Yearly Archives: 2013
Plastic Waste: Should It Be Classified Hazardous?
A call by scientists to classify plastic waste as hazardous is elevating the urgency of our Waste program, which is focused on getting companies to take responsibility for their post-consumer packaging. Researchers argue in Nature that plastics … MORE
Spinners: The Key to Slavery-Free Apparel
In the wake of the tragic deaths of over 1,100 factory workers in Bangladesh, apparel companies are feeling a renewed urgency to eradicate human rights abuses from their value chains. A new report by the Responsible … MORE
Investors Question GMOs in Infant Formula
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been hotly debated in grocery stores, state legislatures, and national courts—and, most recently, in corporate shareholder meetings. This year, As You Sow filed shareholder resolutions asking Abbott Laboratories and DuPont … MORE
Carbon Bubble Threatens To Burst Financial Markets
The International Energy Agency and Carbon Tracker report that the proven reserves listed as assets on the balance sheets of the 100 largest fossil fuel companies contain over three times the amount of carbon that … MORE
Welcome from our CEO
Read about our groundbreaking work on the “carbon bubble” and the financial risks of investing in fossil fuel companies as well as the use of GMOs in infant formula and nanomaterials in foods. Keep up on our … MORE
