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The Nathan Cummings Foundation's take on: THE RYLAND GROUP, INC. (RYL)

Key Dates

Meeting: 4/28/2010
Online Voting Starts: 3/13/2010
Online Voting Ends: 4/24/2010 11:59 EST

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0 Shareholder Proposals
3 Board Proposals
9 Director Elections

The Nathan Cummings Foundation's Position

 

The Ryland Group lags its competitors in terms of both climate change related disclosure and concrete action to address the issue.  The company has taken minimal steps to increase climate related disclosure despite numerous requests from shareholders.  Given the very real climate change related risks and opportunities facing companies in the homebuilding sector, the company’s minimal level of disclosure and its lack of company-wide action to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are concerning.  As such, the Nathan Cummings Foundation recommends a vote for the shareholder proposal requesting that Ryland adopt quantitative goals for reducing total GHG emissions.  In addition, due to Ryland’s lack of responsiveness to shareholder concerns about this issue, the Nathan Cummings Foundation is withholding its support from the company’s director nominees.  

For more information about climate change and its possible impacts on companies in the homebuilding sector, please see the “Homebuilders Industry Memo” at http://www.incr.com/resolutions.
 


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