Press Coverage
2023
March 24, 2022 - Investors File Record Number Of ESG Shareholder Resolutions - Financial Advisor
March 22, 2023 - This season’s shareholder resolutions are proxies in the ESG culture war - Impact Alpha
March 22, 2023 - Climate change, emissions plans dominate 2023 proxy season - S&P Global
March 22, 2023 - Report Finds ESG a Proxy Priority, Fashion B Corps Tell Otherwise - WWD
March 22, 2023 - How the anti-ESG movement is failing to gain a foothold in corporate America - Energy Monitor
January 11, 2022 - ESG themes to watch in 2023 - ESG Clarity
2022
May 11, 2022 - BlackRock: taking foot off the pedal on climate change and resetting stakeholder capitalism - Financial Times
April 22, 2022 - The ESG Revolution Has Begun - Boardroom Alpha
April 14, 2022 - Google touts stalled reconciliation package in energy agenda - Roll Call
April 11, 2022 - Record Number of ESG Shareholder Resolutions in 2022 - Capital Research Center
April 1, 2022 - CalSTRS Targets Company Directors on Social, Climate Record - ESG Investor
March 31, 2022 - Bernie Sanders, investors warn Starbucks on response to unionization - Roll Call
March 30, 2022 - Down to Business: What to look for during annual shareholder meeting season - The Daily Gazette
March 29, 2022 - SEC Allows Climate Votes at Major US Institutions - ESG Investor
March 28, 2022 - The Rise of Anti-ESG Shareholder Proposals - Morningstar
March 28, 2022 - Investors push less talk and more action proxy season - Pensions & Investments
March 27, 2022 - Political proxies: conservative activists file record shareholder proposals - Financial Times
March 17, 2022 - U.S. ESG shareholder resolutions up 22% to record level for 2022- Reuters
March 17, 2022 - ESG Shareholder Resolutions Are at Record Levels - ETF Trends
March 17, 2022 - Record-breaking proxy season for ESG proposals - Corporate Secretary
March 17, 2022 - ‘Tis the season - Politico
March 17, 2022- Climate Clashes to Top the Bill at 2022 AGMs - ESG Investor
March 16, 2022 - Emboldened shareholders ready fights with management on human rights, climate and political spending - ImpactAlpha
January 27, 2022 - Stewards of capital have the power of their proxies - Crain’s Chicago Business
September 20, 2021 - Investors want change, but founders like Mark Zuckerberg hold them off - MarketWatch
August 15, 2021 - The Butterfly Effect - Proxy Monthly
2021
August 5, 2021 - The 2021 Proxy Voting Season in 7 Charts - MorningStar
July 30, 2021 - Investors Ready for ESG Proxy Fights - Agenda Week
July 12, 2021 - What are the biggest ESG trends of the 2021 proxy voting season? - Triponel Consulting
July 6, 2021 - China Escalates Its Fight Against Big Tech - NY Times DealBook
July 1, 2021 - Rebel shareholders are taking on big companies. And they're winning - CNN
July 1, 2021 - Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season - CQ Roll Call
June 28, 2021 - A Record Year for ESG Shareholder Resolutions - ETF Trends
June 25, 2021 - Shareholders support record number of ESG resolutions this proxy season - The Logic
June 25, 2021 - Column: Oil firms and others face unprecedented pressure to come clean on climate change - LA Times
June 18, 2021 - Activist shareholders reach a ‘watershed moment’ in their ESG fight - Raconteur
June 1, 2021 - Workers are MIA, plus the hottest job right now - Financial Post
May 25, 2021 - Bigger Than Us Podcast - Bigger Than Us
May 26, 2021 - Amazon, Chevron, Exxon and Facebook face shareholder showdowns - Financial Times
April 28, 2021 - When it comes to social and environmental justice, words don’t cut it - GreenBiz
April 19, 2021 - New Document Reveals Woke Shareholder Activists' Battleplan For 2021 - Townhall Finance
April 19, 2021 - Shareholder Activism: Woke Capitalism From The Inside - American Conservative
April 16, 2021 - Proxy Season 2021 Looks Unusually Active, as Investors Press a Range of Concerns - Barrons
April 6, 2021 - Shareholders target 'white man’s world’ with record demands for diversity data - Politico
April 6, 2021 - BlackRock and Amazon get green light to block corporate purpose proposals - Responsible Investor
April 6, 2021 - Opinion: Why Berkshire Hathaway would be hurt by the changes these big shareholders propose - MarketWatch
April 1, 2021 - Companies say Black Lives Matter. Investors say Prove it. - GreenBiz
March 31, 2021 - SEC allows shareholder proposals on Chevron emissions - Pensions & Investments
March 26, 2021 - Democrats to kill SEC rule limiting shareholder democracy - Medium
March 26, 2021 - GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week - Law360
March 25, 2021 - Red ink - Reuters
March 23, 2021 - Letter from US: COVID and racial justice to the fore - IP&E
March 18, 2021 - Shareholders Demand Action On Social Justice, Proxy Report Says - Financial Advisor
March 18, 2021 - Shareholders seen demanding specifics on ESG issues – proxy preview - Pensions & Investments
September 14, 2020 - How climate proposals fared during the 2020 proxy season - GreenBiz
August 17, 2020 - Writing the Future: Investors Pushing ESG Values Into Boardrooms - Karma Impact
July 10, 2020 - Investing to Reduce Inequalities - U.S. News & World Report
July 10, 2020 - ESG Reporting Considerations Amid Murky Standards - Law 360
July 1, 2020 - BLACKROCK SHAREHOLDERS SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE - Coal Age
July 1, 2020 - Message from America: College accounts note growing ESG interest - ESG Clarity
July 1, 2020 - A banner year for investor advocacy - Politico
June 12, 2020 - Influential proposal providers face uncertainty - IR Magazine
June 5, 2020 - The Industrial Evolution: An Introduction to ESG Principles and their Importance to the Energy & Infrastructure Sector - Kirkland & Ellis
June 1, 2020 - Aftermath of coronavirus seen to radically change ESG focus - Pensions & Investments
May 27, 2020 - Covid-19 Brings Folly of Big Investors' Political Activism Into Light - RealClear Markets
May 27, 2020 - In Big Oil Fight, Climate Activists Are Suddenly Preaching Against The Choir - Forbes
May 27, 2020 - BlackRock Under Pressure From Activist Shareholders On Mindful Climate-Related Investing - Benzinga
May 27, 2020 - Time To Vote Already! Shareholder Proxy Season Is Here And Can Change The World - Forbes
May 22, 2020 - JPMorgan Chase shareholders defeat call for greater climate-change disclosure at world’s largest oil funder - MarketWatch
May 22, 2020 - BlackRock skirts question about China, climate stance at annual meeting - The Washington Times
May 22, 2020 - Fink Thinks BlackRock Already ‘Operates in Accordance’ With New Purpose of a Corporation - ValueWalk
May 22, 2020 - BlackRock uses shareholder meeting to insist it follows version of ‘corporate purpose’ framework, push environmental priorities - MarketWatch
May 22, 2020 - Agents of Impact: Andrew Behar and Danielle Fugere, As You Sow - ImpactAlpha
May 22, 2020 - Realizing the risk of ignoring shareholder climate resolutions - ImpactAlpha
May 22, 2020 - The Week in impact investing: Pressure - ImpactAlpha
May 14, 2020 - Under Rising Pressure on Climate, JPMorgan Rejects Shareholder Calls to Disclose Full Carbon Footprint - DeSmog Blog
May 13, 2020 - Here’s How Shareholders Are Pressuring Oil Companies to Act on Climate Change - DeSmog Blog
May 12, 2020 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Glass Lewis
May 7, 2020 - Covid-19 Is Shaping the Proxy Season. Expect More Vocal Shareholders. - Barrons
May 5, 2020 - BlackRock Faces the Reality of Climate Activism - Union of Concerned Scientists
May 5, 2020 - How the pandemic made companies rethink saving the world - Politico
May 4, 2020 - Proposal Seeks to Change Walmart’s Use of Plastics Bags in Stores - Arkansas Money & Politics
May 4, 2020 - The impact of COVID-19 on corporate reporting - GreenBiz
May 1, 2020 - Proxy Season Insider - Glass Lewis
May 1, 2020 - Concerned Investors Swarm SEC Comment Board Ahead of Proposed Rule Change - Karma
April 29, 2020 - Chevron Shareholders Want Action on Climate Change - The Motley Fool
April 28, 2020 - Two Historic Majority Shareholder Votes Move the Needle on Human Capital Management Disclosures - Common Dreams
April 28, 2020 - ‘Stewardship’ under scrutiny as shareholder season gets started - ImpactAlpha
April 27, 2020 - Trump Administration Seeks to Muzzle Activist Shareholders - The Revelator
April 21, 2020 - Proxy Season Packed With Environmental, Social and Governance Proposals - Karma
March 30, 2020 - Coronavirus creates a whole host of unknowns - Pensions & Investments
March 20, 2020 - Proxy Preview 2020 Shows Jump in ESG Shareholder Proposals as SEC Prepares to Restrict Shareholder Rights - Globe Newswire
March 20, 2020 - 2020 proxy season includes 400-plus ESG resolutions – report - Pensions & Investments
March 20, 2020 - Corporate Political Activity Is Of Concern To Shareholders - Financial Advisor
February 3, 2020 - Opposition to SEC Proxy Proposals Grows - Think Advisor
February 3, 2020 - Advocates Say SEC Proxy Change Limits Corporate Owners' Oversight - Wealth Management
2020
2019
September 2, 2019 - Proxy season data show big increase in accommodation - Pensions & Investments
May 24, 2019 - Follow the Talent: Agents of Impact Special Report for May. 24 - ImpactAlpha
May 24, 2019 - The Brief’s Big 9: Climate Shareholders as Agents of Impact - ImpactAlpha
March 29, 2019 - Investors and companies are facing off over these sustainability issues - ESG Insider / S&P Global Podcast
April 1, 2019 - Shareholders Press Companies Harder On Human Rights - Financial Advisor
April 1, 2019 - Proxy season stung by government shutdown - Pensions & Investments
April 1, 2019 - Proxy Preview 2019 - Harvard Law School
March 30, 2019 - Climate change takes over shareholder meetings - Axios
March 18, 2019 - Why Proxy Votes are Important for ESG Investing - ThinkAdvisor
March 18, 2019 - Large fund firms' support for combating climate change is all talk, as proxy voting record shows bottom performance - CNBC
March 14, 2019 - Shareholder Resolutions Address Guns, Opioids And Climate Change - Financial Advisor
March 12, 2019 - Scoop: Oil producer EOG Resources commits to methane target - Axios
March 12, 2019 - Proxy Preview 2019: Better Every Year - Corporate Governance
March 6, 2019 - Be honest' about U.S. gender pay gap, investors tell firms - Thomson Reuters Foundation
February 28, 2019 - Show Us Your Climate Risks, Investors Tell Companies - The Wall Street Journal
2018
December 18, 2018 - Members of Chevedden group shift focus to environmental, social and political proposals - Cooley PubCo
August 6, 2018 - New tool lets investors scrutinize funds for weapons companies - Pensions & Investments
August 4, 2018 - Who Is Making a Killing on Killing? - Common Dreams
August 3, 2018 - Oracle’s top four execs didn’t get their latest $21 million chunk of performance-based stock options for a very telling reason (ORCL) - Tech Boys
July 24, 2018 - TI’s CEO cashed out before he was forced out, but the spigot is turned off now - Dallas News
April 14, 2018 - Report Report: Customer insights, power purchasing, proxy preview and more - Green Biz
March 28, 2018 - Women, Politics and Climate Top Shareholder Issues for Proxy Season 2018 - Green Money
March 20, 2018 - BlackRock outlines plan to press companies on climate, worker policy, diversity - report - S&P Global
March 13, 2018 - Shareholders Vote Their Values Through Proxies - Just Means
March 08, 2018 - Climate, Politics and Women Top Shareholder Issues for Proxy Season 2018 - PR Newswire
March 08, 2018 - What's On The Minds of America's Shareholders? - Life Health
2017
March 14, 2017 - It looks like this year will be big for investor activism - GreenBiz
March 10, 2017 - Shareholders Ready To Fight For ‘Hard-Won Gains’ - Financial Advisor Magazine
March 10, 2017 - Paul Hodgson: Proxy Preview 2017 – Shareholder resolutions in a time of Trump - Responsible Investor
March 09, 2017 - Shareholders focus on environment, corporate political activity in proxy proposals — report - Pensions & Investments Online
2016
May 24, 2016 - Why Divesting From Big Oil Will Only Hurt The Environment In The Long Run - Forbes
April 16, 2016 - It’s a Crucial Year to Address Climate Change in Our Portfolios - The Motley Fool
April 7, 2016 - Climate Change 2016: As Proxy Season Arrives, Shareholder Activists File Record Number Of Environmental Resolutions - International Business Times
March 31, 2016 - US shareholder votes on climate change hit record - Financial Times
Mar 11, 2016 - As You Sow Publishes 2016 Proxy Preview - Invest With Values
March 10, 2016 - Climate Deception on Agenda at Fossil Fuel Company Annual Meetings - Union of Concerned Scientists
March 8, 2016 - Proxy access aiding attention to ESG issues, says Proxy Preview - Corporate Secretary
Janurary 13, 2016 - Investors to companies: It's time to come clean on climate risk - GreenBiz
2015
April 08, 2015 - How to engage your investors on ESG issues in proxy season and beyond - GreenBiz
April 07, 2015 - Pssst: Socially Responsible Investors Are Racking Up Wins This Year - Compliance Week
April 07, 2015 - Climate campaigners losing faith in value of engaging with fossil fuel firms - The Guardian
March 24, 2015 - Climate Change, Political Lobbying High On Shareholders’ Agenda - TriplePundit
March 18, 2015 - Climate, Politics Key Shareholder Concerns, Report Says - Financial Advisor Magazine
March 13, 2015 - Shareholders Flood Fossil Fuel Companies With Climate Resolutions Again - InsideClimate News
March 12, 2015 - Shareholders set to file record number of ESG-related proposals in 2015 - IR Magazine
June 27, 2014 - Climate Shift - Financial Advisor Magazine
March 09, 2014 - Investors Demand Climate Change Action From Corporate Boards - The Motley Fool
March 06, 2014 - Shareholders File Record-Breaking Number of Social, Environmental Resolution - Environmental Leader
March 05, 2014 - Record Number of Social and Environmental Shareholder Resolutions Filed In 2013 - Sustainable Brands
2014
March 07, 2013 - Shareholders File First-Ever ‘Carbon Bubble’ Resolutions - InsideClimate News
March 07, 2013 - Previewing the 2013 Proxy Season’s Environmental and Social Resolutions - Corporate Counsel
March 07, 2013 - Activist Investors Gear Up for 2013 Proxy Season - The Motley Fool