
Climate & ENERGY
PRESS RELEASES
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 .
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.
Today, the SEC released shareholder representative As You Sow’s response to Travelers’ “No Action” challenge to its climate related resolution.
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 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.
Today, as part of its Climate Finance Day event, with a live audience and livestream, the shareholder representative organization, As You Sow released a new report titled, Climate Inflation - How Extreme Weather is Driving Up the Price of Food.
Constellation Brands released vote totals showing that approximately 25% of shareholders voted in support of stronger emissions goals and a transition towards a circular economy for packaging, two primary and urgent concerns for shareholders and the company.
Late Monday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed ExxonMobil Corporation’s lawsuit against Arjuna Capital. The dismissal marks what should be the end of an inglorious saga for Exxon, which filed the lawsuit in response to the submission of a shareholder proposal by Arjuna rather than seeking exclusion through the normal Securities and Exchange Commission process.
Today, Tesla Inc. (NYSE: TSLA) shareholders will vote on a proposal, filed by shareholder representative As You Sow, asking Tesla to adopt a deep-sea mining moratorium. Tesla has yet to take a public stand on the controversial issue of deep-sea mining, in stark contrast to peers, including BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Rivian, and Renault, which have each signed a moratorium. A similar proposal voted on at the General Motors shareholder meeting on June 4 received 12% support, a solid vote of support for this new issue.
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing on investors’ action to address climate change, the latest chapter of a protracted investigation into what the Judiciary Committee majority alleges are antitrust violations among investors responding to the severe economic threat posed by climate change. The Committee has targeted As You Sow and 13 other organizations with an investigation. Arjuna Capital, Ceres, and CalPERS were called as witnesses in today’s hearing.