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Nov. 12, 2014

Nanoparticles could become bigger governance issue for corporations

Shareholder advocacy groups are calling for greater transparency into how companies use nanomaterials in their products, packaging and supply chains


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


At their annual shareholder meeting earlier this year, Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.'s investors faced a novel proposition.


Nestled among the usual ballot measures on executive pay and director elections was a proposal that would have required the coffee-and-donut-shop operator to prepare a comprehensive report on the risks associated with its use of nanomaterials in the company's produc...

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