The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Clayton, voted today to severely limit the rights of shareholders, especially small shareholders to file proposals at companies.
Read More
Today, Carbon Tracker released its Balancing the Budget report finding that companies cannot be considered “Paris-compliant” if they are sanctioning assets that would take the world past Paris limits.
Read More
News that GM and Toyota are siding with the Trump administration in its plan to restrict California from setting its own air pollution standards for vehicles comes as the Golden State continues to battle fierce wildfires throughout the state.
Read More
As You Sow, a leading non-profit promoting sustainable investing, today announced that its Gender Equality Funds investing tool has been upgraded with a first-of-its-kind sustainability report card, grading investments on six environmental and social issues including gender equality, fossil fuels, deforestation, and weapons.
Read More
A group of concerned investors wrote to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton on Friday urging him to protect retail investors by opposing an impending rulemaking that would curtail shareholder rights.
Read More
The Sierra Club today filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Read More
The Guardian, in collaboration with the Climate Accountability Institute, revealed Wednesday that 20 large multinational companies are responsible for one third of all greenhouse gas emissions emitted in the modern era — and these polluters are still driving the relentless climb of global temperatures.
Read More
In the run up and during Climate Week, more than 80 companies moved to address systemic climate risk by setting targets in line with the Paris goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Read More
Duke Energy, the largest U.S. power utility, announced today a major commitment to address climate change by setting a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 50 percent carbon emission reductions by 2030.
Read More
A notice of appeal was filed last week challenging a California trial court decision that exempted online retail giant Amazon.com from California consumer protection mandates.
Read More
Think-tank Carbon Tracker released Sept. 5 its latest report on Sept. 5 analyzing the degree to which oil and gas companies are continuing to invest in climate-threatening projects.
Read More
Following engagement with As You Sow and other investors, General Mills has published new information outlining strategies for reducing pesticide use in its agricultural supply chains.
Read More
Anadarko Petroleum Corp shareholders voted today to approve the oil and gas producer’s $38 billion sale to Occidental Petroleum Corp — the largest merger seen in the oil and gas industry since Royal Dutch Shell Plc acquired BG Group Ltd. in 2016.
Read More
A superior court judge in California recently issued a proposed ruling that would exempt Amazon.com (Amazon) from the responsibility to ensure that products sold on the mega-retailer’s website provide warnings to consumers when those products contain harmful chemicals.
Read More
Eighty three investors representing more than $1.47 trillion in assets under management are asking companies to increase public access to information related to workplace equity policies and practices across gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other diversity types.
Read More