Current shareholder resolutions

As part of an active shareholder advocacy program, Mercy Investment Services, along with other socially responsible investors, participates in corporate dialogues with numerous companies. In some cases, investors choose to file a shareholder resolution to raise awareness of an issue and ask for change within a company. During the 2011 filing season, Mercy Investment Services participated in the following resolutions. Resolutions in which Mercy Investment Services is the lead filer are noted in bold. FOr information on why we withdraw resolutions, click here.

Company Topic

Resolution text

Action Status
Boeing human rights

Review Boeing's policies related to human rights to assess areas where the company needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings within six months

filed excluded by SEC; dialogue
BP

environmental

sustainability

The board to review the current risk assessment and risk management plans and report to shareholders

withheld

dialogues with BP safety staff and board chair in 2011

Caterpillar

human rights

Review Caterpillar's policies related to human rights that guide international and U.S. operations, extending policies to include franchisees, licensees and agents that market, distribute or sell its products, to conform more fully with international human rights and humanitarian standards, and that a summary of this review be posted on Caterpillar's website by October 2011

filed 25.2% vote

Chevron

country selection criteria

Board to make available, by the 2012 annual meeting, a report, omitting proprietary information and at reasonable cost, on Chevron's criteria for (i) investment in; (ii) continued operations in; and, (iii) withdrawal from specific high-risk countries, including Burma

filed 23.94% vote

Corrections Company of America

human rights

Review its policies related to human rights to assess areas where the company needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed withdrawn; dialogues planned
Delta human trafficking

Adopt a human rights policy including prohibition of sexual exploitation of minors and to report its findings

filed

withdrawn since Delta signed ECPAT's Code

EOG political contributions

Policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures. Monetary and non-monetary contributions and expenditures used to participate or intervene in any political campaign

filed 28.9% vote

ExxonMobil

environmental sustainability

Adopt quantitative goals, based on current technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the company's products and operations and report its plan to achieve these goals

filed 26.5% vote
FedEx human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where FedEx needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report findings

filed

withdrawn; company requested SEC to exclude; dialogues on human rights underway

The GEO Group human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where The GEO Group must adopt and implement additional policies and report findings

filed withdrawn; dialogues planned
General Dynamics human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where General Dynamics needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed 20.34% vote
Halliburton human rights

Review its policies related to human rights to assess areas where the company needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed

36.15% vote; dialogue underway

ITT human rights

Board to amend ITT's policies related to human rights that guide its international and U.S. operations to conform more fully with international human rights and humanitarian standards

filed 6.91% vote
J.P. Morgan loan servicing

Oversee development and enforcement of policies to ensure that the same loan modification methods for similar loan types are applied uniformly to both loans owned by the corporation and those serviced for others, subject to valid constraints of pooling and servicing agreements, and report policies and results

filed

7.04% vote after company lost SEC challenge; dialogue underway

KBR human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where KBR needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed

withdrawn; dialogues underway

Lockheed Martin human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where Lockheed Martin needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed withdrawn
Massey Energy environmental sustainability

Board report on the company's progress in implementing the reforms required under the EPA settlement and the commitments stated in its CSR Report, including the key performance indicators established; disclosure of actual performance material water data; all Clean Water Act violations; progress in reducing water usage

filed

withdrawn due to company acquisition

McDonald's food nutrition/childhood obesity

Issue a report assessing the company's policy responses to public concerns regarding linkages of fast food to childhood obesity, diet-related diseases and other impacts on children's health

filed 7.21% vote

Northrop Grumman

political contributions

Company to provide a detailed report, updated semi-annually, disclosing its monetary and non-monetary contributions and expenditures (direct and indirect) used to participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office

filed 38.07% vote

OM Group

human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where the company needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed 43.21% vote
Pfizer pharmacy price restraint

Implement a policy of price restraint on branded pharmaceuticals

filed 2.7% vote
Raytheon human rights

Review policies related to human rights to assess areas where Raytheon needs to adopt and implement additional policies and to report its findings

filed withdrawn; dialogues planned
United Technologies human rights

Management to develop and implement key performance indicators to demonstrate commitment to UTC's human rights policy and to report progress

filed withdrawn; dialogue held