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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
Dominion-Resolution-Methane-Emissions-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request Dominion issue a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) reviewing the Company’s policies and plans to measure, monitor, mitigate, and set quantitative reduction targets for methane emissions resulting from … 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-Methane-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Chevron provide a report (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information) using quantitative indicators, on the company’s actions beyond regulatory requirements to minimize methane emissions, particularly leakage, from the company’s … 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
DTE-Methane-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: As You Sow requests the company report annually to shareholders (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information), and using quantitative indicators, the company’s actions beyond regulatory requirements to monitor and minimize methane leakage, including adopting a quantitative methane intensity reduction target for its operations. 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
Funds That Can Put Your Investments on a Low-Carbon Diet
If you care about climate change, your money can help shrink your carbon footprint. You can buy appliances that are more energy efficient or a hybrid or electric car — or, better yet, a bike. … MORE
Exelon Methane Resolution 2018
BE IT RESOLVED: As You Sow requests the company report annually to shareholders (at reasonable cost, omitting proprietary information), and using quantitative indicators, the company’s actions beyond regulatory requirements to monitor and minimize methane leakage, … MORE
Duke Energy Coal Resolution 2018
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Duke Energy publish a report assessing the public health impacts of its coal use on rates of illness, mortality, and infant death, due to coal related air and water pollution in … MORE
Ameren Coal Resolution 2018
WHEREAS: The World Economic Forum 2015 Global Risk Report ranked water as the top societal risk facing the world in terms of potential economic impact. (1) The Human Right to Water, formally recognized by the … 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
Emerson-Electric-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Emerson Electric adopt time-bound, quantitative, company-wide goals for reducing total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, taking into account the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, and issue a report at … MORE
CLEAN 200™: Investing in a Clean Energy Future (2017 Q3)
One year to the day from the launch of our first Clean200 report, and eightSix months into the new US administration, we will present our analysis into how large-cap clean energy companies haves performed against dirty energy. Join us as we discuss the Clean200, an assessment of the 200 global clean energy companies internationally.companies that today are creating the clean energy future.
A growing movement of investors representing more than $5.23.4tn in assets under management have signed a pledge to divested some portion of their fossil fuel investmentsholdings. But where to invest this capital? The Clean200 list ranks the largest publicly listed companies by their total clean energy revenues, with a few added environmental, social, and governance screens to help ensure the companies are indeed building the infrastructure and services needed for what many have called the “Great Energy Transition” in a just and equitable way. Notably, this new report highlights the fact that clean energy investments greatly outperform stagnating fossil fuel stocks.
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RELEASE: Updated Clean200 List From As You Show and Corporate Knights Shows New Energy Bests Old Energy Regardless of Trump
OAKLAND, CA – August 15, 2017 – Today, As You Sow and Corporate Knights released the third update of the Carbon Clean 200TM (Clean200TM), a list of the 200 largest publicly traded companies making significant … 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
Shell-Net-Zero-Emission-Energy
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders support Shell to take leadership in the energy transition to a net-zero-emission energy system. Therefore, shareholders request Shell to set and publish targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are aligned … MORE
Grainews-Tim’s, Burger King to cut some antibiotics from chicken supply
Grainews-January 4, 2017-The parent of fast-food chains Tim Hortons and Burger King plans to end the use of certain medically important antibiotics in its Canadian chicken supply chain in 2018.
CLEAN 200™: Investing in a Clean Energy Future (2017)
Over the past six years, and growing dramatically leading up to and post-Paris COP 21 and Marrakesh COP 22, a movement of institutional and individual investors representing more than $5tn in assets under management have divested a portion of their fossil fuel investments and committed to divesting the balance in the next five years. The corollary of divesting fossil fuels is re-investing in the clean energy future. As an invitation to a larger discussion of how we can invest in a clean energy future, we created the Carbon Clean 200 (Clean200TM)—a list of the 200 largest companies worldwide ranked by their total clean energy revenues. MORE
RELEASE: China Leads the Clean Energy Future with 35 Percent of the Updated Clean200 List
AS YOU SOW RELEASE: China Leads the Clean Energy Future with 35 Percent of the Updated Clean200 List OAKLAND, CA – February 21, 2017 – Today, As You Sow and Corporate Knights released the updated version of … MORE
