Today, As You Sow released a new Corporate 401(k) Sustainability Scorecard that grades companies like Amazon.com on their retirement plan investments.
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Wendy’s has updated its Antibiotic Use Policy with a firm commitment to end all routine use of medically important antibiotics in its U.S. and Canadian beef, pork, and chicken supply chains by 2030.
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In a move to bolster the growing “right to repair” movement intended to extend the life of consumer electronics, As You Sow has filed a shareholder resolution requesting that Microsoft analyze the environmental and social benefits of making its devices more easily repairable through measures such as the public provision of tools, parts, and repair instructions.
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The Proxy Preview team today released highlights of the unprecedented 2021 proxy season, which saw nearly three dozen majority votes for disclosure and action on environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions.
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Today, Target Corp. committed to reduce annual total virgin plastic in its owned brand packaging by 20% by 2025, following up on a previous agreement to set a plastic elimination goal.
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Shareholder demand for rigorous climate action continues to grow with another majority vote this season. As You Sow, a leading non-profit shareholder advocacy organization, filed a resolution with Booking Holdings, the world’s leading provider of global online travel services, calling for a Paris compliant, net-zero transition plan and annual reporting.
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Today at the annual meeting of Caterpillar, 47% of investors supported a shareholder resolution filed by As You Sow asking Caterpillar to disclose whether and how the company is aligning its climate policies and performance with the progress indicators laid out in the Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark.
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Steady progress in the fight against plastic pollution was sustained at the annual meeting of Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, as 35% of shareholders supported a proposal asking the company to reduce the amount of plastics used in its operations.
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Over the last two weeks, investors have shown dramatic support for shareholder resolutions asking that companies report on the effectiveness of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
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First year shareholder resolutions filed by Christian Brothers Investment Services at ExxonMobil, and by As You Sow at Chevron, will be up for a vote at the companies’ annual general meetings on May 26.
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As You Sow’s new report “Uncovering Conflict of Interests: Proxy Voting Data Reveals Bias for Asset Managers to Favor Clients,” shows a consistent trend for large asset managers to vote proxies in favor of management more often when receiving compensation for financial services.
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Thirty-seven percent of investors voted to support a climate lobbying shareholder resolution at Sempra’s annual meeting today, according to preliminary vote numbers.
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