Courts grapple with Amazon’s responsibility for dangerous products

A tragic accident and a faulty rhinestone dog collar are at the center of a court drama that could have far-reaching effects on how products are sold online.

Do you know what industries your mutual fund invests in? There are ways to find out

Investors are increasingly expanding their attention beyond past performance to evaluate what the mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in their accounts are invested in.

Invest Your ValuesAsYouSowJuly 8, 2019Gender Equality Funds, Fossil Free Funds, homepage

Amazon Won’t Stop Selling Toxic Products In the U.S.

It started in 2014, when a California-based civil enforcer Larry Lee found dangerous levels of mercury in skin-lightening creams sold on Amazon.

Environmental HealthAsYouSowJuly 4, 2019Ankita Rao, amazon, amazon skin-lightening creams

BlackBerry’s use of non-standard metrics violates SEC rules

BlackBerry Ltd. reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday that led with and were dominated by non-standard numbers, putting the company at risk of an enforcement action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

CEO PayAsYouSowJune 27, 2019CEO Pay, Ciara Linnane, Francine McKenna

Companies Can Deny Climate Change But They Can't Shun The Capital Markets

Denying climate change is one matter.

EnergyAs You SowJune 27, 2019Ken Silverstein, energy, climate

How to Build Your Own ESG Portfolio

Investors who decide to put their money where their values are have a small but fast-growing array of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to choose from.

Invest Your ValuesAsYouSowJune 27, 2019Karen Hube, Fossil Free Funds, ESG

Investors Representing $1.61 Trillion in Assets Tell Companies to Disclose Workplace Equity Data

The disclosure of workplace equity data is increasing in its importance to investors and they are letting companies know that this information is material to investment decisions.

Democrats want companies to disclose their climate risks — and fossil fuel industry is worried

Democratic presidential candidates have a sweeping array of proposals to fight climate change, but virtually all the leading hopefuls agree on one relatively simple proposal: forcing companies to disclose the risks they face from a warming atmosphere.

GM faces increased pressure from investors on climate

Large investors in General Motors Co. are urging the company to take a stronger stance against President Trump's efforts to unravel a key Obama-era climate policy.

Oil and gas industry continues to respond to climate, pollution concerns

Shareholders at two of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers are urging the companies to adopt polices to reduce their impact on climate change.

Why Is Everyone Talking About CEO Pay?

Earlier this year, 57% of Disney shareholders approved a compensation package for CEO Bob Iger that will be worth as much as $35 million.

CEO PayAsYouSowJune 17, 2019Say Contributor, CEO Pay

AS THE WORLD GRAPPLES WITH PLASTIC, THE U.S. MAKES MORE OF IT — A LOT MORE

Microscopic plastic particles are in our oceans, the fish we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink.

Waste, Circular EconomyAsYouSowJune 13, 2019plastic pellets, plastics

Trudeau’s proposed plastics ban is an opportunity wasted

This could have been a legacy initiative, a moment for the prime minister to stake a leadership position in one of the most urgent issues of our time.

Waste, Circular EconomyAsYouSowJune 13, 2019Jennifer Wells, rbi resolution, resolution

If we want antibiotics to work, consumers have to put big pressure on factory farms

On March 1, Denny’s stopped purchasing chicken treated with medically important antibiotics for its U.S. restaurants.

Environmental HealthAsYouSowJune 10, 2019Christy Spees, Antibiotics and Factory Farms, anti

Here’s one powerful way to control CEO pay

Company shareholders are well-positioned to address income inequality by clamping down on sky high corporate pay, but new research says they’ll have to put their mouth where their money is.

CEO PayAsYouSowJune 5, 2019CEO Pay, report, Andrew Keshner

Votes of No-Confidence in ExxonMobil’s Climate Leadership

Before entering ExxonMobil’s annual meeting in Dallas last week, shareholders had to pass local activists holding a 100-foot-long banner with the message “Climate Crisis: #ExxonKnew—Make Them Pay.”

The 2019 proxy season: How investors are stepping up on ESG

Investors have been stepping up efforts to prod companies to advance their commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities.

Waste, Circular EconomyAsYouSowJune 3, 2019Sara Del Lago, Lex Suvanto, plastics, shareholder resolutions, ESG

General Mills project could set standard for farm-level regulations

Large food companies are increasingly worried about the broad impact they have on the environment.

Environmental HealthAsYouSowJune 3, 2019Jennifer Betzner, regenerative farming, farming

Shareholders call on Chevron, Exxon to address climate change

Shareholders at two of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers are urging the companies to adopt polices to reduce their impact on climate change.

How to Ensure ESG Investing Isn’t Whitewash

Among the $46.6 trillion of U.S. professionally managed assets at the end of 2017, $12 trillion – roughly 26% – was earmarked for sustainable investing, according to data from US SIF.

Invest Your ValuesAsYouSowJune 3, 2019Debbie Carlson, invest your values, ESG