As You Sow grieves with those impacted by the recent string of murders in Northern Georgia that have left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women.
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From Flint’s lead-filled water to Richmond’s poisoned air – corporations and municipal governments have been allowed to pollute and poison marginalized communities.
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An original Letter to CEOs came from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. Andrew Behar, shareholder advocate and As You Sow CEO redlined the letter and sent it back to Mr. Fink. =
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Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, teamed up with Illinois Environmental Council and its affiliates, elected leaders, and other experts to offer educational sessions about the issues facing our environment, food systems, infrastructure, and good governance.
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This resolution requests that Procter & Gamble publish an annual report assessing its diversity and inclusion efforts.
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Tisha Schuller sits down with Danielle Fugere, President of As You Sow to learn about shareholder activism from the activist perspective. Shareholder resolutions are increasingly successful in pushing oil and gas companies to address climate concerns on activist terms.
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In early May, French company Total, became the latest investor-owned oil and gas company to come out with an ambitious-sounding climate announcement. Total stated its support for the “goals of the Paris Agreement” and an intent “to be consistent with these goals . . . with a view for Total to get to net zero by 2050.”
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Our current agricultural system is characterized in large part by industrial-scale farms that grow only one species of crop at a time, with no or inadequate rotation. Although industrial agriculture over time the system has degraded the land, water, and other resources we depend on for life.
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In early May, French company Total, became the latest investor-owned oil and gas company to come out with an ambitious-sounding climate announcement. Total stated its support for the “goals of the Paris Agreement”.
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For-profit firms have flooded money into prison and detention center infrastructure — and lobby for harsher policing and longer sentencing, even for non-violent offenders.
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Thank you for standing up for values-aligned and ESG investing and opposing this unjust restriction of our freedom to make our own investing decisions.
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There are currently 110 million U.S. employees with $8.4 trillion invested in corporate retirement plans and demand for values-based investment options is on the rise. However, it is often the case that the investment options in the company-defined 401(k) are often not in alignment with the company's stated values and sustainability goals.
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Four months after the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a pandemic, cases in the United States continue to rise. Many facets of our national economy are being tested by this crisis and the food system has been particularly hard hit.
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Want to help build a regenerative economy? As You Sow and leading experts discussed how to rebuild economies in a clean and equitable way, how the natural world and human health are interconnected, and how stakeholder capitalism will help lead the way.
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Earlier this year, Kellogg’s quietly announced that, by 2025, it will phase out pre-harvest use of glyphosate in its major wheat and oat supply chains. This important action comes after the company’s products appeared in several reports finding glyphosate residues in nearly every sampled popular breakfast foods.
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Without a doubt, electric utilities have made significant progress in recent years in taking actions to reduce the sector’s impact on the climate crisis. Power sector companies are moving away from coal, setting net-zero or other substantial greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
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I’m Andrew Behar, CEO of the non-profit As You Sow. This shareholder resolution, is of the utmost importance as it asks the critical question: How do words become actions?
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If there is one takeaway from the pain and anguish of COVID-19 it is that we now have dramatic proof that: SCIENCE = LIFE IGNORANCE = DEATH.
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As You Sow hosted a webinar, on April 22, to discuss the opportunities and risks of fossil free investing and how aligning investing with your values may be your safest path to a secure retirement portfolio. The webinar also included a tour of FossilFreeFunds.org.
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