Posts in Environmental Health
Exxon, under investor pressure, discloses emissions from burning its fuels

Exxon said it made the disclosure due to investor interest. “They’re seeking dollars against companies that are disclosing Scope 3,” said Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, a non-profit shareholder activist group. “I don’t think they have any choice.” Read More →

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US companies face shareholder push for 'say-on-climate' votes

As You Sow, which focuses on corporate environmental and social responsibility, told CQ Roll Call that a shareholder proposal submitted to railroad company Union Pacific Corp. seeking the “say-on-climate” vote is the first of many the group plans to put forward for consideration in 2021. The group says it’s also working on a petition to regulators to mandate these votes. Read More →

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A $7 trillion climate change warning to the stock market from its biggest shareholder

As You Sow has targeted BlackRock at its own annual meeting in the past for its failure to support more resolutions. Andrew Behar delivered a speech from the floor of the BlackRock meeting last year pointing to what he sees as a disconnect between BlackRock’s words and actions, for “using its big stick like a wet noodle” Behar says, and that means he remains skeptical until he sees the results from the upcoming annual meeting season. Read More →

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Morgan Stanley will be first U.S. bank to disclose how much its loans and investments contribute to greenhouse-gas emissions

“We are pleased that U.S. banks are finally stepping up to the challenge of measuring and reducing climate impacts as European peers already have. Morgan Stanley’s commitment shows that digging in and taking responsibility for its climate contribution is good business. We expect other U.S. banks to take note,” said Lila Holzman, energy program manager at As You Sow, a sustainable-investing advocate. Read More →

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Agents of Impact: Andrew Behar and Danielle Fugere, As You Sow

Corporations holding annual general meetings this month are well familiar with two particularly attentive shareholders: Andrew Behar and Danielle Fugere of As You Sow. Along with groups like CERES and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, the Berkeley, Calif., nonprofit has taken the lead in engaging corporations on issues from carbon footprints to workforce treatment. Read More →

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Realizing the risk of ignoring shareholder climate resolutions

ImpactAlpha, May 21 – Massive flooding in Midland, Michigan on Wednesday threatened to release chemicals from a Dow chemical complex, where products ranging from Saran Wrap to Agent Orange have been produced over years, and an adjacent Superfund site. It’s the kind of nightmare scenario that imperils public health as well as corporate value, and one that investor groups have been sounding the alarm on as global warming increases the frequency of severe weather events… “This should be a warning sign,” says Lila Holzman of As You Sow. Read More →

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This Is Only the Beginning': JPMorgan Chase Faces Investor Revolt Over Financing Climate Destruction

In a clear signal of support for reforming the lending practices of the world's largest private bank to ensure a habitable future planet, 49.6% of shareholders voted in favor of a resolution that asked JPMorgan to craft a plan to better align its operations with the Paris climate agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C… The development was also celebrated by Danielle Fugere, president of the nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow. "Shareholders today sent the message that it is past time for Chase to catch up with its peers, implement a strategy to decarbonize and de-risk its lending portfolio, and help build a more secure future for all," she said. Read More →

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Chevron Shareholders Want Action on Climate Change

One proposal asks the company to report on how expanding the operations of its chemical division, CPChem, may affect public health in areas prone to climate-change-related natural disasters… The organization that brought the proposal to the board, As You Sow, is a nonprofit group that uses shareholder advocacy to push for socially responsible business practices in several industries. Read More →

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Shareholder Activists Test JPMorgan's Dimon on Climate Proposals

Activists, including the As You Sow Foundation, Trillium Asset Management and Boston Trust Walden, said they had received notices that the bank has asked for regulatory permission to skip votes at its spring annual meeting on proposals such as reporting on greenhouse gas emissions tied to its lending. Read More →

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18,000 Signatures Delivered Urging SEC Not to Muzzle Voice of Shareholders

Green America, Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) and As You Sow delivered the signatures today to the SEC at its Washington, D.C., offices at 100 F Street NE. Signatures also were gathered by Public Citizen and Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). Read More →

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