Apple - GHG Emissions - 2010 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (past) |
Investors increasingly seek disclosure of companies’ social and environmental practices in the belief that they impact shareholder value. Many investors believe companies that are good employers, environmental stewards, and corporate citizens are more likely to generate stronger financial returns, better respond to emerging issues, and enjoy long-term business success.
Shareholders request …
Investors increasingly seek disclosure of companies’ social and environmental practices in the belief that they impact shareholder value. Many investors believe companies that are good employers, environmental stewards, and corporate citizens are more likely to generate stronger financial returns, better respond to emerging issues, and enjoy long-term business success.
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a sustainability report describing corporate strategies regarding climate change, specifically to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental and social impacts such as toxics, recycling and employee and product safety.
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2010 |
08.0% |
Coca-Cola - BPA - 2010 |
Bisphenol A |
Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage company, annually selling almost 570
billion servings of beverages. A significant part of Coca-Cola’s business includes selling
beverages in aluminum cans. Our company has developed a valuable premium brand based on
the trust of consumers and our company’s market leadership.
Shareholders request the Board of Directors to publish …
Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage company, annually selling almost 570
billion servings of beverages. A significant part of Coca-Cola’s business includes selling
beverages in aluminum cans. Our company has developed a valuable premium brand based on
the trust of consumers and our company’s market leadership.
Shareholders request the Board of Directors to publish a report by September 1,
2010, at reasonable cost and excluding confidential information, updating investors on how the
company is responding to the public policy challenges associated with BPA, including
summarizing what the company is doing to maintain its position of leadership and public trust on
this issue, the company’s role in adopting or encouraging development of alternatives to BPA in
can linings, and any material risks to the company's market share or reputation in staying the
course with continued use of BPA.
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2010 |
22.0% |
Consumers Energy - Coal - 2010 |
Coal |
Coal combustion waste (CCW) is a by-product of burning coal that contains high concentrations of arsenic, mercury, heavy metals and other toxins filtered out of smokestacks by pollution control equipment. CCW is often stored in landfills, impoundment ponds or abandoned mines. Over 130 million tons of CCW are generated each …
Coal combustion waste (CCW) is a by-product of burning coal that contains high concentrations of arsenic, mercury, heavy metals and other toxins filtered out of smokestacks by pollution control equipment. CCW is often stored in landfills, impoundment ponds or abandoned mines. Over 130 million tons of CCW are generated each year in the U.S.
Shareholders request that the Board prepare a report on the company’s efforts, above and beyond current compliance, to reduce environmental and health hazards associated with coal combustion waste, and how those efforts may reduce legal, reputational and other risks to the company’s finances and operations. This report should be available to shareholders by August 2010, be prepared at reasonable cost, and omit confidential information such as proprietary data or legal
strategy.
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2010 |
43.0% |
DuPont - GMO - 2010 |
GMOs and Pesticides |
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board to review and amend the DuPont Human Rights Policy, to include respect for and adherence to seed saving rights of traditional agricultural communities and we request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders, prepared at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, on …
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board to review and amend the DuPont Human Rights Policy, to include respect for and adherence to seed saving rights of traditional agricultural communities and we request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders, prepared at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, on the above policy and its implementation within six months of the 2010 annual meeting.
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2010 |
06.0% |
Exxon - Hydraulic Fracturing - 2010 |
Hydraulic Fracturing |
Onshore “unconventional” natural gas production requiring hydraulic fracturing, which injects a mix of water, chemicals, and particles underground to create fractures through which gas can flow for collection, is estimated to increase by 45% between 2007 and 2030. An estimated 60-80% of natural gas wells drilled in the next decade …
Onshore “unconventional” natural gas production requiring hydraulic fracturing, which injects a mix of water, chemicals, and particles underground to create fractures through which gas can flow for collection, is estimated to increase by 45% between 2007 and 2030. An estimated 60-80% of natural gas wells drilled in the next decade will require hydraulic fracturing.
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report by October 1, 2010, at reasonable cost
and omitting proprietary information, summarizing 1.the environmental impact of fracturing operations of
Exxon Mobil; 2. potential policies for the company to adopt, above and beyond regulatory requirements,
to reduce or eliminate hazards to air, water, and soil quality from fracturing.
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2010 |
26.0% |
MDU Resources - Coal - 2010 |
Coal |
Coal combustion waste (CCW) is a by‐product of burning coal that contains high concentrations of arsenic, mercury, heavy metals and other toxins that pollution control equipment filters out of smokestacks. Across the country, over 130 million tons of CCW are being stored in surface waste ponds, impoundments and abandoned mines.
Shareholders …
Coal combustion waste (CCW) is a by‐product of burning coal that contains high concentrations of arsenic, mercury, heavy metals and other toxins that pollution control equipment filters out of smokestacks. Across the country, over 130 million tons of CCW are being stored in surface waste ponds, impoundments and abandoned mines.
Shareholders request that the Board prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, on the company’s efforts, above and beyond legal compliance, to reduce environmental and health hazards associated with coal combustion waste ponds, impoundments and mines, and how those efforts reduce risks to the company’s finance and
operations.
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2010 |
40.0% |
Starbucks - Consumer Packaging - 2010 |
Consumer Packaging |
As You Sow is concerned that Starbucks lags beverage industry peers on recycling and recycled content policies for
its beverage containers – paper cups, plastic water bottles, and glass and metal coffee containers.
Our proposal asks the board of directors to adopt a comprehensive recycling strategy for beverage containers. We
request that the …
As You Sow is concerned that Starbucks lags beverage industry peers on recycling and recycled content policies for
its beverage containers – paper cups, plastic water bottles, and glass and metal coffee containers.
Our proposal asks the board of directors to adopt a comprehensive recycling strategy for beverage containers. We
request that the strategy include aggressive recycled content goals and container recovery goals for plastic, glass, paper and metal containers. We ask the board to prepare a report by October 2010 on company’s efforts to achieve this
strategy.
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2010 |
11.0% |
Ultra Petroleum - Hydraulic Fracturing - 2010 |
Hydraulic Fracturing |
Onshore “unconventional” natural gas production requiring hydraulic fracturing, which injects a mix of water, chemicals, and particles underground to create fractures through which gas can flow for collection, is estimated to increase by 45% between 2007 and 2030. An estimated 60-80% of natural gas wells drilled in the next decade …
Onshore “unconventional” natural gas production requiring hydraulic fracturing, which injects a mix of water, chemicals, and particles underground to create fractures through which gas can flow for collection, is estimated to increase by 45% between 2007 and 2030. An estimated 60-80% of natural gas wells drilled in the next decade will require hydraulic fracturing.
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors prepare a report by October 1, 2010, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, summarizing 1.the environmental impact of fracturing operations of Ultra Petroleum; 2. potential policies for the company to adopt, above and beyond regulatory requirements, to reduce or eliminate hazards to air, water, and soil quality from fracturing.
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2010 |
21.0% |