Yearly Archives: 2014
Investors for Climate Solutions Join UN Climate Week
On Sunday, September 21, 2014, As You Sow and the socially responsible investor community joined more than 400,000 people who took to the streets of New York to call for action on the threat of … MORE
New Online Tool Empowers Individuals to Divest their Portfolios from Fossil Fuels
Fossil Free Funds, a new data-driven web platform created by As You Sow and sustainable-investment ratings expert HIP Investor, aims to provide an easy and interactive way to find fossil free funds and screen mutual … MORE
Exxon Fracking Report Fails to Respond to Investor Concerns
Earlier this year, in response to As You Sow’s shareholder proposal, ExxonMobil committed to providing increased transparency about the community and environmental risks associated with its hydraulic fracturing practices. As You Sow agreed to withdraw … MORE
First-of-its-Kind Shareholder Vote on Nanomaterials in Food at Dunkin’
As You Sow’s shareholder proposal requesting a safety report on nanomaterials being used in Dunkin’ Brands donuts, the first resolution of its kind to go to a vote, was supported by 18.7% of shareholders representing … MORE
Shareholders to Hollywood: Help Prevent 1,000,000 Smoking Deaths
Major media companies are under pressure from shareholders to eliminate cigarette smoking that young people see in movies. Smoking tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. and data shows that smoking … MORE
Sarah Milne Joins As You Sow as Development Director
As You Sow is proud to welcome Sarah Milne as our new Development Director, where she will spearhead our fundraising and development efforts. “I’m excited to be part of As You Sow’s work promoting environmental … MORE
Green Bonds Report Examines Debt-Financing Climate Projects
Green Bonds in Brief: Risk, Reward, and Opportunity, a new report from As You Sow and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, describes an exciting new financial instrument to help fund much-needed carbon reduction, energy … MORE
RSN Plans Spinner Verification Initiative to Disrupt Flow of Slave Cotton
A new effort from Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) to verify spinning mills as being slave-free aims to drive the market away from cotton harvested with forced labor. Currently in the early planning stages, the Spinner … MORE
The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs in the S&P 500
Over 300 to 1 – that’s the ratio of CEO to average employee pay in the United States. The current system of executive pay distorts incentives, exacerbates income inequality, and leads consumers and employees to … MORE
As You Sow Builds an Enhanced Digital Presence
Led by our Board of Directors and top supporters, we are launching a fund-raising drive to implement an enhanced digital presence to amplify our efforts to activate shareholders and as an ongoing revenue stream. Join … MORE
Walmart, P&G, McDonald’s Respond to Pressure on Waste
It’s been a summer of notable actions and accomplishments for our Waste program with several consumer giants taking substantive actions in response to our engagement. Walmart announced a $100 million Closed Loop Fund to finance improvements … MORE
Over $109 Billion Voted in Favor of As You Sow Shareholder Resolutions in 2014
Shareholder advocacy continues to build its impact as investors press the companies they own to increase their responsibility. Proxy voting for shareholder resolutions that align with your values is a powerful force for creating positive, … MORE
ExxonMobil Urged to Return Capital to Shareholders
In a first-of-its-kind proposal, As You Sow and Arjuna Capital seek increased dividends or share buybacks from ExxonMobil given structural challenges facing the industry – historically high capital expenditures to extract riskier reserves, decreasing profitability, … MORE
Welcome from our CEO
Welcome to As You Sow’s 2014 winter newsletter! In this edition, we have highlights from our 2014 shareholder resolutions, fresh engagement with ExxonMobil on climate risk, and updates on upcoming reports on fracking and CEO … MORE
Thank You For Following Proxy Season Updates
As the 2014 proxy season winds down, Proxy Season Updates are wrapping up. We hope our updates on some of the biggest companies that received social or environmental shareholder proposals in 2014 helped you leverage … MORE
Yahoo!
2014 Annual Meeting: 11:00 AM EDT, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054 Yahoo! has three pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: Lobbying This resolution … MORE
2013 Annual Report
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Shareholder Advocate and Donor Profile – Maggie Kaplan
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Shareholder Advocate and Donor Profile, Maggie Kaplan
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Rosanna Landis Weaver To Lead New Executive Compensation Program
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Rosanna Landis Weaver has been named Manager of a new Power of the Proxy: Executive Compensation Program that will focus on pay equity at public companies. MORE
Exxon Agrees to Address Fracking Risks
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Just weeks after ExxonMobil agreed to report on its risk of stranded carbon assets, the oil and gas giant announced that it will begin providing increased transparency and information about its hydraulic fracturing operations. MORE
Utilities Come to the Table on Climate Change
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Thanks to shareholder proposals filed by As You Sow, two of America’s largest utilities have agreed to report on their plans for a low-carbon future. MORE
Abbott Shareholders Call for Action on GMOs
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Shareholders sent a strong message to Abbott Laboratories over concerns about the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the company’s Similac baby formula. MORE
How is the Apparel Industry Avoiding Slave-Harvested Cotton?
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Cotton Sourcing Snapshot, a new report from As You Sow’s Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), rates 49 apparel and home goods companies on their efforts to prevent cotton from Uzbekistan picked with forced adult and child labor from entering their supply chains. MORE
Colgate To Phase out Unrecyclable Packaging
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Our Waste program’s new focus on eliminating unrecyclable packaging is off to a great start with a major commitment from Colgate-Palmolive and a strong shareholder vote at Mondelez International. MORE
ExxonMobil Agrees to Disclose Climate Risk – But More is Needed
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – In response to As You Sow and Arjuna Capital’s shareholder resolution, ExxonMobil agreed for the first time ever to publish a Carbon Asset Risk report describing how it assesses the risk of stranded assets from climate change. MORE
Welcome from our CEO
Seeds of Change – Summer 2014 Newsletter – Welcome to As You Sow’s 2014 summer newsletter. MORE
Caterpillar
2014 Annual Meeting: 9:00 AM EDT, Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Crossroads Arena, 2800 S. Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834 Caterpillar has two pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. HUMAN RIGHTS: Review of Global Corporate Standards … MORE
Walmart
2014 Annual Meeting: 8:00 AM EDT, Friday, June 6, 2014 Bud Walton Arena, University of Arkansas Campus, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Walmart has one pending ESG shareholder proposal in 2014. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: Lobbying This resolution from … MORE
ExxonMobil
2014 Annual Meeting: 10:30 AM EDT, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 ExxonMobil has three pending ESG shareholder proposal in 2014. ENVIRONMENT: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets … MORE
Chevron
2014 Annual Meeting: 9:00 AM EDT, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, 1500 Interstate 20 West, Midland, Texas, 79701 Chevron has four pending ESG shareholder proposal in 2014. ENVIRONMENT: Hydraulic Fracturing This proposal … MORE
Home Depot
2014 Annual Meeting: 9:00 AM EDT, Thursday, May 22, 2014 Cobb Galeria Center, 2 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339 Home Depot has one pending ESG shareholder proposal in 2014. SOCIAL: Diversity in the Workplace … MORE
2014 Annual Meeting: 2:00 PM EDT, Thursday, May 22, 2014 Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 Facebook has three pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: Political Spending … MORE
Mondelez International
2014 Annual Meeting: 10:00 AM EDT, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 Mondelez has one pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. ENVIRONMENT: Recyclable Packaging … MORE
2014 Annual Meeting: 5:00 PM EDT, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043 Google has two pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: Lobbying This resolution from Walden Asset Management … MORE
ADVOCACY POSITION: Data Privacy
High Stakes Over Data Privacy Patrick Doherty Director, Corporate Governance Office of the New York State Comptroller Disclosures of data monitoring programs run by the National Security Agency highlight the increasingly complex relationship between legitimate … MORE
ConocoPhillips
2014 Annual Meeting: 10:00 AM EDT, Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Omni Houston Hotel at Westside, 13210 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77079 ConocoPhillips has two pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. ENVIRONMENT: GHG Reduction Targets This … MORE
Anadarko Petroleum
Proxy Season Update – 2014 Annual Meeting: 9:00 AM EDT, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Anadarko has two pending ESG shareholder proposals in 2014. MORE
ADVOCACY POSITION: Carbon Bubble
Proxy Season Update – Advocacy Position from Danielle Fugere, President & Chief Counsel, As You Sow MORE
ADVOCACY POSITION: Proxy Voting
Proxy Voting is Easier Than You Think Jonathan Scott President and Director, Singing Field Foundation In 2013 I was at a gathering of foundations and individuals involved in environmental and social change philanthropy. Not surprisingly, … MORE
United Parcel Service
2014 Annual Meeting: 8:00 AM EDT, Thursday, May 8, 2014 Hotel du Pont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 UPS has one pending ESG shareholder proposal in 2014. POLITICAL ACTIVITY: Lobbying This resolution from … MORE
