Berkshire Hathaway Inc: Disclosure of Key Diversity and Inclusion Metrics

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Berkshire Hathaway designate a Board Committee to oversee the Company’s diversity and inclusion strategy across its holding companies.

Social JusticeAs You SowNovember 15, 2024DEI, Diversity, Gender Equity, Equity, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc: Disclose and Reduce GHG Emissions from Underwriting, Insuring, and Investment Activities Aligned with Net Zero

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Berkshire annually disclose its clean energy financing ratio, defined as its total financing in low-carbon energy as a proportion of its investment in fossil-fuel energy. The disclosure, prepared at reasonable expense and excluding confidential information, should describe the Company’s methodology, including what it classifies as “low carbon” and “fossil fuel.”

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Berkshire issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, addressing if and how it intends to measure, disclose, and reduce the GHG emissions associated with its underwriting, insuring, and investment activities, in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5⁰C goal, requiring net zero emissions.

EnergyAs You SowDecember 19, 2021Climate Change, GHG Emissions, Climate Change Risks, Insurance, Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc: Greater Disclosure of Material Corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Data

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Berkshire Hathaway or its holding companies report to shareholders on the outcomes of their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by publishing quantitative data on workforce composition, and recruitment, retention, and promotion rates of employees by gender, race, and ethnicity. The reporting should be done at reasonable expense and exclude proprietary information.