Dear John,
Recent news has been loaded with stories about the ongoing campaign to undo decades of corporate progress on sustainability. While the pressure is real, our direct engagements with corporations, and the data we collect, tell a different story of progress and action. Companies are listening to their shareholders when it comes to envisioning a livable future.
Thanks to your support, our engagements in 2025 resulted in dozens of new commitments
from some of the world’s largest companies. Here are just five examples: - Amazon replaced 95% (15 billion/year) of its plastic air pillows with recycled paper
- First Solar pledged not to purchase minerals mined from the deep seabed
- J. M. Smucker agreed to reduce pesticide use in its supply chains
- Keurig is reducing plastic waste by 20% by introducing reusable K Cups
- Mission discontinued purchasing avocados from illegally deforested orchards
| | | This progress is not guaranteed to continue in 2026.
We are under threat from unprecedented new laws and SEC restrictions, and we need your help.
Shareholder advocacy, a critical vehicle for addressing risk and long-term value, is under threat. We’re seeing new guidance, rules, and laws seeking to stifle investor freedom, including a powerful push to suppress shareholders’ right to engage with corporations.
In Texas, a new law seeks to impose restrictive disclosure
requirements on proxy advisory firms when their voting recommendations disagree with management positions, while another law raises the threshold for shareholder resolution submissions from the current shareholdings of $2,000 to $25,000 (depending on length of ownership) to $1 million or 3% of the company. | | | | |
The data we gather for our reports, and our direct engagements with corporations, show us that the power of the market can overcome prevailing political forces. Will you make a gift today so that this powerful progress can continue in 2026?
Donate now and your gift will be matched 100% by our board of directors, up to $100,000. | | | | Andrew Behar
CEO, As You Sow | | |
| As You Sow is the nation’s leading shareholder representative, with a 30+ year track record promoting environmental and social corporate responsibility and
advancing values-aligned investing. Its issue areas include climate change, ocean plastics, toxins in the food system, biodiversity loss, racial injustice, and lack of workplace diversity. See As You Sow’s shareholder resolution tracker. | | | As You Sow
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