“‘Since proposals are generally non-binding, the only real benefit of these changes appears to be shielding companies from having to consider hard issues that would be easier to sweep under the rug’, explains Danielle Fugere, As You Sow’s president and chief counsel.” Read More →
Read More“‘Insurance companies are raising rates and dropping coverage because of climate-related disasters, but the parties most responsible — the major fossil fuel producers — are not being held accountable,’ said Danielle Fugere, President and Chief Counsel of As You Sow." Read More →
Read More“As You Sow President Danielle Fugere stated: ‘Our proposal simply asks Chubb to evaluate whether recovering costs from responsible parties could help keep insurance affordable for the families and communities that depend on it.’" Read More →
Read More“As You Sow’s proposal addresses a significant policy issue—the affordability and availability of homeowners insurance in the face of climate change—that directly impacts the company’s long-term financial sustainability and carries broad societal implications." Read More →
Read More“On Tuesday, two U.S. investor advocacy groups, As You Sow and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), filed a request with the SEC asking it to reconsider. They argue that the program violates the SEC’s rules on proxy voting, which restrict shareholders from delegating voting authority beyond a single annual meeting.” 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“Danielle Fugere, president of the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, said investors may also see U.S. assets as less relevant and more volatile if U.S. systems fail to adhere to climate regulatory frameworks.” Read More →
Read More“Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow, says: 'We thought it was fair to ask the company what we should expect as investors. Tell us what you know so we have more information on which to base our investment decisions.’" Read More →
Read More“Danielle Fugere, president of the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow, said the rollback strikes at the heart of global risk transparency." Read More →
Read More“But As You Sow, a non-profit group focused on shareholder advocacy on ESG matters, said the order “accelerates an environmentally catastrophic practice” that 32 countries and business groups have rejected until deepsea mining’s ecosystem impact is clear." Read More →
Read More“Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of As You Sow, an institutional shareholder representative and advocacy group, said she is ‘extremely skeptical’ that the Trump administration would be able to defend in court an executive order that arbitrarily excludes environmental groups from 501(c)(3) status due to the administration’s policy preference at the time." Read More →
Read MoreThe broad scope of his opinion seems "designed to curb any assessment of climate impact or climate risk," said Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of As You Sow. "[The opinion determines] just because American Airlines has adopted climate change principles and BlackRock has too, therefore one can conclude they are colluding in some way or they have conflicts of interest. That's such an enormous leap. It makes no sense in today's market where climate change is a risk, investors and companies have to address those risks, and if they don't, they will be impacted financially and negatively." Read More →
Read MoreExxonMobil 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 →
Read MoreThe 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 →
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 →
Read MoreWhile 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 MoreThese heavy metals make their way into your chocolate through the cacao bean, said Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel at As You Sow, a nonprofit that worked with the chocolate industry to produce an investigative report on heavy metals in chocolate in 2022. Read More →
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