The Use of Shareholder Proposals to Address Corporate Human Rights Performance

Adam M. Kanzer

Chapter 5 in Finance for a Better World, 2009, pp 71-87 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) commits “every individual and every organ of society” to keep the Declaration “constantly in mind” as a”common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” This essay considers the role of two such organs of society — investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — in furthering this common standard.

Keywords: Good World; Fiduciary Duty; Roundtable Discussion; Mutual Fund Manager; Corporate Political Activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230235755_5

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