Help EVs, And The Environment: Become A Shareholder Activist!

If you invest in the stock market - either directly or indirectly - you get to benefit financially when a company does well. If it has a good quarter and turns a decent profit, your shares increase in value. If it announces a new product that gets everyone excited, your shares become more in demand, and thus the share price goes up. And of course, when things don't go so well, the value of those shares can go down. And while most people view shareholding in a company as a passive activity - they benefit or suffer based on a company's stock price - shareholders can often play a more active part in a company's future by voting at Shareholder Meetings - and if they have enough shares, make proposals to be voted on at those meetings. And in recent years we've seen more and more individuals (retail investors) and organizations (institutional investors) make proposals for vote at shareholder meetings that can impact a company's future trajectory, its products, how it treats its employees, and how it is viewed in the world. And if you're wanting the world to be a cleaner, greener, safer, smarter, and more equitable place, campaigning for change using Shareholder Activism can make some pretty big impacts on companies that would otherwise... just do whatever makes them the most money, consequences be damned. So today, we're examining what Shareholder Activism is, explain the basics of what a shareholder proposal is, and ask what you can do to impact a company's future if you're someone with a shareholding in it. ---- 00:00 - Introduction 03:59 - Why we're doing this. 05:37 - Many of you hold shares. 07:01 - As a shareholder, you can VOTE! 08:04 - How a Shareholder Proposal Works - ACME Explosive Style 11:38 - In the REAL world. 11:58 - The RULES. 13:41 - Things you can't do. 14:45 - Institutional Investors. 15:49 - Long investments, Powerful Allies. 18:00 - That one little trick nobody wants you to know. 19:13 - Effective shareholder activism. 20:45 - Thanks, and Goodbye! ---- Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Kate Walton-Elliott Camera, Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton Art and Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music supplied through Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2025 ----- Links: PLEASE help support the channel (if you are going to use Amazon) by using our Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/40xOyjm As amazon affiliates, we will earn money from qualifying purchases made using this code. ----- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw/join This video was made possible thanks to the kind donations of our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Join them in supporting us. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Donate using bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Support us by buying some merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/shop Follow our 'second' channel - Transport Evolved Take Two, at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/U3tnkGNfCA Follow the show on Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/ Follow the show on PeerTube: transport_evolved_main@peertube.tv Use the TE Aptera referral code - i.refs.cc/zz56EbIi - but watch our explainer video FIRST: https://youtu.be/mwzwEssgqNI Sign up for EnergySage at https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262