I'm going to buy shares in Woolworths and Woodside Petroleum EWW GROSS! I know.... I will wash my hands right after, I promise.
Why would I do such a crazy thing?
Shareholder Activism, that's why!
Shareholder Activism is like Trojan-horsing listed companies, with a box full of environmentally and socially beneficial resolutions for the board and other shareholders to consider.
If you own shares, you (and 99 other activist shareholders) can bring the voice of grass-roots organisations already campaigning on specifc issues, into the boardroom of the companies creating those very issues.
The Sustainable Investment Exchange has recently launched in AUS, to facilitate this very thing. You don't have to know anything about stocks or talk to any finance bros. Hooray!
You just jump on, create an account, find a campaign that speaks to you and needs another activist shareholder on board, buy some shares, and they do the rest.
It's tech-enabled/financial impact/collaboration-driven-genius and I am a big fan.
Go forth, and activate!!! Like an almond!
After our meeting with Woolworths this week, it’s clearer than ever that if we want our supermarkets to help save the Skate then we need to get into the boardroom and make our voices heard – as investors: https://lnkd.in/gWG6wjkG
You can also learn more about our campaigns and meet our campaign partners at some upcoming (free!) events:
12:30pm, Friday 9 August, 📍online: Ethical Trading and Shareholder Advocacy (Save the Skate)
A virtual lunch-and-learn featuring SIX and Neighbours of Fish Farming.
Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gt-Me8w3
5:00pm, Wednesday 14 August, 📍Hobart: Save the Skate – in conversation with Adam Verwey (SIX) and Jess Coughlan (Neighbours of Fish Farming)
An in-person event in Hobart featuring SIX, Neighbours of Fish Farming and TasEthical. Eat canapés, meet fellow change-makers, and hear how you can use your shareholder power to Save the Skate. Get your tickets here:
https://lnkd.in/gMsqRDA7
12:30, Friday 16 August, 📍online: Ethical Trading and Shareholder Advocacy (End Gambling Ads)
A virtual lunch-and-learn featuring SIX and our campaign partner the Alliance for Gambling Reform.
Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/g4uFe5jg
SIX Campaign | Woolworths and Coles can Save the Skate!
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