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Clean200 Outperforms Dirty Energy and ACWI Indexes Despite Political Headwinds over 10 Years
Clean200 Outperforms Dirty Energy and ACWI Indexes Despite Political Headwinds over 10 Years

As You Sow and Corporate Knights today released the 13th edition of the Carbon Clean 200™, also known as the Clean 200™, a global list of 200 publicly traded companies leading the sustainable economy through clean energy, electrification, efficiency, and  enabling technologies.

Year of Record Heat Leads to Another Year of Financial Losses 
Year of Record Heat Leads to Another Year of Financial Losses 

As You Sow today warned that new climate data by five major scientific organizations confirmed 2025 as marking a decisive turning point pushing the global three-year average temperature above 1.5°C for the first time. Warming temperatures and related climate change continues to have a negative and growing impact on the economy. 

Shareholders Respond to Climate-Related Insurability Crisis  
Shareholders Respond to Climate-Related Insurability Crisis  

In resolutions filed with Travelers and Chubb, As You Sow asks insurers to explain if and how it can maintain a viable homeowners insurance business as catastrophic climate-related weather events increase payouts.  

Microsoft AGM: Investors Raise Concern about Company Fueling Climate Change with Its AI Technology Products
Microsoft AGM: Investors Raise Concern about Company Fueling Climate Change with Its AI Technology Products

Microsoft investors will get a second chance to voice their support for a proposal asking the Company to assess risks related to the use of its artificial intelligence technologies for facilitating new oil and gas development and production.

New Report Finds Data Center Demand Overstated — Clean Energy Can Power the AI Boom 
New Report Finds Data Center Demand Overstated — Clean Energy Can Power the AI Boom 

A new report authored by As You Sow and Sierra Club shows that with strategic action by tech companies and utilities, the AI boom can be a tool for progress to advance the clean energy transition.  

PulteGroup Shareholders Ask Top Home Builder to Address Growing Climate Risks
PulteGroup Shareholders Ask Top Home Builder to Address Growing Climate Risks

PulteGroup released shareholder voting results today from its 2025 annual general meeting. Nearly a quarter (23.8%) of independent shareholders voted in support of a proposal filed by shareholder representative As You Sow .

SEC Rules Travelers Must Face Climate Risk Resolution
SEC Rules Travelers Must Face Climate Risk Resolution

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled that Travelers Companies must face a shareholder resolution on climate risk filed by shareholder representative As You Sow.

Travelers Insurance Attempts to Block a Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Disclose the Impact of Climate-Related Price Increases and Coverage Reductions to Its Continued Profitability 
Travelers Insurance Attempts to Block a Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Disclose the Impact of Climate-Related Price Increases and Coverage Reductions to Its Continued Profitability 

Today, the SEC released shareholder representative As You Sow’s response to Travelers’ “No Action” challenge to its climate related resolution.

Wells Fargo’s Rollback of Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern  
Wells Fargo’s Rollback of Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern  

Wells Fargo recently announced a poorly reasoned decision to end its greenhouse gas reduction targets, setting the stage for the financing of high carbon companies unbounded by greenhouse gas limits or goals – an outcome likely to contribute significantly to climate harm. 

Oracle Shareholder Vote to Protect Employees’ Life Savings from Climate Risk
Oracle Shareholder Vote to Protect Employees’ Life Savings from Climate Risk

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shareholders will cast their vote on a proposal asking the company to report on actions it is taking to protect employees’ retirement savings from the growing economic consequences of climate change.