Other Initiatives

Income inequality has reached historic levels, posing growing social and financial risks to companies and investors. Executive pay at many public corporations has continued to rise sharply, often disconnected from long-term performance or median worker pay. The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs reports, published annually by As You Sow for a decade, highlights the scale of imbalance and provides investors with analytic tools to evaluate compensation risks across major firms. 

The Wage Justice Initiative worked with shareholders and boards to promote compensation systems that reward sustainable value creation and support a fair, motivated workforce.

Modern slavery remains embedded in global commerce, with an estimated 50 million people living under forced labor conditions, nearly twice the number trafficked to the Americas during three centuries of the Atlantic slave trade. Human trafficking takes many forms, including debt bondage, prison labor, and forced servitude, and it persists across industries and geographies. 

The Slavery in Supply Chains Initiative mobilizes investor power to expose and eliminate these abuses. By engaging the largest and most visible companies in high-risk sectors, As You Sow promotes transparency, human rights due diligence, and industry collaboration to end forced labor.