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, lasting changes in corporate behavior. Some highlights from As You Sow’s 2014 shareholder engagement season:

• We filed 23 shareholder proposals this year, the most resolutions we’ve ever filed. We plan to file even more in 2015.
• The 14 As You Sow resolutions that went to vote this proxy season earned the support of shares totaling over $109 billion.
• Our shareholder proposals earned an average of almost $4 billion in support. Our highest dollar total in support of a resolution was at Chevron, where our proposal asking the company to address the economic risks of climate change was supported by over $38 billion of investments.
• Our average vote in support was 16.3%, the highest support we’ve ever seen. Our highest vote percent was at Dr Pepper Snapple Group, where our resolution asking for increased recycling received 30.3% support, nearly a third of all shares voted.
• We withdrew six resolutions after successful dialogues with company management, leading to significant changes in corporate policies.

We will continue to use the power of shareholder advocacy to press companies to adopt strong environmental and social policies.