Walmart Inc., the world’s largest company by revenue, agreed today at its sustainability milestone summit to reduce total virgin plastic use by 15% throughout the company’s plastic packaging footprint by 2025 following engagement with As You Sow.
Read MoreNike shareholders will vote this Wednesday, Oct. 6 at its annual general meeting on an As You Sow shareholder resolution asking the company to disclose information on the effectiveness of its diversity and inclusion efforts.
Read MoreToday, As You Sow released its ”Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard 2021” analyzing the actions, and inactions, of 50 of the largest U.S. consumer-facing companies to reduce plastic pollution.
Read MoreAs You Sow today released its “2021 Shareholder Impact Review: Changing Corporations for Good” summarizing its 2021 proxy season engagements.
Read MoreAs You Sow today released an updated Racial Justice Scorecard for the S&P500 which assesses companies on racial and environmental racism.
Read MoreToday, As You Sow released a new Corporate 401(k) Sustainability Scorecard that grades companies like Amazon.com on their retirement plan investments.
Read MoreWendy’s has updated its Antibiotic Use Policy with a firm commitment to end all routine use of medically important antibiotics in its U.S. and Canadian beef, pork, and chicken supply chains by 2030.
Read MoreIn a move to bolster the growing “right to repair” movement intended to extend the life of consumer electronics, As You Sow has filed a shareholder resolution requesting that Microsoft analyze the environmental and social benefits of making its devices more easily repairable through measures such as the public provision of tools, parts, and repair instructions.
Read MoreThe Proxy Preview team today released highlights of the unprecedented 2021 proxy season, which saw nearly three dozen majority votes for disclosure and action on environmental, social, and sustainable governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions.
Read MoreToday, Target Corp. committed to reduce annual total virgin plastic in its owned brand packaging by 20% by 2025, following up on a previous agreement to set a plastic elimination goal.
Read MoreShareholder demand for rigorous climate action continues to grow with another majority vote this season. As You Sow, a leading non-profit shareholder advocacy organization, filed a resolution with Booking Holdings, the world’s leading provider of global online travel services, calling for a Paris compliant, net-zero transition plan and annual reporting.
Read MoreToday at the annual meeting of Caterpillar, 47% of investors supported a shareholder resolution filed by As You Sow asking Caterpillar to disclose whether and how the company is aligning its climate policies and performance with the progress indicators laid out in the Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark.
Read MoreSteady progress in the fight against plastic pollution was sustained at the annual meeting of Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, as 35% of shareholders supported a proposal asking the company to reduce the amount of plastics used in its operations.
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