Posts in Circular Economy
Phillips 66: Petrochemical Risks from Single-Use Plastics

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Philips 66 issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, addressing whether and how a significant reduction in virgin plastic demand, as set forth in Breaking the Plastic Wave’s System Change Scenario, would affect the Company’s financial position and the assumptions underlying its financial statements.

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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc: Reusable Opportunities for Packaging

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board issue a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, describing the potential and options for the Company to rapidly reduce dependence on single-use plastic packaging in alignment with the findings of the Pew Report or other authoritative sources. 

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Lululemon Athletica Inc: Reduce Plastic Microfiber Shedding for Plastic Pollution Prevention

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request the Board issue a report, at reasonable expense, describing opportunities for Lululemon to further reduce microfiber pollution from its garments, such as through advanced wastewater treatment technologies during production.

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ExxonMobil Corp: Petrochemical Risks from Single-Use Plastics

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that ExxonMobil issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, addressing whether and how a significant reduction in virgin plastic demand, as set forth in Breaking the Plastic Wave’s System Change Scenario, would affect the Company’s financial position and the assumptions underlying its financial statements.

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Amazon.com Inc: Sustainable Packaging Policies for Plastics

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request the Amazon Board issue a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, describing how the Company could reduce its plastics footprint by committing to make all packaging curbside recyclable, reusable, or compostable. The report should also describe setting goals for overall plastic packaging reduction in alignment with the findings of the Pew Report, or other authoritative sources, to significantly reduce ocean plastic pollution. 

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Chevron Corp: Petrochemical Risks from Single-Use Plastics

RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Chevron issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, addressing whether and how a significant reduction in virgin plastic demand, as set forth in Breaking the Plastic Wave’s System Change Scenario, would affect the Company’s financial position and the assumptions underlying its financial statements.

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Restaurant Brands International Inc: Report on Reduction of Plastics Use

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request that the RBI Board issue a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, describing how the Company could reduce its plastics use in alignment with the one-third reduction findings of the Pew Report, or other authoritative sources, to reduce its contribution to ocean plastics pollution.  

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YUM! Brands Inc: Reusable Opportunities for Packaging

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board issue a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, describing how YUM! can reduce its plastics use by shifting away from single-use packaging in alignment with the findings of the Pew Report or other authoritative sources.

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Altria Group Inc: Producer Responsibility for Cigarette Butts

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request the Altria Board issue a public report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, assessing the benefits to the Company of extended producer responsibility laws for spent tobacco filters for tobacco companies operating in the U.S. market.

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Westlake Chemical Corp: Petrochemical Risks from Single-Use Plastics

BE IT RESOLVED: With board oversight, shareholders request that Westlake Chemical prepare a report, at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, describing how the Company could shift its plastic resin business model from virgin to recycled polymer production as a means of reducing plastic pollution of the oceans.

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Dow Inc: Petrochemical Risks from Single Use Plastics

BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that the Board issue an audited report addressing whether and how a significant reduction in virgin plastic demand, as set forth in Breaking the Plastic Wave’s System Change Scenario to reduce plastic pollution, would affect the Dow’s financial position and assumptions underlying its financial statements. The report should be at reasonable cost and omit proprietary information.

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Restaurant Brands International Inc: Sustainable Packaging Policies for Plastics

BE IT RESOLVED:  Shareholders request that the RBI Board issue a report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, describing how the Company could reduce its plastics use in alignment with the one-third reduction findings of the Pew Report, or other authoritative sources, to reduce its contribution to ocean plastics pollution.  

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