A groundbreaking 381-page report called “Expert Investigation Related to Cocoa and Chocolate Products,” is the culmination of a three-year research effort by four world-renowned experts.
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In order to allow their investors to understand their workplace diversity, 87 of the S&P 100 companies have released or have committed to releasing their EEO-1 form, a standardized, government mandated accounting of diversity of gender race and ethnicity by employment levels.
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As You Sow has been engaging Facebook, now Meta, with similar resolutions for the past five years asking our company to take responsibility for the material damage to our brand caused by dangerous and criminal behavior, hate speech, and disinformation on our platform.
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Without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic into world oceans could nearly triple from 11 million metric tons to 29 million metric tons by 2040.
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I once again took the liberty of marking up your CEO letter to show you how close you are to using the full extent of your power to solve the problems you so eloquently articulate about the existential issues confronting the entire economy and global society.
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One hundred million Americans are contributing to 401(k) retirement plans, but few know that many of these plans invest in fossil fuels, deforestation, private prisons and other companies that may not be aligned with their values.
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Andy joins Sloane and Ashby to discuss how investors can use their proxy voting power to push their portfolio companies to make positive changes.
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In the latest episode of As You Sow’s interview series As You Talk on Clubhouse, Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow and best selling author Kim Stanley Robinson discuss The Ministry for the Future.
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This second annual Top Corporate Watchdogs report highlights what we see as the best independent sources of information on corporate impact. We use many of these sources in our ratings of company and fund impact at Ethos.
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Transparency and accountability in Nike’s diversity initiatives isn’t something that’s just good for its marketing. It’s something that supports a well-run company. Reports from McKinsey, Credit Suisse, and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business have all linked diversity and inclusion to corporate outperformance.
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This second annual Top Corporate Watchdogs report highlights what we see as the best independent sources of information on corporate impact. We use many of these sources in our ratings of company and fund impact at Ethos.
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As You Sow has begun to analyze the specifics of whether and how companies include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets as separate, explicit metrics in their executive compensation plans.
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As we watch the climate crisis consume our planet, the role of colonization in the degradation of our environment must be considered. We are witnessing the impacts of extreme temperature changes, raging wildfires, and natural disasters.
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The June 14, 2021 Responsible Investor article “Four strategies for effective engagement: Why the nature of investor-corporate discussion is key for successful outcomes” purports to describe the nature of shareholder-corporate engagement.
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The fight against plastic pollution just took an important step forward. We are thrilled to share the news that this week Maine became the first U.S. state to enact legislation forcing producers of packaging waste to pay for the collection and recycling of post-consumer packaging, a concept known as extended producer responsibility (EPR).
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Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow and Heidi Welsh, founding executive director of the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), give an overview of some outcomes from this proxy season.
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Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, Billy Gridley, director of the Investor Network at Ceres, and Tim Dunn, investment professional and founder of Terra Alpha Investments, discuss the actions investors and companies are taking to meet net-zero targets.
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Plastic pollution is an international environmental crisis and has become a key issue for governments and citizens. Between 1950-2015, the global production of plastics skyrocketed – generating more than 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste.
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Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow and Ivan Frishberg, director of Impact Policy at Amalgamated Bank discuss the important role banks have in addressing the climate crisis.
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In yet another blow to German chemical giant Bayer, a U.S. court recently dismissed the company’s proposed $2 billion settlement as unconscionable in seeking to prevent future legal claims from cancer victims exposed to Roundup.
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