Resolution History

Walden's Shareholder Resolution History

Company Name	Issue	2007	Walden's Role	Outcome
3M	Report on political contributions policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Applied Materials	Report on vendor standards, policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
CenturyTel	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Clarcor	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Coca-Cola Company	Report on recycling programs and goals		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Comerica	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	39% support
Commercial Metals	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	43% support
Dover	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	35% support
Expeditors International	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	43%support
Exxon Mobil	Adopt and report on quantitative goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions		Co-Filed	31% support
Hershey's	Report on vendor standards, policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Home Depot	Public disclosure of Equal Employment Opportunity Data		Lead Filed	26% support
Leggett & Platt	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	26% support
Lehman Brothers	Public disclosure of Equal Employment Opportunity Data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Medtronic	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
PepsiCo	Report on recycling programs and goals		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Pfizer	Report on executive compensation policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Precision Castparts	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Procter & Gamble	Report on executive compensation policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Wells Fargo	Report on executive compensation policies and practices		Lead Filed	35% support
Wrigley's	Report on vendor standards, policies and practices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement

Company Name	Issue	2006	Walden's Role	Outcome
AmSouth Bancorporation	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	28% support
AT&T	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
C.R. Bard	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Bellsouth	Report on political contribution policy		Co-Filed	12% support
Chubb Corporation	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Cocoa-Cola Company	Adopt comprehensive recycling policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Commercial Metals Company	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	43% support
Donaldson Company	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Exxon Mobil	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	34% support
Exxon Mobil	Report on climate change science research		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Home Depot	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	36% support
Illinois Tool Works	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Leggett & Platt	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	25% support
PepsiCo	Adopt comprehensive recycling policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
SYSCO	Issue comprehensive sustainability report		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Wal-Mart	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	2005	Walden's Role	Outcome
ALLTEL	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Amgen	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Apache	Report on climate change policies		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
BellSouth	Report on political contributions policy		Co-Filed	12.2% support
Carlisle	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Exxon Mobil	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	28.7% support
Exxon Mobil	Report on climate change science research		Co-Filed	10.3% support
Gentex	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Home Depot	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	30% support
IBM	Adopt comprehensive recycling policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
PepsiCo	Adopt comprehensive recycling policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
TJX Companies	Report on vendor standards and policies		Lead Filed	9.3% support
Wal-Mart	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Co-Filed	18.8% support

Company Name	Issue	2004	Walden's Role	Outcome
ALLTEL	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	27.5% support
American International Group	Report on climate change policies		Lead Filed	SEC omitted
Amgen	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	14.5% support
Apache	Report on climate change policies		Co-Filed	37% support
Avon Products	Declassify election of directors		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Bell South	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Chubb	Report on climate change policies		Lead Filed	SEC omitted
Costco	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	75.7% support
Dover	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Resolution	Withdrawn with agreement
Exxon Mobil	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	28.9% support
Exxon Mobil	Review human rights policies		Co-Filed	7.6% support
Gillette	Declassify election of directors		Co-Filed	68.1% support
Intel	Report on water use policies		Co-Filed	Withdrawn on agreement
JP Morgan Chase	Review executive compensation policies		Co-Filed	8.2% support
Merck	HIV/AIDS pandemic policies and programs		Co-Filed	13.6% support
PepsiCo	HIV/AIDS pandemic policies and programs		Co-Filed	7.4% support
SBC Communications	Declassify election of directors		Co-Filed	Withdrawn on agreement
Stryker	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
TJX Companies	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	76.5% support
TJX Companies	Report on vendor standards and policies		Co-Filed	7.4% support
Wal-Mart	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Co-Filed	16.1% support

Company Name	Issue	2003	Walden's Role	Outcome
ALLTEL	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	11.7% support
Autodesk	Shareholder communication with independent director		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Avon	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	80.5% support
BJ's Wholesale	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Cintas	Adopt comprehensive labor standards		Lead Filed	8.4% support
Coca Cola	Report on beverage container recycling goal		Co-Lead Filed	SEC omitted
Coca Cola Enterprises	Adopt comprehensive recycling policy		Co-Lead Filed	4.3% support
Colgate Palmolive	Report on response to Sub-Saharan health pandemic		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Dover	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	42.8% support
Emerson Electric	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	9.9% support
Exxon Mobil	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Co-Filed	27.1% support
Exxon Mobil	Review human rights policies, report on review		Co-Filed	8.1% support
Federated Dept. Stores	Report on company vendor standards and how then ensure the exclusion of child labor		Co-Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
FedEx	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Gillette	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	63% support
Herman Miller	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Illinois Tool Works	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
JP Morgan Chase	Report on executive compensation		Co-Filed	8.8% support
Marsh McLennan	Report on risks associated with greenhouse gases		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
McDonald's	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Merck	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Merck	Declassify election of directors		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Microsoft	Utilize Global Reporting Initiative reporting system		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Occidental Petroleum	Report on risks associated with greenhouse gases		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
PepsiCo	Report on beverage container recycling goal		Co-Lead Filed	SEC omitted
SUPERVALU	Mercury thermometer phase-out		Co-Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
TJX	Report on vendor standards		Lead Filed	8.4% support
Unocal	Adopt and report on International Labour Organization standards		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Wal-Mart	Adopt and report on International Labour Organization standards		Co-Filed	4% support
YUM! Brands	Prepare sustainability report		Co-Filed	35.2% support
Company Name	Issue	2002	Walden's Role	Outcome
Abbott Laboratories	Adopt drug accessibility policy		Co-Filed	Withdrawn
Albertsons	Label genetically engineered food		Lead Filed	3.7% support
ALLTEL	Amend anti-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation		Co-Lead Filed	9.6% support
Bemis	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
BP Amoco	Review risks of Investing in environmentally sensitive areas		Co-Lead Filed	11% support
Bristol Myers Squibb	Make HIV/AIDS drugs affordable in African countries		Co-Filed	Withdrawn
Cardinal Health	Phase-out sale of mercury containing thermometers		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
ChevronTexaco	Report on greenhouse gas emissions		Co-Filed	Withdrawn
Coca Cola	Set recycling goals		Co-Lead Filed	4.2% support
Conseco	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Co-Filed	7.5% support
Cooper Industries	Issue a sustainability report		Co-Filed	21.9% support
Dell	Product take-back and recycling		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Delphi Automotive	Report on global labor standards		Co-Filed	21.6% support
Eastman Chemical	Report on cigarette filter health effects		Co-Filed	7.6% support
EMC	Increase board independence		Co-Lead Filed	56% support
EMC	Commit to in-person annual general meeting		Co-Lead Filed	SEC omitted
EMC	Take steps to diversify board by gender and race		Co-Lead Filed	32% support
Exxon Mobil	Develop renewable energy alternatives		Co-Filed	20.2% support
Exxon Mobil	Amend anti-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation		Co-Filed	23.9% support
Exxon Mobil	Adopt comprehensive human rights policy		Co-Filed	6.8% support
FleetBoston Financial	Public disclosure of equal employment opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
FleetBoston Financial	Link executive compensation to social criteria		Co-Filed	13.1% support
Hasbro	Adopt International Labour Organization standards and independent monitoring		Co-Lead Filed	6.9% support
HCA	Phase-out use of mercury containing medical devices		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
IBM	Product take-back and recycling		Co-Filed	SEC omitted
JC Penney	Phase-out sale of mercury containing thermometers		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Kohl's	Adopt and report on International Labour Organization standards		Co-Filed	4.2% support
Kroger	Label genetically engineered food		Lead Filed	5.8% support
Lehman Brothers	Use majority shareholder position in Peabody Coal to limit use of Hopi water supply		Co-Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Lowes	Adopt International Labour Organization standards and independent monitoring		Co-Filed	6.1% support
Occidental Petroleum	Report on greenhouse gas emissions		Lead Filed	18.9% support
PepsiCo	Set recycling goals		Co-Lead Filed	5.2% support
Sears	Adopt and report on International Labour Organization standards		Co-Filed	9.4% support
SYSCO	Report on impacts of genetically engineered food		Co-Filed	6.3% support
Teleflex	Amend anti-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
TJX	Report on vendor standards		Lead Filed	5.4% support
Tricon Global Restaurants	Report on impacts of genetically engineered food		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Unocal	Link executive compensation to social criteria		Co-Filed	8.6% support
Company Name	Issue	2001	Walden's Role	Outcome
AIG	Include sexual orientation in non-discrimination policy		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Albertsons	Label genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	6.1% support
Associates First	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Co-Filed	Combined with Citigroup
AT&T	Tie executive compensation to social performance		Co-Lead Filed	13% support
Bank of America	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
BP Amoco	Review risks associated with drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge		Co-Lead Filed	SEC omitted
Chase Manhattan	Report on global lending standards in developing countries		Co-Filed	3.3% support
ChevronTexaco	Report on efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions		Co-Filed	9.6% support
Citigroup	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Coca Cola	Set recycling goals		Co-Lead Filed	5.1% support
Conseco	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Co-Filed	8.0% support
CVS	Phase-out sales of mercury thermometers		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Eastman Chemical	Conduct study to evaluate health risks posed by cigarette filter tows		Co-Filed	8.0% support
EMC	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Company excluded from proxy statement
Exxon Mobil	Increase commitment to renewable energy		Co-Filed	8.9% support
Georgia Pacific	Increase environmental disclosure		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Home Depot	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Co-Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
IBM	Policy for employees to receive comparable retirement benefits		Co-Filed	14.7% support
Jones Apparel	Report on vendor standard compliance mechanisms		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Kohl's	Tie executive compensation to social performance		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Kroger	Label genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	15.3% support
Lehman Brothers	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Longs Drug	Phase-out sales of mercury thermometers		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Nordstrom	Report on vendor standard compliance mechanisms		Co-Filed	6.2% support
Occidental Petroleum	Report on plans to drill on land deemed sacred by U'wa (Colombia)		Co-Filed	8.3% support
PepsiCo	Set recycling goals		Co-Lead Filed	8.1% support
Sears	Establish independent monitoring of vendors and adopt ILO stds		Co-Filed	8.1% support
TJX	Implement McBride Principles (Northern Ireland)		Co-Filed	16.4% support
Tricon Global Restaurants	Report on phase-out of genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Unocal	Tie executive compensation to social performance		Co-Filed	15.4% support
Wal-Mart	Report on vendor standard compliance mechanisms		Co-Filed	5.2% support
WorldCom	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	2000	Walden's Role	Outcome
Associates First	Take steps to prevent predatory lending		Co-Filed	9% support
Atlantic Richfield	Cease support of opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)		Co-Filed	Meeting cancelled
ConAgra	Label/remove genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
BP Amoco	Preserve ANWR & increase commitment to solar energy		Co-Filed	13.5% support
R.R. Donnelley	Review wage equity/comparable worth issues at company		Lead Filed	6.5% support
Exxon Mobil	Develop renewable Energy Alternatives		Co-Filed	6.2% support
Home Depot	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Co-Lead Filed	10.5% support
Imerys (France)	No interference with union vote in Alabama plant		Representation at Mtg.	Withdrawn with agreement
Kroger	Label/remove genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	3% support
MBNA	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Occidental Petroleum	Prevent drilling on land deemed sacred by U'wa		Co-Filed	4% support
Tricon Global Restaurants	Label/remove genetically engineered food ingredients		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Winn-Dixie	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1999	Walden's Role	Outcome
ABN Amro (Netherlands)	Become signatory to UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on Sustainable Development		Representation at Mtg.	Withdrawn with agreement
AIG	Issue a policy publicly committing to board inclusiveness		Co-Filed	7.3% support
Atlantic Richfield	Cease support of opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)		Co-Filed	4.7% support
R.R. Donnelley	Review wage equity/comparable worth issues at company		Lead Filed	16.5% support
Gillette	Endorse CERES Principles		Lead Filed	7.5% support
Harley-Davidson	Endorse CERES Principles		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Home Depot	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Co-Lead Filed	11.4% support
Hewlett Packard	Review global environmental standards for suppliers		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
HypoVereinsbank (Germany)	Address deficiencies in financial and environmental risk assessment projects, i.e. Maheshwar Dam in India		Representation at Mtg.	Withdrawn with agreement
T. Rowe Price	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1998	Walden's Role	Outcome
AIG	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Co-Filed	14.4% support
AIG	Review financial effects of climate change		Co-Filed	SEC omitted
AMR Corp.	Endorse CERES Principles		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Deere	Endorse CERES Principles		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Hewlett Packard	Review global environmental standards for suppliers		Co-Filed	7% support
Home Depot	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Co-Lead Filed	14.4% support
Intel	Endorse CERES Principles		Co-Filed	10.6% support
Walt Disney	Endorse CERES Principles		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Wolverine Tube	Reconstitution of Board to include greater independence and diversity		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Xerox	Ask shareholders to support company�s past environmental performance		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1997	Walden's Role	Outcome
AT&T	Review executive pay/study link to social performance		Lead Filed	14% support
AIG	Issue a policy publicly committing to board inclusiveness		Co-Filed	10% support
Atlantic Richfield	Development of human rights guidelines for country selection, particularly given the firm�s ties in Burma.		Co-Filed	10% support
Johnson & Johnson	Review and amend its global set of corporate standards		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
MCI	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	SEC omitted
Southwest Airlines	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	12% support
Texaco	Update report on Equal Employment Opportunity		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Xerox	Endorse CERES Principles		Co-Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1996	Walden's Role	Outcome
Becton Dickinson	Report on its Mexican maquiladora operation		Co-Filed	10% support
Bristol Myers Squibb	Report on Executive pay ties to social issues		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Leggett & Platt	Report on CERES environment principles		Lead Filed	14% support
Sigma-Aldrich	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1995	Walden's Role	Outcome
Albertsons	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
First Virginia Banks	Report on Community Reinvestment		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
W. W. Grainger	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Masco	Environmental liabilities disclosure		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Northwest Natural Gas	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Company Name	Issue	1994	Walden's Role	Outcome
Ametek	More independent and diverse board		Lead Filed	30% support
R. R. Donnelley	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	21% support
W. W. Grainger	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	11% support
Leggett & Platt	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	14% support
Tecumseh Products	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with commitment
Company Name	Issue	1993	Walden's Role	Outcome
Albertsons	Disclose Equal Employment Opportunity data		Lead Filed	Withdrawn with agreement
Oregon Steel Mills	Report publicly on the environmental impact of its operations		Lead Filed	8% support
Company Name	Issue	1992	Walden's Role	Outcome
Oregon Steel Mills	Report publicly on the environmental impact of its operations		Lead Filed	6% support
Company Name	Issue	1990	Walden's Role	Outcome
Consolidated Paper	Report on the Valdez (CERES) Principles		Lead Filed/CSIF	Withdrawn with agreement
Gannett	Report on the Valdez (CERES) Principles		Lead Filed/CSIF	Withdrawn with agreement
Company Name	Issue	1987	Walden's Role	Outcome
Angelica Corp.	Study and report on the relations between the corporation�s employees, management, and shareholders and on what applicable policies, if any, have been implemented.		Lead Filed/CSIF	Withdrawn with agreement

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