Press Releases

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—MAY 1, 2024 —Today, Coca-Cola shareholders will vote on a proposal calling on the company to report known or potential risks to the company's employees caused by the decline in the quality of their medical care. With headquarters in Atlanta, Coca-Cola employees face the brunt of an existing healthcare crisis in Georgia as a result of legislative interferences in accessible healthcare, posing an immediate threat to their health and wellbeing. 

Shareholder representative As You Sow today released its 2024 “Pay for Climate Performance: Linking CEO Compensation to Emissions Reduction” report, grading 100 of the largest U.S. companies on their CEO climate-related pay incentives and their ability to drive greenhouse gas emission reductions. The report finds that while pay incentives can be powerful motivators, they need to be quantifiable, significant, and linked to robust climate goals.

AT&T released a Political Congruency Report on Friday providing standard-setting disclosure on its political spending. AT&T committed to release this report as part of a withdrawal agreement with As You Sow on a shareholder resolution last April. 

As You Sow today released “Capturing the Diversity Benefit: Workforce Diversity Linked to Financial Performance.” This comprehensive, landmark report reveals a statistically significant correlation between higher percentages of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) management and increases in eight standard financial metrics. Key findings add meaningful insight to a growing body of evidence linking financial benefits to a diverse management team, making a clear business and investor case for diversity as a material factor in financial success.

As You Sow today released its 10th “100 Most Overpaid CEOs” list linking excessive CEO Pay to corporate performance. 

United Autoworkers of America (UAW) last night announced plans for targeted, stand-up strikes in three states against Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler after negotiations fell through. Shrinking the widening gap between CEO pay and workers' pay in years marked by record-breaking profits has been central to UAW’s demands. 

AT&T, a trusted telecommunications brand providing phone and internet service to millions of Americans, made an important commitment to greater transparency of its political activities for the benefit of shareholders, customers, and all stakeholders as part of a shareholder resolution withdrawal agreement with As You Sow.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday ruled against Eli Lilly’s attempt to exclude from its proxy statement an As You Sow shareholder resolution addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As You Sow today released an update to its racial justice and workplace equity scorecards to include the most up-to-date information on the 1,000 largest publicly traded companies. The data-refresh found companies are taking steps to increase transparency and accountability on the path to justice.

Shareholder representative As You Sow today released “Pay for Climate Performance: Linking CEO Compensation to Emissions Reduction” report finding that, while many companies say they link CEO pay to climate reduction goals, such incentives generally lack meaningful metrics or sufficient compensation to incentivize climate progress.