by Amy Carr | Feb 4, 2026 | Winter2026Newsletter
Shareholder Engagement Numbers Shareholder advocacy continues to be a core focus of our work, despite significant challenges stemming from changes in SEC policy that threaten to weaken shareholder rights. For instance, a November SEC announcement gave companies the...
by Amy Carr | Dec 9, 2025 | News
The SEC Division of Corporate Finance recently made an announcement indicating a change in its approach to requests for no action relief for the 2026 proxy season. Prior to this change companies were able to request “no action relief” from the SEC, a process in which...
by Amy Carr | Jul 30, 2025 | Summer2025Newsletter
At Friends Fiduciary we, like others, continue to navigate the challenges to sustainability concerns in the current political climate. Despite this, we are continuing our work engaging the companies we hold to improve their impact on people and planet. During the...
by Amy Carr | Jul 2, 2025 | Winter2024Newsletter
With the 2024-2025 proxy season underway, we are in the midst of decision making by companies with whom we’ve filed shareholder resolutions. Some engagements have already resulted in agreements for the withdrawal of our resolutions, while other resolutions are on...
by Amy Carr | Apr 17, 2025 | News
FFC calls on State Street Corporation for best practice in governance Friends Fiduciary has filed a shareholder resolution at State Street Corporation asking that the board adopt a policy to require the Chair of the Board, whenever possible, be an independent member...
