About Ceres
Ceres (pronounced “series”) is a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. Mission: Integrating sustainability into capital markets for the health of the planet and its people.
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ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.
Voting deadline: 5/21/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Hydraulic Fracturing
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report to investors by September 2012, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential or legally prejudicial data, on the short-term and long-term risks to the company’s operations, finances and gas exploration associated with community concerns, known regulatory impacts, moratoriums, and public opposition to hydraulic fracturing and related natural gas development.
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SMART BALANCE, INC.
Voting deadline: 5/22/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Sustainability Report
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a sustainability report describing the company’s short- and long-term responses to ESG-related issues. The requested sustainability report should include a company-wide review of the policies, practices, and metrics related to ESG performance. The report should be prepared at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information, and made available to shareholders by December 31, 2012.
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AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.
Voting deadline: 5/22/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Sustainability Report
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors of AvalonBay Communities prepare and make available to shareholders by September, 2012 sustainability report addressing greenhouse gas emissions, water conservation, waste minimization, energy efficiency, and other environmental and social impacts the Board deems relevant to the Company's business. The report should address sustainability in operations and maintenance as well as design. It should include a review of the Company's social and environmental policies, practices and goals, as well as multiple objective statistical indicators relating to each of the above environmental and social impacts.
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
Voting deadline: 5/22/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Executive Compensation Linked to ESG Measures
RESOLVED: The stockholders of Range Resources Corporation ask the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that incentive compensation for senior executives should include a range of non-financial measures based on sustainability principles and reducing negative environmental impacts related to Company operations. For purposes of this resolution, “sustainability” refers to the methods by which environmental, social and economic considerations are integrated into long-term corporate strategy.
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Voting deadline: 5/22/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Coal Combustion Waste
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board prepare a report on the company’s efforts, above and beyond current compliance, to reduce environmental and health hazards associated with coal combustion waste contaminating water (including the implementation of caps, liners, groundwater monitoring, and/or leachate collection systems), and how those efforts may reduce legal, reputational and other risks to the company’s finances and operations. This report should be available to shareholders by August 2012, be prepared at reasonable cost, and omit confidential information such as proprietary data or legal strategy.
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FOSSIL, INC.
Voting deadline: 5/22/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Supply Chain Standards
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report describing the company’s supply chain standards related to environmental impacts—particularly water use and related pollution. This report, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, shall be released by November 1, 2012.
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AMAZON.COM, INC.
Voting deadline: 5/23/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Report on Climate Change
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that within 6 months of the 2012 annual meeting, the Board of Directors provide a report to shareholders, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, describing how Amazon.com Inc is assessing the impact of climate change on the corporation, and specifically risks related to greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, and logistics, and the corporation’s plans to publicly disclose this assessment.
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
Voting deadline: 5/29/2012STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report to investors by September 2012, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential or legally prejudicial data, on the short-term and long-term risks to Chevron Corporation’s operations, finances and gas exploration associated with community concerns, known regulatory impacts, moratoriums, and public opposition to hydraulic fracturing and related natural gas development.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING REPORT ON ACCIDENT RISK OVERSIGHT
RESOLVED: Shareholders of Chevron Corporation urge the Board of Directors to prepare a report, within ninety days of the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary and personal information, on the steps the Company has taken to reduce the risk of accidents. The report should describe the Board’s oversight of process safety management, staffing levels, inspection and maintenance of refineries, oil drilling rigs and other equipment.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING SPECIAL MEETINGS
RESOLVED: Shareowners ask our board to take the steps necessary (to the fullest extent permitted by law) unilaterally to amend our bylaws and each appropriate governing document to give holders of 10% of outstanding common stock (or the lowest percentage permitted by law above 10%) the power to call a special shareowners meeting.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that, as elected board directors’ terms of office expire, at least one candidate be recommended who has a high level of expertise and experience in environmental matters relevant to hydrocarbon exploration and production and is widely recognized in the business and environmental communities as an authority in such field, as reasonably determined by the company’s board, and will qualify, subject to exceptions in extraordinary circumstances explicitly specified by the board, as an independent director under the standards applicable to the company as an NYSE listed company, in order that the board includes at least one director satisfying the foregoing criteria, which director shall have designated responsibility on the board for environmental matters.
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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Voting deadline: 5/29/2012Shareholder Proposal Requesting Report on Natural Gas Production
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report to investors by September 2012, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential or legally prejudicial data, on the short-term and long-term risks to the company’s operations, finances and gas exploration associated with community concerns, known regulatory impacts, moratoriums, and public opposition to hydraulic fracturing and related natural gas development.
Shareholder Proposal Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board of Directors adopt quantitative goals, based on current technologies, for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions from the Company’s products and operations; and that the company report to shareholders by November 30, 2012, on its plans to achieve these goals. Such a report will omit proprietary information and be prepared at reasonable cost.
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FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.
Voting deadline: 6/13/2012Shareholder Resolution Regarding Board Member with Environmental Expertise
RESOLVED: That the shareholders request that, as the terms in office of elected directors expire, at least one candidate shall be selected and recommended for election to the company’s board who has a high level of expertise and experience in environmental matters relevant to mining and is widely recognized in the business and environmental communities as an authority in such field, in each case as reasonably determined by the company’s board, and will qualify, subject to limited exceptions in extraordinary circumstances explicitly specified by the board, as an independent director under the standards applicable to the company as a New York Stock Exchange listed company, in order that the company’s board includes at least one director satisfying the foregoing criteria, which director shall have designated responsibility on the board for environmental matters.
