Giving to As You Sow is one of the best ways you can make an impact with a year-end gift —
- In 2020, over 90% of every single donation went straight to program work
- Ethos named As You Sow #1 Corporate Watchdog for a 2nd year in a row
- Kiplinger’s recognized As You Sow’s Invest Your Values as the #1 ESG tool for sustainable investors
Our Board is so inspired they're matching all end-of-year giving 1:1 up to $100,000 — doubling your donation's impact.
Want more details on the kind of change your gift can create? Read on…
Exxon forced to Seat New Board of Directors
Shareholders forced Exxon to seat new board directors with a mandate for transformation and climate transparency, even as management dug its heels in opposition.
“A powerful signal has been sent to every oil company,…[that] these boards can’t continue ignoring their shareholders….This has been a long time coming” says As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar.
Your generous gifts propelled this monumental blow to business-as-usual. Serve notice to more laggards by donating today!
Nature Coming Back To Life
General Mills is committed to advance regenerative agriculture in one million acres by 2030. After only one year, the company is expanding the program – the farmers are saving money and as soil health improves, are beginning to see birds on the land for the first time in years.
When it's good for the company, their suppliers, and the community-at-large, that truly is change for good. When a leader in a sector reports success to the rest, we're on our way to a large-scale solution. Our Pesticides in the Pantry report showed that General Mills' leadership has driven change sector-wide. Now 12 of 24 major agriculture companies have a regenerative farming policy in place.
This is the goal in all our interactions — large-scale, repeatable solutions. Your support makes it happen.
Financed Emissions and Net-Zero Goals
Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Citibank, and Bank of America have all accepted responsibility for the emissions created by the projects their loans finance, and for aligning with the Paris Climate Agreement's 1.5°C goal. Just a year ago these commitments seemed a long-way off, even laughable, given the banks' initial responses to our engagements. But
tenacity and perseverance pay dividends.
These announcements are a clear signal to companies in every sector, including oil & gas, that they must set credible net-zero transition targets or find access to capital increasingly expensive and restricted. Business-as-usual is no longer an acceptable standard.
Your donation will allow us to track their interim targets and reporting to make sure their actions match their words!
Say On Climate Success
One of our newest initiatives works with companies to establish robust net zero transition plans with shareholder feedback in an annual advisory vote. As You Sow is implementing the plan in the U.S. Major companies, including Unilever, Moody’s, Aetna, and Shell are agreeing to put their climate plans to a vote.
For the world’s countries to reach Paris Agreement goals, companies need to do their part. Say on Climate creates a standardized way for companies to report on these plans with the benefit of shareholder feedback.
Your donation will help fund the work to bring all corporate players around the world to the table at this critical time.
Absolute Cuts to Plastic Use
Improved recycling alone is not enough to stem the tide of plastic pollution engulfing our oceans – we need reductions in
actual plastics use, materials redesign, and substitution. As You Sow filed shareholder resolutions with ten leading consumer goods companies calling for commitments to absolute cuts in use of plastic packaging. Pepsi, Keurig Dr Pepper, Mondelez, Target, and Walmart are the first to step up and affirm new commitments.
"We look forward to other companies stepping forward to make similar commitments," says Conrad MacKerron, Senior Vice President of As You Sow. Behar.
Keep the pressure on packaging manufacturers to eliminate plastic use — donate today.
That's just some of the progress this year! Your generous contribution will expand shareholder impact. With your help, we'll keep shareholder voices front and center to ensure that equity and justice are at the heart of corporate decision making. And remember — your donation will be doubled.
The As You Sow Staff is deeply grateful for your commitment to keeping this planet a habitable place for future generations. With your help, we'll do our part. Donate today.
Yours for a safe and happy holiday season,
Namita Verma
Major Donor and Development Coordinator
P.S. Make it easy on you and great for us as well. Consider making your donation a monthly recurring gift. It’s easy to do online – just click on the ‘monthly’ button when donating.
P.P.S. Need to take a qualified distribution from your retirement plan this year? Donating directly to us through your IRA can have big tax benefits to you. There are rules around it so please make sure to work with your IRA custodian.
