As You Sow® conducted 131 corporate engagements in the 2026 proxy season. It is with immense gratitude to YOU – share authorizers, donors, supporters, colleagues, and community – that we offer this impact review. Thank you for participating in creating this impact. The credit for these successes is yours.
THE NUMBERS EXPLAINED:
131 engagements with 119 companies across 14 issue areas
8 dialogues led to action without escalation
55 engagements led to shareholder resolutions
18 resolutions were withdrawn when companies agreed to take requested actions
29 resolutions went to a vote and received an average support of 13.8%
22 resolutions had votes above the re-filing thresholds
$1.95 trillion of total share value was voted in support of our resolutions
212 individual shareholders represented across 65 financial advisor firms provided 1,389 authorization letters
131 engagements over the course of the 2026 proxy, they are as follows: Climate and Energy (63); Social Justice/Worker Rights (27); Circular Economy (20); Environmental Health (11); Biodiversity (10)
