Today, As You Sow, the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) and Proxy Impact released Proxy Preview 2024, a comprehensive review of more than 527 environmental, social and related governance (ESG) proposals submitted by shareholders. This 20th-anniversary edition confirms continued faith by shareholders in using proposals to highlight risks and opportunities for companies, despite political efforts targeting ESG more broadly and the rights of shareholders.
Read MoreThe Proxy Preview team today reviewed results from the 2023 proxy season during its 2023 Proxy Preview REVIEW webinar. The season saw 335 votes on shareholder proposals asking for disclosure and action on environmental, social, and related corporate governance (ESG) issues at U.S. companies. More than two dozen proposals are still pending.
Read MoreToday, As You Sow, Sustainable Investments Institute, and Proxy Impact, released Proxy Preview 2023, which takes a comprehensive look at another record-breaking year, with more than 542 shareholder resolutions filed on environmental, social, and sustainable governance issues.
Read MoreAs You Sow today released its “2022 Shareholder Impact Review: Changing Corporations for Good” report summarizing its 2022 proxy season engagements.
Read MoreThe Proxy Preview team today released highlights of the unprecedented 2022 proxy season, which so far has seen a record-breaking 282 votes and 34 majorities votes favoring disclosure and action on environmental, social, and sustainable governance shareholder resolutions.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2022, today released by As You Sow, the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), and Proxy Impact, takes a comprehensive look at a record-breaking 529 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social, and sustainable governance issues.
Read MoreAs You Sow today released its “2021 Shareholder Impact Review: Changing Corporations for Good” summarizing its 2021 proxy season engagements.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2021, today released by As You Sow, the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), and Proxy Impact, offers a comprehensive look at hundreds of shareholder resolutions about environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) issues.
Read MoreOn Juneteenth, investors made it clear that diversity matters. The Nia Impact Capital shareholder resolution received a preliminary vote of 70% investor support at Fortinet general annual meeting, requesting the release of quantitative diversity data.
Read MoreThis week, As You Sow received historically high majority votes on shareholder resolutions filed with Fastenal (61 percent) and Genuine Parts (79 percent). Both resolutions asked the companies’ board of directors to issue a report to shareholders describing the policies, performance, and improvement targets related to material human capital risks and opportunities.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2020, released today by As You Sow, the Sustainable Investments Institute, and Proxy Impact, offers a comprehensive look at more than 400 shareholder resolutions filed on environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) issues.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2019, released today by As You Sow, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), and Proxy Impact, offers a comprehensive look at nearly 400 shareholder resolutions filed on environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) issues.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2018, released today by As You Sow, the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), and Proxy Impact, offers a comprehensive look at more than 400 shareholder resolutions filed on environmental, social and sustainable governance (ESG) issues. The report shows how investors continue to seek accountability on climate change risk and corporate political spending, but have growing concerns regarding the treatment of women. Other key issues include gun laws, the opioid crisis, fake news and human trafficking.
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