Shareholders Go After Companies For Plastic Waste

At the urging of shareholders, ExxonMobil has agreed to report on plastics spills and management of plastics handling, As You Sow announced Wednesday.

At the same time, a shareholder resolution asking Starbucks to better manage packaging is gaining support, the environmental advocacy group said.

The work with these two companies is an example of the progress shareholders are making in raising awareness at corporations about the importance of environmental issues to shareholders, said Conrad MacKerron, senior vice president of As You Sow. Read Full Article - Financial Advisor, March 29, 2019