In Recent Years Shareholders Have Increasingly Attempted to Use Shareholders

In recent years shareholders have increasingly attempted to use shareholders' meetings as a forum to encourage corporations to operate in accordance with the views of one or some shareholders with respect to various policy issues.Common examples include environmental issues and human rights issues,especially for corporations with operations in other nations.Is this a proper forum for this particular type of activity? What are the arguments on each side of the issue? What other methods could these shareholders use to promote the viewpoints on these issues?