Today, 99 percent of BP shareholders voted in support of a resolution drafted by Climate Action 100+, a group of 300 investors with more than $33 trillion in assets under management, calling for the oil giant to align its business strategy with the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Read MoreThe biggest Dutch investor, Aegon Netherlands and Aegon Asset Management Netherlands, announced this week its support for nine climate resolutions, including As You Sow’s Chevron Paris-aligned business transition proposal and a petrochemical resiliency proposal filed with Exxon.
Read MoreA shareholder resolution on the health and climate impacts of coal use filed at Duke Energy by shareholder advocacy group As You Sow and Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise received the support of 41% of Duke shareholders.
Read MoreShareholder advocacy group As You Sow and investment advisory firm Boston Common Asset Management released today Disclosing the Facts 2019: Transparency and Risk in Water & Chemicals Management for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations.
Read MoreThe consumer protection group As You Sow filed a lawsuit today against Amazon.com (Amazon) under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, commonly referred to as Proposition 65.
Read MoreToday, a group of more than 50 investors representing more than $60 billion in assets under management sent a letter to all 535 Members of Congress expressing support of the Green New Deal’s urgent call to action on climate change.
Read MoreThe Trump administration continues to drive the country backward with an announcement that it will sign a number of executive orders attempting to foist unwanted oil and gas pipelines on states and localities.
Read MoreFollowing engagement with As You Sow, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. has agreed to start reporting on spills of pre-production plastic pellets, or nurdles, manufactured in polymer production plants, which are believed to be a significant source of ocean plastic pollution.
Read MoreNearly half of Starbucks’ shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting last week supported an As You Sow resolution to develop aggressive plans to meet packaging reuse and recycling goals.
Read MoreFollowing engagement with As You Sow, ExxonMobil Corp. has agreed to start reporting on spills of pre-production plastic pellets, or nurdles, manufactured in polymer production plants, which are believed to be a significant source of ocean plastic pollution.
Read MoreChili’s and Maggiano’s parent company Brinker International has updated its animal welfare standards to include a commitment to working toward elimination of the use of medically important antibiotics in its chicken supply chains, with exceptions for treatment and non-routine control of diagnosed illness.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced Friday the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act. The bill aims to protect consumers from the health effects of exposure to glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup and other herbicides very commonly used in modern agriculture and landscaping.
Read MoreWells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, two banks with major investment and loan portfolios in fossil fuel projects, filed motions to exclude from their proxies a climate related shareholder resolution.
Read MoreAt CERAWeek, Shell broke its tradition of avoiding government criticism to call on the Trump administration to tighten methane restrictions from oil and gas operations. Exxon also doubled down on its position that federal methane regulation has an important role to play in leveling the playing field and reducing environmental risks.
Read MoreProxy Preview 2019, released today by As You Sow, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), and Proxy Impact, offers a comprehensive look at nearly 400 shareholder resolutions filed on environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) issues.
Read MoreAmazon recently announced its new emission reduction initiative, “Shipment Zero,” setting a goal to reduce the climate impact of its shipping and achieve net zero emissions for half its shipments by 2030, prompting the withdrawal of a related shareholder proposal.
Read MoreThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled Monday that Anadarko Petroleum Corporation cannot exclude a shareholder proposal filed by As You Sow. The proposal asks the company to issue a report describing if, and how, it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to align with the Paris Agreement’s goal of avoiding catastrophic climate change.
Read MoreToday, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer launched a Net Zero Utility Decarbonization Initiative on behalf of an investor coalition representing $1.69 trillion in assets. The initiative calls on U.S. utilities to adopt particular recommendations in advance of their 2020 proxy statements.
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