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Responsible Investor-March 10, 2017-As with last year’s Proxy Preview report, the release of this year’s Proxy Preview 2017 was accompanied by a webinar. The speakers were report authors Heidi Welsh from Si2 and Michael Passoff … MORE >

Financial Advisor-March 10, 2017-The 2017 proxy season is hopping. Shareholder activists have filed 430 resolutions with U.S. companies (compared with 370 a year ago). Although some resolutions have been challenged or withdrawn, 328 remain pending. … MORE >

OAKLAND, CA. – March 8, 2017 – Post-Election Proxy Season Sees Big Boost in Requests on Diversity and Equal Pay But Climate Change and Corporate Political Transparency Still Top the Agenda. With a new administration … MORE >

GreenBiz – January 13, 2016 – I thank Bob Langert for adding to the discussion of shareholder advocacy in his recent GreenBiz article on shareholder proposals.  Shareholder advocacy is a complex and nuanced undertaking, and Langert … MORE >

International Business Times – April 7, 2016 – As major U.S. companies head into their annual shareholder meetings this spring, firms are facing a record number of proposals to curb corporate carbon emissions and prepare for the threats … MORE >

With the international climate summit recently concluded and the 2016 U.S. election process now well underway, “Paris and politics” will frame much of this year’s proxy season, according to Proxy Preview 2016, a report released … MORE >

GREENBIZ – Apr. 08, 2015 – Spring brings a new proxy voting season, as shareholders exercise their right to raise issues of importance to company management, the board of directors and fellow shareholders. In recent … MORE >

THE GUARDIAN – Apr. 07, 2015 – It’s been 23 years since investor activists first tried to get the oil business to face up to the risks of climate change. Progress has been painfully slow … MORE >

COMPLIANCE WEEK – Apr. 07, 2015 – Relax and enjoy! You can soon have that morning donut without worrying about the nanotech particles that had been sprinkled atop as a whitening agent for the powdered … MORE >

TRIPLE PUNDIT – Mar. 24, 2015 – Historic droughts, record snowfalls, and the incidence of “superstorms” and other highly anomalous weather seem to be making a stronger impression, and having a greater impact, on those … MORE >

SOCIAL FUNDS – Mar. 21, 2015 – The eleventh edition of As You Sow’s Proxy Preview identifies 433 shareowner resolutions filed this year, with corporate political activity and the environment accounting for slightly more than … MORE >

FINANCIAL ADVISOR – Mar. 18, 2015 – Investors have filled 433 social and environmental resolutions so far this year, with climate change and political spending driving the most activity, according to a new report.

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS – Mar. 13, 2015 – U.S. oil and energy companies are facing a barrage of climate-related shareholder proposals this year, many of them demanding action or disclosures on low-carbon strategies, political spending … MORE >

IR MAGAZINE – Mar. 12, 2015 – Investors have filed a record number of shareholder proposals on ESG issues this year, with a focus on climate change and corporate political activity, according to the As … MORE >

AS YOU SOW RELEASE – March 10, 2015 – Proxy Preview 2015, released today, covers the record-breaking 433 social and environmental shareholder resolutions filed so far this proxy season, with political spending and climate change … MORE >

CORPGOV – Jul. 28, 2010 – First up was Environmental Shareowner Resolutions Gain Record Levels of Support in 2010 Proxy Season, in which Kropp interviewed Michael Passoff of As You Sow.

SOCIAL FUNDS – Apr. 13, 2010 – The sixth in an annual series of publications, the 2010 Preview highlights the successes of 2009 while identifying the major issues for shareowner advocates this year.

GREENBIZ – Apr. 13, 2010 – Foundations and other endowments are increasingly asking themselves what should — or could — they be doing to better align their investments and mission. They are looking at how … MORE >

CORPORATE SECRETARY – Apr. 13, 2010 – These days it seems like it is getting harder and harder for issuers to discuss their performance without CSR issues cropping up. Just look at the 350-plus social … MORE >