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Ethical Investing and Shareholder Rights – What You Should Know

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The most important vote is to elect the board of directors, since they run the company on behalf of the shareholders. Back in 2011, the shareholders of the company had a whopping 12 things to vote on, and eight of them (items 5 through 12), were all shareholder proposals. So this article focuses on shareholder voting rights.

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