A response to ‘Four strategies for effective engagement’: Why the nature of investor-corporate discussion is key for successful outcomes

What the companies and large money managers did not mention is the entire ‘shareholder advocacy’ community of professionals. This includes faith-based, impact, and socially responsible investors, as well as non-profit shareholder advocates like As You Sow, the organisation of which I am CEO. Read More →

Invest Your ValuesAs You SowJuly 12, 2021Andrew Behar, investing, investments, invest your values

Want a Future Worth Saving For? Here’s How to Divest Your 401(k) From Fossil Fuels

“Most people don’t have a clue what they own,” said Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, a corporate accountability group that pushes companies and institutional investors to adopt socially responsible practices through pressure from shareholders. “I did a talk at the World Bank, and I showed them their 401(k)s were invested in cluster munitions and landmines. But they didn’t know!” Read More →

Wall Street Is Looting the American Retirement System. The Trump Administration Is Helping

Andy Behar, CEO of As You Sow, says that Eugene Scalia’s three most recent DOL rulemakings suggest a personal vendetta. Read More →

Invest Your ValuesAsYouSowAugust 31, 2020David Bradley Isenberg, retirement, 401(k), investing, investments

Top Corporate Watchdogs

As You Sow was named #1 Top Corporate Watchdog. As a socially-conscious consumer or investor, how do you determine which corporations are fulfilling their social and environmental responsibilities (and are deserving of your money)? Read More →