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PepsiCo Abandons Reuse Goal, Backtracking from a Circular Future
PepsiCo Abandons Reuse Goal, Backtracking from a Circular Future

PepsiCo 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%.

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Circular EconomyRyon HarmsMay 23, 2025Pepsi, Coca-cola, plastic pollution, Circular Economy
Updated Racial Justice and DEI Corporate Scorecards Follow Eleven 99% Shareholder Votes
Updated Racial Justice and DEI Corporate Scorecards Follow Eleven 99% Shareholder Votes

Today, 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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Social JusticeRyon HarmsMay 19, 2025DEI, Diversity Benefit, Racial Justice, social justice
Healthy Planet, Healthy Portfolio: Shareholders Urge Centene to Address Climate Risk in Retirement Plans
Healthy Planet, Healthy Portfolio: Shareholders Urge Centene to Address Climate Risk in Retirement Plans

Centene released results from a recent vote on a proposal from As You Sow calling for a report on how the company is protecting employees from growing climate portfolio risk in its retirement plan.

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Invest Your ValuesRyon HarmsMay 15, 2025climate risk, climate change, 401k, healthcare
PulteGroup Shareholders Ask Top Home Builder to Address Growing Climate Risks
PulteGroup Shareholders Ask Top Home Builder to Address Growing Climate Risks

PulteGroup released shareholder voting results today from its 2025 annual general meeting. Nearly a quarter (23.8%) of independent shareholders voted in support of a proposal filed by shareholder representative As You Sow .

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Climate ChangeRyon HarmsMay 7, 2025home builder, paris, climate disclosure, climate risk
Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order Fast-Tracks Destructive Ocean Mining
Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order Fast-Tracks Destructive Ocean Mining

Yesterday’s Executive Order would invest massive U.S. resources to propel deep-sea mining, a costly and destructive mining process that dredges the deep sea floor.

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BiodiversityRyon HarmsApril 25, 2025deep sea mining, biodiversity, climate risk
New 2025 As You Vote Proxy Voting Guidelines Reaffirm Commitment to Climate, Diversity and Sustainable Growth
New 2025 As You Vote Proxy Voting Guidelines Reaffirm Commitment to Climate, Diversity and Sustainable Growth

Today, As You Sow and Proxy Impact released the As You Vote 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines, a leading resource for investors who want to follow a responsible voting policy to reduce risk for all stakeholders and enhance long-term sustainable growth.

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Proxy PreviewRyon HarmsApril 10, 2025proxy preview, vot
SEC Rules Amazon Must Face Shareholder Proposal on Unrecyclable, Flexible Plastic Packaging 
SEC Rules Amazon Must Face Shareholder Proposal on Unrecyclable, Flexible Plastic Packaging 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Amazon’s request to exclude a plastic packaging shareholder proposal from its 2025 proxy materials.

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Circular EconomyRyon HarmsApril 9, 2025plastic, plastic pollution, microplastics, Ocean Plastic, Amazon, packaging
Proxy Preview 2025: Materiality Over Politics Drives Shareholder Resilience
Proxy Preview 2025: Materiality Over Politics Drives Shareholder Resilience

Today, Proxy Preview 2025, a comprehensive annual review of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) shareholder proposals was released by As You Sow and Proxy Impact.

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Proxy Power, Proxy PreviewRyon HarmsApril 3, 2025climate risk, DEI, political spending, shareholder advocacy
SEC Rules Travelers Must Face Climate Risk Resolution
SEC Rules Travelers Must Face Climate Risk Resolution

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled that Travelers Companies must face a shareholder resolution on climate risk filed by shareholder representative As You Sow.

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Climate ChangeRyon HarmsMarch 26, 2025insurance, travelers, SEC
Disney, Qualcomm Face Investor Votes on Climate Risk Fueling California’s Insurance Crises and Risking Employee Retirements
Disney, Qualcomm Face Investor Votes on Climate Risk Fueling California’s Insurance Crises and Risking Employee Retirements

This week, Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Qualcomm (NYSE: QCOM) shareholders will vote on proposals asking the companies to report on how they are protecting employees from growing climate portfolio risk in their company retirement plans.

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Invest Your ValuesRyon HarmsMarch 17, 2025401k, retirement, DISNEY, QUALCOMM, climate risk, climate change
SEC Rules In Favor of As You Sow Shareholder Proposal at PepsiCo on Flexible Plastics
SEC Rules In Favor of As You Sow Shareholder Proposal at PepsiCo on Flexible Plastics

Today, As You Sow announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that shareholder representative As You Sow’s proposal calling for Pepsi Co to reduce its use of non-recyclable flexible plastic packaging, should remain on the Company’s proxy statement.

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Circular EconomyRyon HarmsMarch 13, 2025Pepsi, plastic pollution, microplastics, Beverage Container Recycling
Michael Darnaud Joins As You Sow Board of Directors
Michael Darnaud Joins As You Sow Board of Directors

Today, the As You Sow Board of Directors and staff welcome Michael Darnaud to our board of Directors.

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Ryon HarmsMarch 11, 2025board
SEC Rules In Favor of Shareholder Proposal at Goodyear on Tire Wear Shedding Reduction
SEC Rules In Favor of Shareholder Proposal at Goodyear on Tire Wear Shedding Reduction

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that shareholder representative As You Sow’s shareholder proposal with Goodyear Tire, which addresses microplastic pollution, should remain on the Company’s proxy.

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Circular EconomyRyon HarmsMarch 7, 2025plastic pollution, microplastics, Circular Economy
Travelers Insurance Attempts to Block a Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Disclose the Impact of Climate-Related Price Increases and Coverage Reductions to Its Continued Profitability 
Travelers Insurance Attempts to Block a Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Disclose the Impact of Climate-Related Price Increases and Coverage Reductions to Its Continued Profitability 

Today, the SEC released shareholder representative As You Sow’s response to Travelers’ “No Action” challenge to its climate related resolution.

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Climate ChangeRyon HarmsMarch 6, 2025insurance, travelers, climate change, climate risk
Wells Fargo’s Rollback of Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern  
Wells Fargo’s Rollback of Financed Emissions Goals Raises Investor Concern  

Wells Fargo recently announced a poorly reasoned decision to end its greenhouse gas reduction targets, setting the stage for the financing of high carbon companies unbounded by greenhouse gas limits or goals – an outcome likely to contribute significantly to climate harm. 

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Climate ChangeRyon HarmsMarch 4, 2025wells Fargo, shareholder advocacy
98% of John Deere & Apple Shareholders Reject Anti-Diversity Proposals
98% of John Deere & Apple Shareholders Reject Anti-Diversity Proposals

Today, shareholders of Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) sent a strong signal to the Board and management by voting nearly unanimously against a shareholder proposal from a conservative think-tank looking to undermine the company’s diversity and inclusion programs.

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Social JusticeRyon HarmsFebruary 26, 2025social justice
As You Sow Withdraws Meritocracy Shareholder Resolution at Deere
As You Sow Withdraws Meritocracy Shareholder Resolution at Deere

Today, shareholder representative organization As You Sow announced that it has withdrawn Proposal 05 from the proxy statement of Deere & Co (NYSE: DE), which sought greater transparency and disclosure of the Company’s efforts to build a productive and meritocratic workforce.

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Racial Justice, Social JusticeRyon HarmsFebruary 24, 2025social justice
Despite Trump Attacks, Carbon Clean 200 Companies Financially Outperform Fossil Fuel and All-World Benchmarks
Despite Trump Attacks, Carbon Clean 200 Companies Financially Outperform Fossil Fuel and All-World Benchmarks

As You Sow and Corporate Knights today released the 12th cohort of the Carbon Clean200™, a global list of 200 publicly traded companies leading the global sustainable clean energy economy.

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Ryon HarmsFebruary 20, 2025Carbon Clean 200
University Employees Worsen Climate Crisis by Investing in Fossil Fuels Through Retirement Funds from TIAA CREF and Vanguard
University Employees Worsen Climate Crisis by Investing in Fossil Fuels Through Retirement Funds from TIAA CREF and Vanguard

A new analysis from shareholder representative As You Sow found a combined $2 billion in fossil fuel investments by faculty and staff at high profile universities, including Harvard, Princeton, and Northwestern.

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Invest Your ValuesRyon HarmsFebruary 6, 2025climate risk, Climate, climate change
First Solar Adopts First of its Kind Deep Sea-Mined Mineral Exclusion Policy in the Solar Power Sector  
First Solar Adopts First of its Kind Deep Sea-Mined Mineral Exclusion Policy in the Solar Power Sector  

Today, As You Sow announced that First Solar Inc. (NYSE: FSLR) committed to exclude minerals mined from the deep seabed from its supply chain until scientific findings are sufficient to assess the environmental risks of this potentially devastating new mining process.

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Circular EconomyAs You SowFebruary 3, 2025biodiversity, deep sea mining, First Solar, clean tech
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