Free ESG+ Proxy Voting from As You Vote.
[Image alt text: As You Vote logo]Vote all your proxies ESG-aligned at no cost!
Do you own stock directly? Are proxy statements piling up in your email inbox?
We’ve got a fast and free solution for you – set-it-and-forget-it, ESG-aligned proxy voting from As You Sow and iconik < [link removed] > .
It only takes two minutes to register. After that, we’ll vote every item for you on every proxy, no matter how few or how many. There’s no cost- our goal is to enable shareholder democracy for you and millions of individual investors.
Why?
Most individual stock owners don’t vote because the long, complicated proxy statements are overwhelming and full of jargon. This no-cost service enables your vote to be counted. It enables you to impact corporate policies and practices on climate change, racial justice, political spending, and other critical issues.
But does my proxy vote really matter?
YES! Approximately 25% of all public equities are held by individuals. That’s more than the total ownership of BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street combined. But those large asset managers have millions to spend on technology and staff to manage their votes. As You Sow and iconik’s partnership flips this dynamic, handing power to the larger, more democratic, and diverse universe of individual stock owners – to YOU!
How does it work?
After you register, every proxy statement emailed to you is automatically voted according to the annual As You Vote ESG+ Guidelines < [link removed] > . The Guidelines are built on the scorecards and in-depth reports researched and published by As You Sow issue experts.
For example, the 2023 Guidelines recommend against 347 CEO pay packages; for all 100 As You Sow shareholder resolutions; and for all pro-ESG resolutions listed in Proxy Preview, covering climate change, ocean plastics, pesticides, electronic waste, petrochemicals, racial justice, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, hate speech, modern slavery, concealment clauses, worker’s rights, political spending, and more.
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Still have questions? Please reach out to us directly and we would be happy to walk you through it.
Welcome to your power as a shareholder!
Yours for a more democratic future, [Image alt text: Photo of Andy Behar] Andy Behar
CEO, As You Sow
As You Sow’s 30+ year track record promoting corporate responsibility spans a broad range of the most important environmental and social issues facing corporations, investors, and citizens today, including climate change, ocean plastics, pesticides, racial justice, workplace diversity, and executive compensation. Click here to donate. < [link removed] > < [link removed] > < [link removed] > < [link removed] > < [link removed] >
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