157 of the world’s 200 richest entities are corporations, not sovereign countries. Corporations must be an active part of the solutions to climate change, systemic racism, and environmental justice. You’re making that happen.
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Here’s how we know you’re making a difference: There is a stunning amount of alarm and orchestrated pushback from the radical right this year, including attacks directly targeting As You Sow.
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General Electric, after 98% vote, commits to net-zero by 2050, including Scope 3 emissions. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, BofA, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Truist agree to set net-zero targets for their financed emissions
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Wendy’s, KFC, Burger King, Denny’s disallow antibiotics in their chicken supply chains, compel Tyson, Purdue, Sanderson to raise chicken without medically important antibiotics.
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Through CA Prop 65 enforcement actions, As You Sow has reduced / eliminated or is reducing / eliminating:
• Lead and cadmium in chocolate and spinach
Netflix, Nike, Salesforce, Uber, Martin Marietta, Chase, Morgan Stanley, MasterCard, Proctor & Gamble, Oracle + multiple additional companies agree to racial justice and DEI policies, DEI metrics disclosures, plans to increase board diversity, and/or plans to promote racial equity.
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McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, YUM! eliminate demand for 3 billion foam cups per year.
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As You Sow began its Waste Program over 20 years ago, pushing companies on recyclability, recycled content, and waste. The massive proliferation of plastic packaging and single use plastics has far outstripped recycling’s ability to contain the waste and the problems the waste creates. We are transitioning to a circular economy perspective focused on minimizing extraction, designing for reuse and repair, and eliminating waste entirely.
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Shareholder advocates have delivered significant corporate progress on climate, including recordbreaking shareholder votes, agreements from major corporations on Paris transition plans, and success in running dissident board slates
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