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McDonald’s Antibiotics Resolution
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board update the 2015 McDonald’s Global Vision for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Food Animals by setting global sourcing targets with timelines for pork and beef raised without the use … MORE
Denny’s-Antibiotics-Resolution-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Denny’s adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention purposes in its meat and poultry supply chain.
PepsiCo Glyphosate Dessication Resolution 2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board publish a report, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, discussing the Company’s options for adoption of policies above and beyond legal compliance to prevent or minimize environmental … MORE
Hain Celestial Sustainability Goals and Progress Resolution
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Company issue a sustainability report, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, describing its policies, performance, and improvement targets related to key ESG risks and opportunities. The report … MORE
Investors Demand Action from Hollywood on Smoking in Youth-Rated Films to Save 1,000,000 lives
Oakland, CALIF – October 3, 2017 – A new website tracking mutual fund investments in companies responsible for kid’s initiation to tobacco was released today by non-profit environmental health watchdog As You Sow. With tobacco-related … MORE
Investors renew push to get Sanderson Farms to cut antibiotic use
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sanderson Farms Inc shareholders have filed another proposal aimed at convincing the third-largest U.S. poultry producer to stop giving medically important antibiotics to healthy chickens for disease prevention.
The Bad News for Monsanto Keeps Getting Worse
The bad news for Monsanto keeps getting worse. In newly published internal Monsanto emails, a company scientist writes that “You cannot say that Roundup is not a carcinogen … we have not done the necessary testing on the … MORE
Release-Sanderson-Farms-Antibiotics
Oakland, CA – September 13, 2017 – Investors filed a shareholder proposal today with Sanderson Farms, the third-largest U.S. poultry producer, and announced an open letter from groups worth $46 billion. The proposal is led … MORE
Sanderson Farms-Antibiotics-2018
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Sanderson Farms adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in its supply chain. Shareholders further request the company publish timetables … MORE
Tyson-Water-Stewardship-Policy
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board of Directors adopt and implement a water stewardship policy designed to reduce risks of water contamination at: Tyson-owned facilities; facilities under contract to Tyson; and Tyson’s feed suppliers.
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods, Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in Springdale, Arkansas. Tyson Foods operates in the food industry and is the world’s second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork, exporting the … MORE
RELEASE: As You Sow Commends Restaurant Brands’ New Policy Restricting Antibiotic Use
Oakland, CA – June 22, 2017 – Restaurant Brands International (RBI) announced today its decision to purchase only chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine by the end of 2018, a major sustainability milestone … MORE
Roundup Revealed: Glyphosate in our Food System
Executive Summary Glyphosate, the key ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup®, has sparked a battle over the future of food. Over the past decade, it has become the most widely used and heavily applied … MORE
RELEASE: As You Sow Report: Glyphosate Poses Threat to Human Health and the Food System
Oakland, CA – June 6, 2017 – Rising use of glyphosate, the world’s most heavily applied herbicide, is putting the population at risk of significant health problems, according to a report released today by the … MORE
As KFC changes policy, Yum shareholders pull proposal on cutting antibiotics
Reuters-April 17, 2017-Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) investors said they have withdrawn a shareholder proposal requesting that the company phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, after Yum’s KFC restaurant chain made public a … MORE
RELEASE: As You Sow Withdraws Proposal; Commends KFC’s New U.S. Policy Restricting Antibiotic Use
Oakland, CA – April 7, 2017 – KFC U.S. today announced its decision to, by the end of 2018, only purchase chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine, a sustainability milestone for one of … MORE
Sanderson Farms shareholders agree with board: Don’t stop antibiotics use
Sanderson Farms shareholders voted against a proposed companywide policy that would have phased out the use of medically important antibiotics, according to Meat + Poultry. The proposal was brought about by As You Sow on behalf of … MORE
Sanderson Farms shareholder proposal on antibiotics fails
Reuters-February 9, 2017-A Sanderson Farms Inc shareholder proposal requesting the third-largest U.S. poultry producer phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention failed to pass on Thursday, the company … 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.
RELEASE: Historic Shareholder Vote on Antibiotics Challenges Sanderson Farms
AS YOU SOW RELEASE: Historic Shareholder Vote on Antibiotics Challenges Sanderson Farms OAKLAND, CA – February 9, 2017 – As You Sow’s shareholder proposal with Sanderson Farms, the third-largest U.S. poultry producer, was supported today by 30% of … MORE
Burger King to cut use of antibiotics in its chicken as part of superbug fight
Reuters-December 28, 2016-Restaurant chains Burger King and Tim Hortons plan to switch to chickens that are raised without antibiotics considered “critically important” to human medicine, their owner said on Wednesday. Restaurant Brands International Inc, which … MORE
Are You Eating Toxic Chocolate? Lead Found in Trader Joe’s, Hershey’s and Other Chocolates
EcoWatch-March 26, 2016-Consumer health watchdog As You Sow released results Wednesday showing that 35 of 50 chocolate products tested, including chocolate bunnies and eggs, expose consumers to lead and cadmium above levels set by California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic … MORE
Restaurant-Brands-International-Antibiotics-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Restaurant Brands International adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in the company’s meat and poultry supply chain. Shareholders further … MORE
Time-Warner-Sustainable-Goals-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: That shareholders request that Time Warner issue a report describing how the company will ensure shareholders that its policies and practices are advancing and not undermining the Sustainable Development Goals. As You … MORE
McDonald’s-NonTherapeutic-Antibiotics-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board update the 2015 McDonald’s Global Vision for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Food Animals by adopting the following policy regarding use of antibiotics by its meat suppliers: Globally in … MORE
Yum!-Non-Therapeutic-Antibiotics-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Yum! Brands adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in its meat and poultry supply chain. Shareholders further … MORE
Mead-Johnson-Nanomaterials-Enfamil-2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board publish, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, a report on the potential health hazards of nanomaterials, particularly of nano-HA; identifying the types of the company’s products or packaging that currently contain nanoparticles; … MORE
Kellogg’s-GMOs-2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board publish a report, within one year of the annual meeting, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, that discusses the Company’s options for adoption of policies, above and beyond … MORE
RELEASE: As You Sow’s Shareholder Inquiry on Nanomaterials Fought by Walgreens
As You Sow – September 21, 2016 – Rather than respond to shareholder concerns that Walgreens’ store-brand infant formula may contain harmful, “needle-like” nanomaterials, Walgreens filed a motion with the SEC to block the inquiry.
Sanderson Farms – Antibiotics – 2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Sanderson Farms adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in its supply chain. Shareholders further request the company publish timetables and … MORE
Hormel – Antibiotics – 2017
Resolved: Shareholders request the Board of Directors adopt and implement a water stewardship policy designed to reduce risks of water contamination at: Hormel-owned facilities; facilities under contract to Hormel; and Hormel’s suppliers.
Walgreens – Nanomaterials – 2017
RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board publish, within 12 months of the annual meeting, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, a report on potential health hazards of nanomaterials, identifying the types of the company’s products or packaging that … MORE
Monsanto – GMOs – 2017
BE IT RESOLVED: The shareowners of Monsanto request the preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing: 1. Company policy and procedures governing lobbying, both direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications. 2. All payments by … MORE
Shareholders press Yum for stricter antibiotics policy
Rueters — August 9, 2016 — Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) investors on Tuesday filed a shareholder proposal requesting that it quickly phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, taking aim at the practices … MORE
Disney revenue rises 9 percent on success of ‘The Jungle Book’
The Washington Post — August 9, 2016 — Yum Brands investors on Tuesday filed a shareholder proposal requesting that it quickly phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, taking aim at the practices of the … MORE
The Need To Stop McDonald’s Routine Use Of Antibiotics
Blue & Green Tomorrow — August 12, 2016 — Responsible investment charity ShareAction has launched an online action enabling people to email Steve Easterbrook, the CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, calling on him to stop the routine use … MORE
Consumer Groups Push KFC to Stop Routine Antibiotic Use in Its Chicken
Fortune — August 10, 2016 — Consumer groups will deliver a petition from more than 350,000 people to the KFC restaurant chain on Wednesday, calling on the Yum Brands YUM 0.32% unit to stop the routine use of antibiotics … MORE
The Power of a Shareholder Proxy
Yahoo Finance – February 19, 2016 – If you own stock in a publicly traded company, you’ll soon receive an email or package in the mail. Either will announce important issues up for a vote … MORE
The J.M. Smucker Company – E-Health – 2016
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board publish, within six months of the 2016 annual meeting, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information, a report on the company’s use of nanomaterials. This report should identify products … MORE
RELEASE: Hershey Shareholders Vote on Nanomaterials Proposal at Annual Meeting; As You Sow Proposal Addresses Health Concerns
As You Sow Release – May 4, 2016 – Shareholders sent a message today to Hershey’s calling for the company to disclose information about its use of nanomaterials in food products and packaging. At the company’s … MORE
