Businesses come in two basic types.  Private and public.  These 'types' indicate who owns the company.  When a relatively few individuals own a company or corporation it is said to be a private company.  Companies that are traded on a stock exchange are public companies.  When an individual takes 'stock' in a company they actually own a 'share' of that company.  Each share represents a specific percentage ownership of the company.  The more shares you own the more influence you have.  Individuals owning shares of stock are called 'shareholders'.

Private companies as a rule are highly resistant to external influence.  They pretty much do what they want to, when and if they get around to it.  Public companies on the other hand are by law accountable to their shareholders.  Each shareholder owns a small piece of that company.  Public companies follow a set of guidelines or 'corporate governance' that determines their respective behaviors.  All must notify shareholders about issues that affect the overall health of business operations.  Those shareholders get to vote on those issues, usually at their annual communications meetings.

One way people can influence a public company and to make sure they are notified of operations and large issues as seen by that companies senior management and/or board of directors is to own some stock in that company.  That stock also gives you a voice back to that management team.

So if there is a company that you or a group of you want to influence and that company happens to be publically held, buy stock and exert your influence through your ownership rights.   We highly encourage you to do your homework from a financial perspective.  Make sure you also understand the risks, financial responsibilities and implications of any particular stock.

AS A MATTER OF POLICY AND PRACTICE THIS CORPORATION NOR ITS EMPLOYEES - IS ALLOWED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVICE.  WE ARE NOT LEGALLY RECOGNIZED FINANCIAL ADVISORS.  WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PROPER DILLIGENCE BE EXERCISED PRIOR TO ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTION. 

H2Orbit does not recommend any particular stock.  Not even the ones scrolling across the main page of this web site.  They are simply a list of business concerns involved in areas of industry to which we reference.   We have made no attempt to analyze the health or stability of those businesses.  Make sure that any fiscally significant investment is made with the appropriate due diligence on the part of the investor.

Issues brought up for vote at annual meetings before the shareholders must be acted upon by that company or corporation.  NOTE: These types of issues must be large policy/practice oriented and NOT day to day operations oriented.  Day to Day oriented operational decisions are the purview of management.  Also take note that there are different types of stock.  Voting rights vary according to the type of stock. 

People invest in businesses for a variety of reasons.  Most are looking for a financial return.  Others because 'they like the business'.  More specifically they like the products or services that business delivers.   We are suggesting a methodology to help business "see the vision".   Some businesses that might need that help are:

• Entrenched in the current hydrocarbon economy.  We encourage you to make sure you are throughly familiar with the issues you present to anyone or any company.  H2Orbit is interested in everyone participating in the resolution.  That means pervasive recognition of the situation, issues and challenges is a first step toward healing and delivering the vision.
• caught up in the engineering of a particular project and not really thinking about systemic connection to the biosphere.
  

H2Orbit highly encourages you to consult the appropriate authority or expert, recognized under the law, to assure that you have complete comprehension and understanding of these relationships prior to taking any action; financial or otherwise.

So for example if a "green" issue were tabled to a companies board of directors for voting by shareholders, and enough 'green shareholders' voted to adopt that resolution - the company must as a matter of law - adopt the resolution.  Decisions of this manner and must be consistent with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws filed with the governing entity. Some companies are also required to file a Charter. So depending on the issue, it would probably be wise to consult a legal professional prior to any action of this nature.  Otherwise there are legal consequences for you and the Board of Directors, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gets involved.  These observations are how it works in the United States.  Each country operates slightly different but the concepts are similar.