder Resolutions That Would Have Created a Significant Corporate Shift on Climate Change, According to New Report by Majority Action
AUG 30, 2019
BlackRock and Vanguard’s votes reveal that both asset managers voted to shield the leadership of top gun manufacturers Sturm Ruger and American Outdoor Brands Corporation from accountability.
AUG 30, 2019
SEC disclosures reveal that top asset managers voted against key climate resolutions at ExxonMobil, Duke Energy, Ford, General Motors, and Dominion Energy.
MAY 6, 2019
In exempt solicitation filing, shareholder activists target weak oversight and governance as a barrier to addressing social and political crises threatening shareholders’ long-term financial interest.
MAY 2, 2019
Investors and Activists Call for Independent Oversight of Dominion Energy
Dominion Board of Directors cited for lack of expertise to address business and shareholder risks in the face of climate change. Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services recommends to vote for the proposal.
MAY 2, 2019
Sturm Ruger statement inaccurately defends the company’s record of failing to respond to investor concerns on protecting shareholder value and public safety.
MAY 1, 2019
Majority Action advising shareholders to require Duke to disclose political contributions and lobbying expenses. Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd recommends investors vote against climate-change denying Duke director among others.
APRIL 30, 2019
Majority Action and Partners Deliver 129,000+ Signatures to BlackRock
The groups are demanding the company support key shareholder resolutions on climate change and political transparency at various Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in the coming weeks.