As You Sow: Corporate Social Responsibility, Shareholder Advocacy and Toxics Reduction

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Give $100 or more and receive a free "No Fracking Way!" t-shirt	New Report: Sourcing Framework for Food Containing Nanomaterials

2011 Scorecard & Report on U.S. Beverage Container Recycling	Our Fall Newsletter: Fracking, Fashion Week, and Packaging Waste

Recent Publications

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	*Waste & Opportunity: U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard and Report, 2011* evaluates beverage producers' efforts to reduce source materials, create recyclable packaging, and increase container recovery rates. New findings include developing industry support for recycling programs and state-level EPR programs. Read more.
	*White Paper: Financial Risks of Investments in Coal* lays out the financial risks of continued reliance on coal for electricity generation. The report also features online case studies demonstrating how these financial risks are manifested in individual electric utilities. Read more.
	In a new edition of Seeking Safer Packaging: Ranking Food Companies on BPA As You Sow and Green Century find that major brand name companies are responding to consumer concern about the health hazards of BPA by switching to substitute packaging. Read more.

Caution Urged with Nanoparticles in Food: 12-08-2011 Food Safety News reports on the safety concerns for companies considering the use of nanoparticles outlined by As You Sow's Sourcing Framework. Read the full article.

OG Joins As You Sow for an Event Offering a Look into the Shocking Future of Fracking in LA: 10-30-2011 Opportunity Green spoke with founder Tom Van Dyck about fracking in California at our recent fracking fundraiser in Venice Beach. Read the full article.

The Power of Proxy: 08-26-2011 E Magazine talks with CEO Andrew Behar about how shareholders can help companies go green. Read the full article.

How Wasteful Are Your Companies? 08-11-2011 Larger beverage companies you might not suspect ranked high in our new scorecard on recycling, according to MSNBC. Read the full article.

How Shareholder Activism Moved the Needle on Sustainability in 2011: 07-08-2011 GreenBiz profiles the success of our fracking, coal, and recycling resolutions and the growing investor support for ESG issues. Read the full article.

A Different Kind of Climate Change: 06-22-2011 The Motley Fool discusses the rise in investor support for ESG resolutions this year, including our own on fracking and coal. Read the full article.