As You Sow Urges SEC to Protect Corporate Disclosure Rules Investors Depend On for Informed Decision-making

As You Sow submitted a formal comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urging the agency to refrain from eliminating or materially weakening Regulation S-K.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsApril 8, 2026SEC

Rehana Nathoo and Stefan Kuerbis Join As You Sow Board of Directors

The As You Sow Board of Directors and staff welcome two new members to our Board of Directors: Rehana Nathoo, Founder and CEO of Spectrum Impact, and Stefan Kürbis, a sustainability executive with extensive corporate ESG leadership experience.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsApril 7, 2026board, Rehana Nathoo, Stefan Kurbis

Jury Verdicts Against Meta Validate Longstanding Investor Concerns on Child Safety, Trafficking, and Platform Harm

Two landmark jury verdicts this week against Meta Platforms confirmed what shareholder advocates and impacted users have warned for nearly a decade: the company’s failure to address harmful content and platform design risks has created profound legal, financial, and societal consequences.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsMarch 26, 2026META, YouTube

As You Sow Files Lawsuit Challenging Chubb’s Refusal to Put Shareholder Proposal Addressing Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis on Company Proxy

As You Sow, the nation’s leading shareholder representative, today filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against global insurance giant Chubb Limited, challenging the company’s decision to exclude a shareholder proposal from its 2026 proxy materials.

SEC Bars Use of Exempt Solicitations for Most Shareholders

The SEC’s recent guidance reversing its long-standing position allowing Notices of Exempt Solicitation for smaller shareholders represents a significant setback for shareholder democracy and informed capital markets.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsJanuary 27, 2026SEC, shareholder advocacy, shareholder democracy

Press Statement: New Trump Order Threatens Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability

The 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.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsDecember 12, 2025SEC, Executive Order

SEC’s Refusal to Rule on No-Action Requests Creates Legal Limbo, Shirks Responsibility, and Harms Shareholders

Today’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.

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsNovember 18, 2025SEC, shareholder advocacy

Shareholders Ask SEC to Reconsider ExxonMobil Program Locking in Pro-Management Vote in Violation of SEC Rules

Shareholder 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.”

Shareholder RightsRyon HarmsSeptember 30, 2025ExxonMobil, SEC, shareholder advocacy