“The No. 1 thing is to figure out what you own,” said Andrew Behar, the chief executive of As You Sow. “But frankly, Wall Street doesn’t really want you to know. It is very hard to change when you are profiting from the current system.” Read More →

As shareholder advocates, As You Sow has engaged over a dozen companies including recently Google, asking for disclosures on how they’re protecting employee savings from climate risk. Read More →

As You Sow's report on Costco claimed it wasn't being as transparent as it could be and wasn't holding third-party suppliers to task. While that issue is considered "resolved" with a shareholder request for stricter regulations, just what came of that is unclear. Read More →

As You Sow submitted a shareholder proposal on behalf of Amalgamated Bank requesting information about what it described as an “ambiguous and inconsistent shift in policies and practices regarding its workplace diversity strategy.” Read More →

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, As You Sow questioned Microsoft for its self-proclaimed status of a “first mover” on climate change. Read More →

ExxonMobil sued shareholders, and Danielle Fugere from As You Sow will discuss the implications at the RI USA 2024 panel on December 3 in New York City. Read More →

The proposal – led by As You Sow – called on the manufacturing firm to report on the effectiveness of its efforts to create a meritocratic workplace “where no one is excluded from contributing to the company’s success because of an immutable characteristic, such as gender, race or ethnicity”. Read More →

As You Sow writes that in July of this year Deere ‘announced an ambiguous and inconsistent shift in policies and practices regarding its workplace diversity strategy. If the company has dismantled key [DE&I] policies and practices, this exposes it to financial, competitive, legal and reputational risks.’  Read More →

As You Sow has also put forward a resolution requesting Microsoft report on the risks of providing advanced technology, including AI and machine learning tools, “to facilitate new oil and gas development and production”. Read More →

As You Sow, called for greater transparency on regenerative agriculture and pesticide reduction. The proposal garnered 29 percent support, demonstrating investor inuence and growing activism in this area.. Read More →

In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission from the non-profit As You Sow, Microsoft is accused of hypocrisy for styling itself as a “first mover” on climate change while targeting fossil fuels as the most significant growth opportunity for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and cloud computing services. Read More

Shareholder Rights Group — whose members include nonprofits As You Sow, Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, as well as the nation’s largest federation of unions — sent the letter Thursday, after the IAC explored proxy proposals and the implications of ExxonMobil’s lawsuit against Arjuna Capital at a meeting last month.  Read More

Iconic foods like Georgia peaches, Florida oranges, and Ecuadorian chocolate are threatened by increasing weather extremes and shifting climates. As You Sow has documented the trend in a recent report and an accompanying article, climate change is driving up the cost of food products including olive oil, coffee, rice, and other staples.  Read More

The SEC’s advisers on investor issues has a duty to support shareholders who push companies to disclose risks from climate change, artificial intelligence and other matters, as businesses fight them in court, advocates said. Read More →

Conrad MacKerron, the organization’s senior vice president, noted that there are still plenty of opportunities outside of Amazon’s e-commerce business to cut down on unnecessary plastic packaging.  Read More →

Helene dropped an “astronomical” 40 trillion gallons of water over 500 miles, walloping whole towns in Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina.  Read More →

These ratings assess companies on various ESG factors, providing a snapshot of their performance in areas like environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance practices. One public source is As You Sow’s, invest your values pages. Read More →

“We’re pleased to see 3M setting these targets,” said Danielle Fugere, president of shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, which endorses SBTi validation. “They appear to be doing this in a way that’s transparent, not confusing or misleading.”  Read More →

While that may be an underlying factor, investors are actually serious about climate action, says Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel at As You Sow, a California-based organization that represents shareholders on social and climate issues.  Read More →

‘General Mills is falling behind its peers in reporting on pesticide reduction, which may negatively impact long-term shareholder value,’ says Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel at As You Sow, in a statement on the vote.  Read More →

“There has been a change over time,” says Danielle Fugere, As You Sow’s president and chief counsel. Investors have long lined up at the microphone to ask questions. But with the rise of virtual-only settings, Fugere says, “you’re seeing companies obviously picking questions that are friendly to them, and not necessarily responding—or giving the opportunity to shareholders to ask the more difficult questions. We’re seeing even more pushback.”    Read More →

A follow-up paper by a consulting group even used the Wharton study to estimate costs for other states considering or enacting legislation. The follow-up paper was conducted on behalf of ESG activist groups known as As You Sow and Ceres.  Read More →

Filed by As You Sow , the resolution notes that while the firm discloses pounds of pesticides avoided annually by its organic farmers, it does not report pesticide use reductions by its suppliers using regenerative agriculture practices. Read More →

To inform the public and financial professionals, we published, “Climate Inflation: How Extreme Weather is Driving Up the Price of Food.” As our paper shows, chocolate isn’t the only family favorite that’s more expensive than ever due to climate change. Read More →

As You Sow, a nonprofit that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, has drafted a shareholder proposal about John Deere’s “ambiguous and inconsistent shift in policies and practices” regarding DEI, writing that dismantling key policies exposes the company to “financial, competitive, legal, and reputational risks.”. Read More →

ESG investors can determine the social responsibility of over 3,000 shared funds. They can also check how their carbon emissions affect society from the As You Sow website. Your fund ratings can be found on a scale of A to F, depending on the screen you choose to perform a financial analysis on. Read More →

Reveal reporter Jonathan Jones was working on a story about a massive coal plant expansion in Montana when he wondered who was bankrolling the project. It turns out a major shareholder of the energy company driving the project was The Vanguard Group, the investment firm where he happens to have his retirement savings.  Read More →

As You Sow, a nonprofit that represents investors interested in environmental and social issues, filed the proposal Thursday as a corporate ballot submission for votes at Deere’s next annual shareholder meeting. Read More →

Over the last two years, we’ve seen a growing number of largely white male politicians, business leaders, and even journalists calling for the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives at public corporations. Read More →

Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of As You Sow, was summoned before the committee in March along with the shareholder group’s CEO Andy Behar for 15 hours of questioning. Afterward, Fugere said Jordan’s staff couldn’t provide a legislative reason for why they needed such exhaustive information. Read More →