As You Sow® conducted 196 corporate engagements in the 2022 proxy season. It is with immense gratitude to YOU – share authorizers, donors, supporters, colleagues, and community - that we offer this summary. Thank you for participating in creating this impact. The credit for these successes is yours.
In total, the As You Sow team led 196 engagements with 156 companies across 11 program areas. In proxy year 2022, a total of 99 of these engagements were escalated and shareholder resolutions were filed on behalf of 79 shareholders. We successfully withdrew 56 resolutions in instances where companies agreed to take requested actions; 32 proposals went to a vote, with ten majority votes and median support of 41.4%. A total of $2.18 trillion of share value was voted in support of our resolutions. Companies challenged 15 resolutions at the SEC; we won 14 of those challenges or the proposal was withdrawn during the SEC evaluation period, with only one proposal being omitted.
