Between 2014 and 2017, As You Sow (AYS), a non-profit corporation in California, tested various chocolate products for the presence of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb).
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These guidelines are also intended to inform all investors on how to vote in an ESG-aligned way. They can be adapted and customized for use by foundations, endowments, asset managers, and retail investors. Please use them as a baseline for discussion with your investment committees, trustees, and financial advisors.
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Proponents have filed 529 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and related sustainable governance issues for the 2022 proxy season, up more than 20 percent from last year at this time.
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This report assesses the progress of 55 of the largest U.S. corporations in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Paris Agreement’s objective of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, which requires achieving “net zero” emissions by 2050.
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This is the eighth year As You Sow has issued this report and a year where COVID-19 influenced voting outcomes. Shareholder opposition to CEO pay packages increased in the year ended June 30, 2021. CEO pay also continued to increase compared to the previous year.
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Corporate Knights and As You Sow have released the annual update of the Clean200™ global list of publicly traded companies that are leading the way with solutions for the transition to a clean energy future.
Since our first report was launched in the summer of 2016 a great deal has changed in the world.
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In recent years, attention given to environmental issues has increased and the demand for environmentally sustainable products has been growing. Many companies are also facing increasing pressure from the public and government agencies, with society demanding that companies reduce their impact on the environment.
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Farming has not always required the intensive use of chemicals that constrains our farmers today. Humans have been growing food for over 10,000 years; it is only over the past 60 years that we have become dependent on a complicated and costly system of pesticide use.
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Although the Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard 2021 differs in focus from Waste & Opportunity 2020, it is evident from company scores that corporations are beginning to step up to the plate to tackle plastic pollution, both individually and collectively.
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As You Sow® conducted 188 corporate engagements in the 2021 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.
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This report compares millions of proxy voting records from January 2015 to June 2020 to commercial relationships, which uncovers the fact that all major fund managers considered — BlackRock, State Street, T. Rowe Price, and Vanguard — vote with management of their customers at a significantly higher rate compared to non-customers.
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The Guidelines are designed to be handed off to your investment advisor or proxy voting service, or you can use them to help you vote your own proxies.
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The energy sector is facing significant demand reduction for fossil fuel products as the world transitions to cleaner sources of electricity and fuel in response to the climate crisis.
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Proponents have filed at least 435 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and sustainability issues for the 2021 proxy season, with 313 pending as of February 19.
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As we publish our 2021 report, CEO pay is receiving intense political focus. When company performance is considered, the most overpaid CEOs are disproportionately overpaid.
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We are pleased to present the 2021 Carbon Clean 200™ list of publicly traded companies that are leading the way with solutions for the transition to a clean energy future.
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In total, 131 engagements with 111 companies across 10 program areas. Seventy-three engagements escalated to formal shareholder resolutions, filed on behalf of 221 shareholders.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. . .
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Plastic pollution is a global crisis that is actively threatening oceans, wildlife, and public health. Plastic pollution has rapidly elevated to crisis level in the past three years as better data on the scope of the problem has become available.
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The Guidelines are designed to be handed off to your investment advisor or proxy voting service, or you can use them to help you vote your own proxies.
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