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| Aug 28, 2025 | Acer Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report; Achieves 60% Renewable Electricity Usage Ahead of Target | TAIPEI, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, providing a holistic account of the group's performance in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) areas. Demonstrating its commitment to long-term... |
| Jun 6, 2025 | SEC's Rule Changes: A Tightening Grip on Shareholder Proposals | The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently emerged victorious in a legal battle over its controversial rule changes regarding shareholder proposals. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged these tighter regulatio... |
| Jun 6, 2025 | SEC wins dismissal of lawsuit challenging tighter rules on shareholder proposals | SEC wins dismissal of lawsuit challenging tighter rules on shareholder proposals
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| May 16, 2025 | The Ocean's Gold Rush: Navigating the Deep-Sea Mining Debate | The ocean floor is a treasure chest. It holds billions of tons of polymetallic nodules, rich in minerals like cobalt, nickel, and copper. These rocks are the key to powering the future. The U.S. is ready to dive in. The Trump administration... |
| May 15, 2025 | Trump’s push to break China’s mineral dominance paves the way for a deep-sea gold rush | Seeking to counter China’s mineral dominance, the Trump administration recently signed a sweeping executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining within U.S. and international waters.
The move is designed to help private companies access bill... |
| Sep 20, 2024 | SEC rules Fox can skip vote on labeling TV opinion shows | Sustainable Finance & ReportingSecurities Enforcement
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| Aug 11, 2024 | Scientists keep finding heavy metals in dark chocolate – should you worry? | New research published recently found heavy metals in dark chocolate, the latest in a string of studies to raise concerns about toxins in cocoa products.
The researchers tested 72 dark chocolate bars, cocoa powders and nibs to see if they w... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Lawsuits accuse General Mills’ Cocoa Puffs of having high levels of lead | Listen to the article 4 min
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Popular breakfast cereal Cocoa Puffs is facing accusations of having dangerously high levels of lead, according to two federal lawsuits seeki... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Summary of Shareholder Voting on Rule 14a-8 Proposals | This summary is focused on 14a-8 proposals that were voted on by shareholders during the 2023-2024 season.[1]
We refer to the accompanying charts which have the supporting detail for what follows. As you’ll see, we divide proposals into fiv... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Eco-Friendly Retirement: Is Your 401(k) Fuelling Climate Change? | 9 Mins Read By one tally, 401(k)-type plans are providing $46.5 billion to Big Oil right now.
By Barbara Grady
People often debate the best things individuals can do to help solve the climate crisis — ditch your combustion engine car for an... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Blackwells' Disney accusation spotlights bad optics for fund managers | Blackwells Capital, one of two hedge funds battling Disney, issued a press release and a presentation accusing the company of failing to disclose certain details with ValueAct Capital.
Why it matters: As it pursues Disney board seats, Black... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Dangerous heavy metals have been found in dark chocolate from brands including Hershey's. Here's how to safely enjoy your favorite treats. | Health Dangerous heavy metals have been found in dark chocolate from brands including Hershey's. Here's how to safely enjoy your favorite treats.
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| Nov 9, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Talus Renewables nabs $22m for green ammonia, Getir buys FreshDirect | This week, Talus Renewables closed a funding round for its green ammonia system and vegetable waste firm Letoon Holdings secured capital. M&A is coming for online grocery, as evidenced by Getir’s acquisition of US-based FreshDirect. The... |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Chocolate contains ‘concerning’ amounts of lead and cadmium, Consumer Reports finds | Dive Brief:
Consumer Reports found "concerning" levels of lead, cadmium, or both in 16 out of 48 chocolate products it tested, the advocacy group said in a report. It specifically called out Hershey to reduce the amount of heavy m... |
| Aug 25, 2023 | BlackRock keeps delaying a new fund as the world's largest money manager wrestles with political attacks | BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink has become Republicans' favorite target of ESG criticisms. His firm is the world's largest ETF provider. Brendan McDermid/Reuters This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Ins... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Are Investors Adequately Pricing The Risk Of Plastics? | Photo credit: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty ImagesAFP via Getty Images |
| May 7, 2023 | Billionaire Nelson Peltz exploring a possible shakeup of Estée Lauder: sources | More On: estee lauder
Cosmetics boss revealed as buyer of Rush Limbaugh’s $155M estate CUNY’s Hunter College gets $52M donation to ramp up nursing program Estée Lauder acquiring fashion label Tom Ford for $2.8B Estée Lauder heir demolishes ... |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Cigna Commits to Strengthening Transparency of Political Contributions | NORWICH, VT, UNITED STATES, April 25, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Clean Yield Asset Management announced today that it withdrew a shareholder proposal at The Cigna Group last week, following the company’s agreement to expand its political con... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is no longer an 'overpaid CEO' as his pay dipped in 2022, shareholder advocacy group says | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's pay dropped from $212 million in 2021 to $1.3 million in 2022.
Jassy's equity award in 2022 landed him on the "100 Most Overpaid CEOs" list.
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| Apr 17, 2023 | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is no longer an 'overpaid CEO' as his pay dipped in 2022, shareholder advocacy group says | Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Mike Blake/Reuters
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| Feb 23, 2023 | Carbon Clean 200 Companies Outperform Dirty Energy by 30% | Berkeley, CA, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As You Sow and Corporate Knights today released their 10th update of the Carbon Clean 200TM, a list of 200 publicly traded companies worldwide that are leading the way among their global peers... |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Many dark chocolates have high levels of cadmium and lead, study finds | Dive Brief:
Twenty-three of 28 dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports had high levels of cadmium or lead, a report by the consumer testing publication found. Five had high levels of both heavy metals.
Brands that had more of the hea... |
| Jun 24, 2022 | UK’s Investment Platform Tulipshare Partners with As You Know to Empower Retail Investors | As You Sow, a non-profit in shareholder advocacy and Tulipshare, a UK-based activist retail investment platform, recently announced a partnership “to empower retail investors globally to use their shareholder power in support of resolutions... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Worker pay at many companies failed to keep up with inflation last year. But those same businesses had enough money for stock buybacks | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
As decades-high inflation rates put intense pressure on American households, many companies failed to give raises ... |
| May 2, 2022 | Big brands targeted for plastic reduction and refill commitments in 2022 proxy season | As the noisy battle over plastics continues to intensify in legislative and public debate, the behind-the-scenes tactic of shareholder advocacy has seen numerous developments this year.
Shareholder resolutions are non-binding in the U.S., b... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Do You Want To Retire By Investing Deforestation Free? | If you’re like most people, when you think of retirement investing you don’t also think of deforestation. When I was younger, I heard those who cared about deforestation referred to as “tree huggers.” That concern was often associated with ... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | PepsiCo to set time-bound, single-use plastic reduction goal by end of 2022 | UPDATE: March 16, 2022: PepsiCo has agreed to set a time-bound goal to reduce its use of single-use packaging for a "percent of volume of beverages" by the end of 2022, in response to a shareholder proposal from As You Sow, the su... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Can Women Actually Retire Successfully by Investing in Gender Equality? | LINCOLN MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/01/20: Participants at the anniversary of the ... [+] Women's March On Washington D.C. (Photo by J.M. Giordano/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Tesla получила «двойку» за борьбу с глобальным потеплением — отчет | В отчете под названием «Путь к нулевым выбросам» оцениваются 55 крупных мировых компаний технологического и других секторов на предмет соответствия их усилий по защите климата целям Парижского соглашения.
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| Mar 3, 2022 | Most Surveyed Companies Receive Bad Grades In New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Report | FILE - Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Eldorado ... [+] National Forest, Calif. According to three different reports released Monday, Jan. 10, 2021, the United States staggered through a st... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | The 10 Most Overpaid CEOs Who Underperform | When it comes to CEO salaries, you don’t always get what you pay for.
A report from As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy organization, identified 100 companies that underperformed relative to the average S&P 500 company and still paid the... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Here are 2021’s most overpaid CEOs | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
The gap between executive compensation and other workers is getting wider than ever in some companies—but ... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | CEOs of Nike, Hilton, and Chipotle top the list of overpaid bosses, according to a new report | Nike CEO John Donahoe. Brian Ach/Getty Images for TechCrunc
Paycom CEO Chad Richison tops the list as the most overpaid CEO, according to a new report.
The report found that CEO pay is increasingly becoming untethered from company performan... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | CEOs of Nike, Hilton, and Chipotle top the list of overpaid bosses, according to a new report | Nike CEO John Donahoe. Brian Ach/Getty Images for TechCrunc
Paycom CEO Chad Richison tops the list as the most overpaid CEO, according to a new report.
The report found that CEO pay is increasingly becoming untethered from company performan... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | How to tell if the companies you invest in are exaggerating their commitment to sustainability | Greenwashing refers to companies who market themselves as more sustainably-minded than they are.
But it can be difficult for the consumer to figure out if a company's environmental claims are true.
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| Feb 17, 2022 | How to tell if the companies you invest in are exaggerating their commitment to sustainability | ESG requirements could tighten as sustainability becomes a greater priority for consumers. Getty Images
Greenwashing refers to companies who market themselves as more sustainably-minded than they are.
But it can be difficult for the consume... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Where Do Grocery Prices Come From? | Grocery prices are going up, but how are they determined in the first place?getty |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Shareholders pressure Microsoft into expanding its right-to-repair efforts | Enlarge / The Surface Pro 8's replaceable SSD.
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| Oct 7, 2021 | Microsoft expands right to repair through new agreement with a nonprofit | As part of an agreement with As You Sow, a nonprofit organization geared toward the mindfulness of corporate pollution, Microsoft has announced the expansion of repair options for their devices by the end of 2022.
As a shareholder in Micros... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Microsoft Right to Repair: Is It Coming as Requested? | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 07 October 2021, 10:10 pm
Microsoft's "Right to Repair" focus is up, and the company is asking for time to research the potential effects it has, and it would be viable for its devices after it was asked... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | A Critique Of Tariq Fancy’s Critique Of ESG Investing: An Interview With Clara Miller | In a functioning democracy, it is important to have an open debate between people with very different views. This is especially true for the field of sustainable investing since it can be an ideological hot button subject to criticism from ... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | As new signs of climate change emerge, here’s how you can invest in companies and funds that keep the environment safe | Individual investors are expressing increased interest in environmental, social and corporate governance, or ESG, investments.
ESG assets held by individual investors increased by 50% from 2018 to 2020.
Evaluating those potential investment... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Climate, ESG, and the Board of Directors: “You Cannot Direct the Wind, But You Can Adjust Your Sails” | Climate, ESG, and the Board of Directors: 'You Cannot Direct the Wind, But You Can Adjust Your Sails'
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| Jun 25, 2021 | Microsoft Shareholders Filed a Resolution Demanding Easy to Repair Products | Sophie Webster, Tech Times 25 June 2021, 03:06 pm
(Photo : Stephen Lam/GettlyImages ) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 29: A Microsoft logo is seen during the 2015 Microsoft Build Conference on April 29, 2015 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, Ca... |
| May 5, 2021 | The Times They Are A-Changin’ For Berkshire Hathaway | Come gather ‘round people |
| Oct 19, 2020 | How To Use Sustainable Investing To Increase Your Civic Power | Hand with tree growing from pile of coins, concept for business, innovation, growth and moneygetty |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Is your company’s retirement plan aligned with your values? | If you’re thinking about retiring comfortably, you’re probably investing in your employer’s retirement plan, known as a 401(k) — or a 403(b) if you work for a nonprofit.
Typically, you’re making investments into mutual funds — an investment... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Is your company’s retirement plan aligned with your values? | This is a guest post by Cory Donovan, executive director of Philadelphia-based impact investing advocacy organization ImpactPHL.
If you’re thinking about retiring comfortably, you’re probably investing in your employer’s retirement plan, kn... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | A guide to investing for racial equity | From taking a knee to blacking out our social media to raising our fists in protest, many of us are experiencing outrage, frustration, anguish and empathy for all that is unfolding in our country.
And from committing to learn about white pr... |
| May 26, 2020 | In Big Oil Fight, Climate Activists Are Suddenly Preaching Against The Choir | When consumers voted, this July 15, 1978 pall of smog over Los Angeles skyline dissipated. They did ... [+] not wage a proxy war against automakers or oil companies via EF Hutton.ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Regen Ag Renegades: Koen Van Seijen’s podcast is who’s who of regen ag investing | Koen van Seijen’s journey to regenerative agriculture started in 2010 well before the term was a household phrase bandied about in corporate board rooms and mainstream farming conferences.
“I read part of a book where Tony Lovell of Sustain... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability? | General Mills has been the subject of some bad press recently, particularly after a study concluded that 21 of its products, including Cheerios and Nature Valley cereals, contain glyphosate residue, the main ingredient in the much-vilified ... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Bobby Kotick and Andrew Wilson make the list of most overpaid U.S. CEOs | No CEO wants to be on this list. But the chief executives of game publishers Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts are among the most overpaid CEOs in the U.S., according to a report by non-profit foundation As You Sow.
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| Feb 25, 2019 | Bobby Kotick and Andrew Wilson make the list of most overpaid U.S. CEOs | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
No CEO wants to be on this list. But the chief executives of game publishers Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts are among the most... |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Pharma pushed by investment funds to pay for drug take-back programs | Nearly two dozen funds that focus on socially responsible investing want several large drug makers to develop policies for “taking back” unused or expired medications. And their effort is being led by a nonprofit advocacy group that has sim... |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Fundings in Brief: Cargill Makes Major Plays, Indian E-Grocery Continues to Nab Funds, and M&A Action | Norwegian Fish-Feed Producer EWOS Sells to Cargill for $1.49bn
Cargill has purchased EWOS, one of the world’s largest suppliers of feed and nutrition for farmed fish, from private equity firms Equity Partners and Bain Capital Partners for $... |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Soylent case reignites debate over Prop 65: 'It's basically extortion,' claims attorney | Its comments came as environmental activist group As You Sow filed a notice of intent to bring legal action vs Soylent alleging it breached California's Proposition 65 by failing to provide sufficient warning to consumers over lead and ca... |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Coalition recommends label declaration for use of nanotechnology | The coalition, spearheaded by the group As You Sow, takes a unique look at the issue, addressing it more from a position of good corporate governance rather than a conviction about the value of nanotechnology and whether it has a place in f... |
| How to tell if the companies you invest in are exaggerating their commitment to sustainability | ESG requirements could tighten as sustainability becomes a greater priority for consumers. Getty Images
Greenwashing refers to companies who market themselves as more sustainably-minded than they are.
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| That socially responsible fund may not be as ‘green’ as you think. Here's how to pick one | Investors poured $69.2 billion into environmental, social and governance funds (also known as sustainable or impact funds) in 2021, an annual record, according to Morningstar.
But it's not always easy to know if a specific fund aligns well ... |
| Intel shareholders reject executive pay | Intel shareholders voted last week against the company's compensation for its top executives, according to an regulatory filing published on Monday.
The vote is advisory, and won't immediately affect the compensation of Intel's executives.
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| EGEB: ‘Big 6’ US banks now all say they will align with Paris Agreement | Wells Fargo yesterday announced that it intends to achieve net-zero for its financing activities by 2050.
DeSmog found that many big bank board directors have ties to polluting industries, creating conflicts of interest.
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| Tesla-Hertz EV deal is climate change tipping point for national car rental fleets | The rental car industry’s major players have not made major commitments to electric vehicles as part of their fleets to date.
The Hertz deal with Tesla will pressure its competitors like Avis Budget Group and Enterprise Holdings to more ser... |
| EGEB: EVs can now be charged by tidal power on this Scottish island | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
An electric charge point run on tidal energy has been installed on the Shetland island of Yell.
Climate Action 100+ has issued its first net zero ratings of the world’s largest polluting compan... |
| A new Microsoft solar project shows how climate and racial equity are getting connected | Microsoft’s partnership with Volt Energy will bring the technology giant closer to its goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2025.
But it also shows how the twin ESG missions of environmental justice and racial justice are being connected ... |
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| ESG-Related Shareholder Proposals – Takeaways from the First Half of 2022 | ESG-related shareholder proposals featured prominently in the most recent proxy season, with nearly 40% of large-cap public companies facing a shareholder vote on ESG topics in the last six months. We reviewed ESG-related proposals submitte... |
| EGEB: GE makes the world’s most powerful wind turbine but doesn’t have a full net zero plan | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
98% of GE’s shareholders yesterday demanded it take climate action, and its board said it would comply.
Great Britain’s wind farms set a new clean energy record by generating 48.5% of the elect... |
| [Update] The day has come: The US rejoins the Paris Agreement | Newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden wasted no time in rejoining the Paris Agreement to fight climate change on January 20. After 30 days, the US has today officially once again become part of the 189-country agreement.
There is so much... |
| What to know about adding a ‘green’ investment fund to your portfolio, now that Biden signed historic climate bill | President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate spending package in U.S. history.
Investors flocked into “green” funds in the run-up to Biden signing Democrats’ legislation.
But it can be a challenge t... |
| BlackRock’s Carbon Transition Fund is swimming in Big Oil | The BlackRock US Carbon Transition Readiness exchange-traded fund (ETF) (LCTU) launched last week. It broke records on its first trading day with $1.25 billion invested. But there’s a big problem with this ETF: It’s jam-packed with Big Oil ... |
| The toughest carbon emissions for companies to capture have climate experts worried | Scope 3 carbon emissions, or those not part of operations or under direct control, represent the majority of the carbon footprint for most companies, in some cases as high as 85% to 95%.
As companies lay out ambitious carbon reduction targe... |
| What is ESG investing? A beginner's guide to choosing a sustainable fund | So-called ESG investing is a big deal. The acronym applies to investment strategies that take environmental, social and governance factors into account, and these days serves as a stand-in for all strategies marketed as sustainable investme... |
| Supreme Court limited EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how investors can buy a carbon-conscious fund | The Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants, in a 6-3 ruling on Thursday.
Power plans are the country's No. 2 source of carbon pollution, behind transport... |
| Why ‘greenwashing’ is an issue for sustainable investments—and how to avoid it | Average investors want sustainable investment options. New investments in sustainable funds more than doubled in 2020 compared to 2019, reaching a record-high $51 billion, according to investment research firm Morningstar.
But just how sust... |
| Values-based investing can be difficult to screen. Here’s what you need to know | As demand surges for values-driven investing, the Securities and Exchange Commission may scrutinize funds with sustainable, green or ESG labels.
These funds often lack clear impact metrics, making it difficult for consumers to build their p... |
