Shell took an important step today to act on the dire problem of climate change, announcing that it will begin implementing its long-term emissions reduction “ambition” by adopting a commitment to set three- to five-year, near-term Net Carbon Footprint targets.
Read MoreA group of 35 institutional investors representing nearly $41.2 billion in AUM sent a letter to Duke Energy Monday calling on the company to initiate an independent investigation to determine the extent of possible contamination from recent breaches of the company’s coal ash ponds during Hurricane Florence.
Read MoreAs You Sow issued a notice of intent to sue Amazon.com under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, commonly referred to as Proposition 65.
The notice letter, sent Nov. 21, alleges that America’s biggest online retailer has failed to …
Read MoreShareholder advocacy organization As You Sow filed a resolution Wednesday requesting that Wells Fargo adopt a policy to reduce its climate change contribution by aligning its loans and investments with the Paris goals of maintaining global temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Read MoreShareholder advocacy group As You Sow testified Wednesday at the sole public hearing of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its proposed rollback of the New Source Performance Standards regarding methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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Following engagement with As You Sow and a strong shareholder vote earlier this year, food and beverage giant Mondelez International committed Tuesday to making all of its packaging recyclable by 2025.
Read MoreFollowing an investor proposal filed at DTE Energy by shareholder advocate As You Sow, the company announced a new time-bound pledge to reduce methane emissions from its natural gas utility operations by 80% by 2040.
Read MoreThe Trump administration plan to weaken existing methane regulations, easing requirements for the oil and gas industry. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal would reduce the frequency of monitoring methane emissions from gas and oil wells, increasing the risk of methane releases.
Read MoreStrategic review looks at impact of seven years of resolutions on moving oil & gas on climate change and investor underperformance due to holding the sector. Today’s release of “2020: A Clear Vision for Paris Compliant Shareholder Engagement” lays out a clear plan for shareholders to move oil & gas companies to transition to 2 degree-compliant business models.
Read MoreToday, As You Sow and Corporate Knights released its fifth update of the Carbon Clean 200™ (Clean200™), a list of the 200 largest publicly traded companies making significant revenue from clean energy. After a period of outperforming the S&P Global 1200 Energy Index (fossil fuel benchmark), a series of global events converged to leave the Clean200 behind the fossil fuel benchmark for only the second time since its inception two years ago. However, the Clean200 when excluding Chinese companies continued to outperform.
Read MoreToday, the Trump administration announced its proposed “Affordable Clean Energy” rule to replace Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Lila Holzman, energy program manager of As You Sow, made the following statement: “Investors are deeply disappointed by this most recent attempt of the Trump administration to prop up the failing coal industry…
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Today, the Trump administration announced its plan to roll back nationally agreed upon fuel economy standards, including plans to eliminate California’s authority to set its own automotive emissions rules.
Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, made the following statement:
Read MorePepsiCo Foundation announced this morning that it will provide $10 million in funding to jumpstart the “All In On Recycling” challenge to make it easier for 25 million families across the country to recycle bottles and cans.
The announcement comes eight years after the nonprofit corporate watchdog As You Sow agreed to withdraw a 2010 Pepsi shareholder proposal after the company promised to work with peers to increase the beverage container recycling rate to 50% by 2018. However…
Read MoreShareholder advocate As You Sow today released a report outlining how natural gas providers can reduce methane emissions from their distribution systems, an often overlooked segment of the natural gas supply chain. The End of the Line focuses on natural gas suppliers that commonly contribute to methane leaks, but are rarely held accountable.
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As You Sow is pleased to learn via news reports of Starbucks’ commitment to phase out plastic straws at all stores by 2020. A shareholder proposal filed by As You Sow in March, asking the company to phase out plastic straws, received the support of nearly 30% of shareholders, with shares worth $54 billion. In addition, environmental groups collected 1 million signatures on a petition asking for similar action, which was presented to company CEO Kevin Johnson.
Read MoreA shareholder resolution filed at Kroger by corporate responsibility group As You Sow, received strong support from approximately 31% of Kroger’s shareholders. The resolution highlights the need for Kroger to responsibly manage its carbon emissions by increasing its renewable energy adoption.
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