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Jesse Jackson: A Pioneer for Corporate Accountability Jesse Jackson was a visionary who understood, decades before it became mainstream practice, that the boardroom was a battleground for justice just as surely as the courthouse or the ballot box.

Jesse Jackson was a hero in the responsible investment community. From the South Africa divestiture movement in the 1980s to calling on Silicon Valley to respect worker's rights, he was a pioneer of shareholder democracy.

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Rep. Casten Skewers corporate ESG critics During a fiery House Financial Services Committee Hearing, Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) offered a masterclass in how to counter right-wing attacks on ESG investing and shareholder democracy.

This should be required viewing in business schools. A few months old, but still worth watching. newground.net/blog/rep-cas...

#CNN repeatedly interrupts useful programming for idiotic and nonsensical “breaking news“ on non-news involving Trump.

In the CNN app, go to “settings“ then to “app feedback“ to express displeasure with these policies.

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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! If you're an investor (and that includes anyone with a retirement account) check out this new guide to learn how your portfolio can protect Indigenous rights, and the planet. It's about ethics AND fiduciary duty. www.ussif.org/research/res...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #ESG

Just because they spew, “DEI bad!” disinformation doesn’t make it true. In fact, it’s just the opposite of true, it’s nonsensical.

We need to stop conceding the language and narrative to them and reclaim it, NOW!! Otherwise, it’s capitulation.

Business groups support U.S. governors’ push for affordable clean vehicles

Wisconsin & Hawaii plan to join the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition. Two business networks issued a letter backing the group, launched by nearly a dozen U.S. governors in June, urging state collaboration to advance clean vehicles amid federal policy setbacks.
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5 key drivers of nature loss have the potential to cost $430bn per year--highlighting the economic imperative for investors and companies to better protect nature in order to protect profits.

Join our free webinar to unpack the real financial risks of nature loss: https://bit.ly/41rMuuK

Yes. Climate risk = business risk = financial risk.

Shareholders At 30 Major US Companies Reject Anti-DEI Proposals 30 shareholders from companies such as Costco, Coca-Cola, and Apple have all rejected anti-DEI proposals during the 2025 proxy season.

🚨This week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and DoJ said they plan to 'kill' DEI, by any name, including in the private sector.

But DEI is a business imperative. Corporations that do not capitulate to the Trump regime will win consumer support.

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The People's AI Action Plan addresses the risks of an unregulated AI industry that puts the information of everyday people in harm's way. View the concrete, actionable ideas and strategies endorsed by over 90 organizations: peoplesaiaction.com
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TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025 TIME’s inaugural list featuring new leaders in philanthropy that are eager to see impact and see it now

Celebrating the well-deserved recognition of impact investing leaders like @palfrey.org, @darrencwalker.bsky.social and many more.

Be sure to check out the #Time100Philanthropy list: time.com/collections/...

UN court declares countries must tackle climate change Though the decision is nonbinding, the ruling from the International Court of Justice could open the door for more litigation against corporate polluters.

Meanwhile, from the department of sanity...
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Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘using my money to resist’ People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, who followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI

“'But when Target was like, ‘Forget DEI’, and Costco was like, ‘We value diversity,’ I was like, ‘I’m going to spend my money in a place that’s aligned with my values.’”

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In Honor of Joanna Macy, 1929-2025 I write while staying in one of the great forests of British Columbia, a forest in which the inextricability of life from death is gorgeously evident. Several kinds of fern spring from this soil, some...

I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....

US companies quietly maintaining, boosting sustainability investments in 2025: report EcoVadis found companies are less likely to publicize their sustainability efforts this year, but have largely maintained or increased their ESG investments amid shifts and backlash.

"Despite the political backlash, U.S. companies have either maintained or increased sustainability investments since the beginning of 2025, according to a survey of 400 global executives at U.S. corporations released Tuesday..."
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Impactivize: Shareholders of 30 Companies Worth $13 Trillion Vote Overwhelmingly to Defeat Anti-DEI Proposals EUGENE, Ore., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders of 30 major corporations, collectively valued at more than $13 trillion, have voted overwhelmingly to reject anti-DEI proposals during 2025 prox...

apnews.com/press-releas...: Shareholders of 30 Companies Worth $13 Trillion Vote Overwhelmingly to Defeat Anti-DEI Proposals

Apple is one of 30 corporations whose shareholders voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025, most by 99 percent of voting shares.

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Congressional testimony: Cutting DEI will cost Americans more money USC Price University Professor Shaun Harper delivered testimony about DEI programs during a hearing before a U.S. House subcommittee.

🔥 House Republicans held an anti-DEI hearing. USC Professor Shaun Harper testified:

"DEI opponents make assertions that are often, at best, based on anecdotes. They repeatedly neglect to substantiate their critiques with credible quantitative survey results."

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Companies that support DEI ✅ Impactivize Employers of the Day™ Suggest a Company View Criteria A growing list of corporations that have publicly stated their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. These emp...

The number of companies committed to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI or by any other name) far outnumber the handful of companies that have entirely ended those initiatives. Because DEI is a business imperative.

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You know who isn’t cooperating with ICE sweeps in its parking lots?

Lowe’s

Happy birthday, John Lewis!
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Shareholders Across 30 Major US Companies Unanimously Reject Anti-DEI Proposals - AfroTech

💥 NEW AfroTech:

"Shareholders at 30 of the largest U.S. companies just delivered a powerful counterpunch to the anti-DEI movement. During the 2025 proxy season, every single one of the anti-DEI proposals filed at these corporations’ shareholder meetings was rejected"

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Impactivize Shareholder Scorecard™ - 2025 Anti-DEI Proposals and Shareholder Voting Results

💥 Shareholders from which 30 companies voted to reject anti-DEI proposals?

Here’s the full list, including Costco, Apple, Levi’s, Mastercard, etc.

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Sunsetting: Best Practices for a Mission-Driven Wind-Down In philanthropy, endings deserve as much care and clarity as beginnings. As more nonprofits decide to sunset and spend down, new strategic best practices are emerging.

In philanthropy, endings deserve as much care and clarity as beginnings. As more foundations and nonprofits choose to sunset operations and spend down their assets, a new set of strategic best practices is emerging. Here's our helpful guide to a good end. newground.net/blog/sunsett...

Few Shareholders Support Oklahoma Treasurer’s Anti-DEI Push - Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ failed to gain support for shareholder proposals targeting “ideological activism” at major companies. Backed by conservative groups, his resolutions drew less than 1% of t...

🔥 Oklahoma Republican Treasurer Todd Russ’ anti-DEI shareholder proposals got less than 1% of the shareholder vote at companies including Alphabet (Google), Netflix and Lululemon.

More than 99 percent of shareholders rejected Russ’ anti-DEI proposals.

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Tax Policy – What the Senate Draft Tells Us While Capitol Hill races to finalize sweeping changes in the so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill, much remains unresolved. Read the latest for valuable clues on where tax policy may be headed.

While Capitol Hill races to finalize sweeping changes in the so-called One, Big, Beautiful Bill, much remains unresolved. Read the latest for valuable clues on where tax policy may be headed. newground.net/blog/tax-pol...

Shareholders understand what right-wing ideologues don’t: DEI policies aren’t just good for humanity, they’re good for business.

Climate risk is real. Companies must be free to consider it, especially in Florida | Opinion Climate risk is real — and businesses must stay free to adapt to it | Opinion

Former Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s latest op-ed explains why businesses and investors must be free to consider material financial risks, including climate change, to protect long-term stakeholder value: www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

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💥 Netflix Board of Directors recommended shareholders vote to reject an anti-DEI proposal presented at its annual meeting today. In its proxy statement, Netflix Board called the proposal "unnecessary," saying "it would not be in the best interests of Netflix or our stockholders." Voting results TBA.

Alec Baldwin Speaks to Chevron Alec Baldwin will address Chevron shareholders during the company's 2025 annual meeting on May 28, 2025. The actor will deliver a short speech to move shareholder…

Alec Baldwin moves shareholder proposal #7 at Chevron's 2025 annual meeting, on Newground's behalf. The proposal requests a lower threshold to call special meetings, so shareholders can address lapses in oversight of the company's environmental and human rights practices.

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