ESG Archive

Amazon.com shareholders will vote at its AGM this Wednesday on a shareholder proposal – alongside almost 20 other investor resolutions – about the company’s retirement plan and how it may be impacted by climate change. The proposal, one of several on the topic filed by As You Sow at companies this pr...

A coalition of 185 investors has called on companies to take a more ‘radical approach’ to lowering their use of plastics given the growing financial and reputational risks. The investors have written to issuers in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and grocery retail sectors, such as Britvic, Danone and Target Corp, calling for them to ‘act more swiftly to address the plastics crisis’. ‘Companies must set a clear vision to drastically reduce cons...

Almost a third of the votes cast at Dow’s AGM backed a shareholder proposal seeking disclosure about the impact of efforts to cut plastic pollution. According to an SEC filing, 30 percent of the votes backed a resolution from ...

This is the third year in succession that PepsiCo has taken home an award for its ESG reporting. The firm shares detailed ESG-related information with stakeholders across several platforms that in themselves continue to adapt and improve. The 2021 ESG summary, for example, marked a shift from the previous sustainability report with a high-level overview of the company’s pep+ (or PepsiCo Positive) agenda and progress made during the year. The summary is also design...