Activist investor groups, like As You Sow, have made great strides in recent years in convincing oil and gas companies to reduce their carbon footprints, Lila Holzman, energy program manager of the “green” shareholder advocacy organization, said in an interview. Read More →
Read More“Are they building things that will withstand 500-year storms that occur every year?” asked Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of As You Sow. Read More →
Read MoreExxon has been betting on a continued future for oil and gas, and it has struggled since the coronavirus pandemic slashed oil prices, said Danielle Fugere, president of the activist investor group As You Sow. Read More →
Read MoreDanielle Fugere, President of shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, which filed the proposal on carbon emissions disclosure, told DeSmog: “What we are asking them to do is measure, disclose, and set a target to become Paris aligned.” Read More →
Read MoreDanielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of coalition member group As You Sow, said in a separate statement about the decision that Barclays' decision "is critically important to helping ensure the world meets its climate goal," and that it also "highlights the gap of inaction by U.S. banks, who will continue to see pressure from shareholder resolutions, including an upcoming one with J.P. Morgan Chase." Read More →
Read More“If companies do not intend to align with the global Paris goal, they should be clear with shareholders,” As You Sow President Danielle Fugere said in a statement. “Only through clear and comparable reporting can shareholders benchmark company actions and make sound investment decisions.” Read More →
Read MoreNew York State and the UK’s Church Commissioners will vote against the entire board of ExxonMobil again this year in response to the US oil giant’s continued “recalcitrant” approach to climate change. Read More →
Read MoreA document on the agency website noted briefly that SEC staff agreed March 20 with requests by company officials to exclude proposals from a group of shareholders, including the Church of England and As You Sow, asking if the companies will join other oil and gas companies in taking steps to align with the Paris Agreement goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, and calling for reduction targets, long-term business plans and other details. Read More →
Read More“Utilities clinging to business models that rely on fossil fuels are jeopardizing their ability to meet critical climate goals (including their own) and will miss out on opportunities to benefit from new technology advances,” Lila Holzman, As You Sow’s energy program manager, said in a statement. Read More →
Read MoreMost U.S. power utilities are still investing in gas-fired power plants and pipelines that will be operating “far beyond what is permitted in climate stabilization model,” the As You Sow group said in a report written in collaboration with the policy firm Energy Innovation. Read More →
Read MoreDenying climate change is one matter.
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