This week, Sunrun Inc., the nation's largest residential solar and storage company, was formally added to the growing number of businesses calling for a moratorium on deep seabed mining. The commitment comes after productive engagement between shareholder representative As You Sow and Sunrun on the environmental risks posed by this emerging industry.
Read MoreAs You Sow today warned that new climate data by five major scientific organizations confirmed 2025 as marking a decisive turning point pushing the global three-year average temperature above 1.5°C for the first time. Warming temperatures and related climate change continues to have a negative and growing impact on the economy.
Read MoreA prominent scientific journal recently retracted a landmark study claiming that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, is safe for human health. There remains substantial research and evidence linking glyphosate to cancer exists across a range of studies.
Read MoreIn resolutions filed with Travelers and Chubb, As You Sow asks insurers to explain if and how it can maintain a viable homeowners insurance business as catastrophic climate-related weather events increase payouts.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration issued an executive order with mandates that will interfere with, and radically encumber, independent market transactions; and impose an irrational set of beliefs in place of well-informed investor decision making.
Read MoreMicrosoft investors will get a second chance to voice their support for a proposal asking the Company to assess risks related to the use of its artificial intelligence technologies for facilitating new oil and gas development and production.
Read MoreThis week, Costco Wholesale Corporation introduced new commitments in its 2025 sustainability report aimed at reducing deforestation risks in its avocado supply chain. The move comes after As You Sow withdrew a shareholder proposal.
Read MoreToday’s announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it will no longer substantively review corporate no-action requests under Rule 14a-8 represents a dangerous abandonment of the agency’s longstanding role as a neutral arbiter in the shareholder proposal process.
Read MoreAs You Sow today released Social Justice Funds, a free online platform scoring thousands of investment funds on racial justice, gender equality, corporate diversity, and LGBTQ+ equity.
Read MoreA Washington Post study underscores risks highlighted by a recent report and shareholder resolutions by As You Sow urging large food companies to assess and disclose pesticide and fertilizer use making farming communities and farm workers sick.
Read MoreGeneral Mills released voting results from its 2025 Annual General meeting showing 28% support for a pesticides disclosure proposal filed by shareholder representatives As You Sow and Mercy Investment Services.
Read MoreShareholder representatives As You Sow and Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind its effective approval of ExxonMobil’s “Retail Voting Program.”
Read MoreA new report authored by As You Sow and Sierra Club shows that with strategic action by tech companies and utilities, the AI boom can be a tool for progress to advance the clean energy transition.
Read MoreRuling from the U.S. District Court in Waco marks a partial but important victory in the battle to preserve investor freedom and protect the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in financial decision-making.
Read MoreFollowing shareholder engagement, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. has announced its intention to set a new single-use plastics reduction goal for U.S. franchise operations.
Read MoreAs You Sow applauds Amazon for a significant 28% drop in North American shipments containing single-use plastic packaging, as detailed in its newly released 2024 sustainability report.
Read MoreA new report by As You Sow grades 20 major food companies on the quality of their regenerative agriculture programs and finds that a majority failed to implement key components necessary to achieve regenerative outcomes.
Read MoreShareholders sent a message to companies using large quantities of plastic packaging this shareholder season: It’s time to phase out the use of flexible plastics and to start financing credible recycling options.
Read MorePepsiCo abandoned a commitment it made to shareholders for 20% of all beverage servings to be delivered in reusable or refillable packaging and diminished a second commitment to reduce its use of virgin plastic by 20%.
Read MoreToday, updated Racial Justice and Workplace Equity Scorecards, based on ratings for the 3,000 largest publicly traded US companies on 64 key performance indicators, was released by As You Sow.
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