“Trump's December 12 executive order on proxy solicitors did not restrict proxy voting by big index funds, once a right-wing priority, and a sign the administration may not wholly side with executives against investors.
To make sense of things, I spoke with Andrew Behar, CEO of activist investor group As You Sow, a frequent resolution filer and company interlocutor.”
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“The board is ‘clearly caving to political pressure, which puts shareholder returns at risk. We expect our board to make decisions based on pecuniary measures, not politics, and request that they retract this policy change immediately,’ Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, said in an email.” Read More →
Read More“As You Sow, a nonprofit shareholder advocacy organization, has its own ‘set it and forget it’ system that allows shareholders to direct their proxy votes toward environmental or social justice issues.” Read More →
Read More“A large-scale study released in 2023 by As You Sow, a nonprofit shareholder advocacy group promoting corporate social responsibility, revealed the direct correlation between DEI and bottom line results, ‘making a clear business and investor case for diversity as a material factor in financial success.’" Read More →
Read More“‘Shareholders overwhelmingly voted against resolutions to end DEI and backed management maintaining merit-based diversity programs focused on financial performance,’ said Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that advocates for environmental and social corporate responsibility." Read More →
Read More“As Andy Behar, CEO of As You Sow noted: ‘Shareholders understand that diversity and inclusion are material to profitable growth. Anyone who’s looking at the data, which the companies and shareholders are, comes to the conclusion that greater diversity leads to financial outperformance.’" Read More →
Read More“‘We’re a little bit in a pause mode,’ said Andy Behar, As You Sow’s CEO. He said a ‘right-wing crusade’ against socially responsible investing has left shareholders in limbo as they figure out how to navigate the shifting political climate.” Read More →
Read More“According to the shareholder advocate group As You Sow, Travelers has continued to stay profitable even with disasters like wildfires and hurricanes sharply increasing rates or pulling out of high-risk markets altogether.” Read More →
Read More“‘The political situation in the US is deepening trust between companies and their shareholders “as there is a common enemy trying to harm businesses,’ Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, has told Responsible Investor.” Read More →
Read More“A lot of people, if you ask them, say, ‘Yes, I would love to have my investments align with my values,’” said Andrew Montes, director of digital strategies at As You Sow. “But then we also see a low adoption of sustainable funds within 401(k) plans that offer them.” Read More →
Read MoreThe First Solar deal shows many corporate executives at least remain concerned about environmental matters, said Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, a prolific filer of shareholder resolutions. "I know everyone is despairing about ESG, but the bottom line to me is that companies want to get better and thrive," Behar said in a telephone interview. Read More →
Read MoreAndrew Behar, CEO of advocacy group As You Sow, a frequent resolution filer, says it and partners have filed 55 resolutions so far this year asking companies for things like plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions or plastic packaging. Read More →
Read More“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 →
Read MoreIconic 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
Read MoreHelene 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 →
Read MoreTo 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 →
Read MoreReveal 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 →
Read MoreOver 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 →
Read MoreDanielle 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 →
Read MoreDozens of tidal gauges from the coast of North Carolina to the tip of Texas show sea levels are six inches higher today than in 2010 – an accelerated change that previously took 50 years. Most remarkable is that this coastal area along the Gulf of Mexico is rising at nearly twice the global average, according to this map recently published by the Washington Post. Read More →
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