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Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Methane Emissions
Visit DisclosingTheFacts.org to view the full report, out now! As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, and The Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) have released a 2017 special edition of the Disclosing the Facts (DTF) scorecard. While … MORE
As You Sow Challenges Chevron to Take Immediate Action on Methane Emissions
Oakland, CA – In a new shareholder resolution, As You Sow and Dominican Sisters of Hope, Congregation of St. Joseph, Adrian Dominican Sisters, and Dignity Health are calling upon Chevron to report to shareholders on … MORE
Kroger-Renewable-Energy-Goals-Proposal-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request Kroger produce a report, with board oversight, assessing the climate change risk reduction benefits of adopting quantitative, time-bound, enterprise-wide targets for increasing its renewable energy sourcing. The report should be … MORE
AIG-Climate-Risk-Proposal-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Given the profound societal impacts of climate change and our company’s potentially critical role in mitigating harm to society, shareholders request that AIG, beginning in 2019, with board oversight, publish an assessment, … MORE
Entergy-Distributed-Generation-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: With board oversight, shareholders request that Entergy prepare a report (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) describing how the Company could adapt its enterprise-wide business model to significantly increase deployment of … MORE
GoldmanSachs-Human-Indigenous-Rights-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request Goldman Sachs modify its committee charters or other directives to ensure board committee oversight of issues of Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights. The charter should integrate with the Goldman Sachs … MORE
Exxon-Low-Carbon-Business-Model-Resololution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: With board oversight, shareholders request ExxonMobil issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) describing how the Company could adapt its business model to align with a decarbonizing economy by altering … MORE
General-Motors-CAFE-Fuel-Emissions-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that General Motors, with Board oversight, publish a report, at reasonable cost, describing whether our company’s fleet GHG emissions through 2025 will increase, given the industry’s proposed weakening of CAFE … MORE
RELEASE: Oil & gas companies begin plugging methane leaks to retain social license to operate
Boston, MA – Dec. 14, 2017 – Today, As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, and The Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN) released a 2017 special edition of the Disclosing the Facts (DTF) scorecard. While … MORE
Chevron-Low-Carbon-Business-Model-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: With board oversight, shareholders request Chevron issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) describing how the Company could adapt its business model to align with a decarbonizing economy by altering … MORE
RELEASE: Investors Challenge FirstEnergy to Evaluate Carbon Asset Risks Associated With Climate Change
Oakland, CA – Continuing the momentum from last year’s majority votes requesting analysis of how energy companies will succeed in an increasingly low carbon economy, investors filed a shareholder proposal today with FirstEnergy, whose Midwest … MORE
JPMorgan Chase-Climate Change-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that JPMorgan Chase prepare a report, omitting proprietary information and prepared at reasonable cost, by September 2018, on the reputational, financial and climate risks associated with project and corporate lending, underwriting, advising and investing … MORE
Ford-GHG_CAFE-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Ford, with Board oversight, publish a report, at reasonable cost, describing whether and how our company’s fleet GHG emissions through 2025 will increase given its planned change in fleet … MORE
Ford Motor Company
The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
FirstEnergy-CAR-Resolution-2018
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that FirstEnergy, with Board oversight, produce a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, assessing the long-term portfolio impacts of a scenario consistent with the internationally recognized Paris Agreement goal of … MORE
Anadarko-Carbon-Risk-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Anadarko publish with Board oversight, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, an assessment of the impacts to the Company’s portfolio of scenarios consistent with limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or below. The assessment should outline the resilience of the company’s reserves and resource portfolio in response to multiple demand and price scenarios and explain how capital planning and business strategies incorporate the financial risks posed by such scenarios. MORE
Wells Fargo-Resolution-Indigenous Rights-2018
BE IT RESOLVED, shareholders ask Wells Fargo to develop and adopt a global policy regarding the rights of indigenous peoples (the “policy”), which includes respect for the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous communities affected by WFC financing. The policy should include oversight mechanisms for its continued development, evaluation and implementation and should be posted on its website by May 2019. MORE
Noble Energy Carbon Asset Risk
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that by 2019, Noble Energy publish, with board oversight, an assessment of the long-term portfolio impacts of scenarios consistent with the internationally recognized goal of limiting the global increase in … MORE
Seven Indian companies among world’s top 200 green energy firms
Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Clean200 list, featuring the world’s largest publicly traded companies making significant revenue from clean energy. The Carbon Clean200 report, compiled by non-profit organisation As You Sow … MORE
Exxon, Chevron Face Judgment Day at Upcoming Shareholder Meeting
In preparation for their annual meetings on May 31, both Chevron and ExxonMobil opposed every climate-related resolution put forth by their shareholders. In a previous post, I wrote that Chevron continues to downplay climate risks … MORE
Buzzing stock: Suzlon Energy spikes on entry into Clean200 list and credit rating upgradation
Suzlon Energy has made it to the latest Clean200 list, featuring the world’s largest publicly traded companies making significant revenue from clean energy. Six other Indian companies have also managed to make it to the … MORE
Impact Investing And The O’Reilly Factor
May 1, 2017 – Do you want your investing or your purchasing decisions to have a social impact? Perhaps you have some cause to promote like the environment or gender equity? In this essay I … MORE
Ahead of Exxon’s annual meeting, shareholders and investors push for climate action
BOSTON (Reuters) – Shareholder activists focused on climate issues are gaining traction in their push to have large energy companies and utilities take account of the impact rising global temperatures could have on their businesses.
RELEASE: As You Sow Earns Strong Shareholder Support in Climate-Related Fugitive Methane Proposal
HOUSTON, TX – May 31, 2017 – In a very strong 38% vote at the ExxonMobil annual meeting today, shareholders demanded that Exxon take strong and innovative action on methane leaks. Unaddressed methane releases from … MORE
RELEASE: High Investor Support for As You Sow, Arjuna Capital’s Resolution for Carbon Transition Planning, Maintains Shareholder Sweep on Carbon-Related Proposals
Midland, Texas – May 31, 2017 – A first of its kind shareholder proposal calling for carbon transition planning earned a strong vote today in the midst of a proxy season where climate change proposals … MORE
RELEASE: Investors Send Strong Signal to Southern Company: Align Operations with Low-Carbon Future
Oakland, CA – May 24, 2017 – In an important climate-related vote today, 46% of its shareholders asked The Southern Company (SO) to report on how it plans to align its business operations with a 2 … MORE
Kroger-Renewable-Energy-Goals-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request Kroger produce a report assessing the climate change risk reduction benefits of adopting quantitative, enterprise-wide targets for increasing its renewable energy sourcing. The report should be produced at reasonable cost … MORE
More company climate votes ahead, as Trump may loosen energy rules
Fox Business – November 25, 2016 – BOSTON – Activist shareholders plan a record number of resolutions focused on climate change at U.S. company annual meetings in 2017, even as President-elect Donald Trump looks set to … MORE
Devon-ExecComp-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Devon Energy issue a report that assesses, in light of global concerns about climate-change and the resultant pressures to transition to a low carbon economy, the benefits and risks … MORE
Exxon-Low-Carbon-Transition-2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request Exxon issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) summarizing strategic options or scenarios for aligning its business operations with a low carbon economy (such as the International Energy Agency’s 450 … MORE
Southern-Company-Carbon-Asset-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Southern Company prepare a report disclosing the financial risks to the Company of stranded assets related to climate change and associated coal demand reductions. The report should omit proprietary … MORE
Goldman-Sachs-Indigenous-Rights-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Goldman Sachs prepare a public report on the North Dakota Access Pipeline, describing its financing of companies involved in the pipeline, how or whether its Indigenous rights policy was … MORE
Chevron-Low-Carbon-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Chevron issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information), assessing how it can respond to climate change and the resultant transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating … MORE
Xcel-Carbon-Asset-Risk-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that XCEL prepare a report assessing the Company’s risk of stranded assets resulting from global climate change and related fossil fuel demand reductions, including a quantitative analysis of potential short … MORE
Firstenergy-Carbon-Asset-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that FirstEnergy prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, disclosing its strategy for aligning business operations with the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to … MORE
Morgan-Stanley-Indigenous-Rights-2017
RESOLVED Shareholders request that Morgan Stanley prepare a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary or legally privileged information, assessing how its indigenous rights policy could be extended to the financing of companies involved in … MORE
Anadarko-Carbon-Risk-Assessment-2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that by 2018 Anadarko publish an analysis, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, of long term impacts to the Company’s oil and gas reserves and resources under a scenario in which … MORE
Hess-Carbon-Risk-Analysis-2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that by 2018 Hess publish an analysis, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, of long term impacts to the Company’s oil and gas reserves and resources under a scenario in which … MORE
Phillips66-Indigenous-Rights-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Phillips 66 prepare a report to shareholders, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, that describes the due diligence process used to identify and address environmental and social risks, including Indigenous rights … MORE
Entergy-Distributed-Generation-2017
Resolved: With board oversight, shareholders request that Entergy prepare a report (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) describing how the Company could adapt its enterprise-wide business model to significantly increase deployment of distributed-scale non-carbon-emitting … MORE
