Shareholder Activism
Cigna Commits to Strengthening Transparency of Political Contributions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (April 25, 2023) – Clean Yield Asset Management announced today that it withdrew a shareholder proposal at The Cigna Group last week, following the company’s agreement to expand its… Read More >
2022 Proxy Season Wrap-up: Stubborn Optimism
Stubborn optimism needs to motivate you daily; you always need to bear in mind why you feel the future is worth fighting for.
–Christiana Figueres
In the world of shareholder engagement and advocacy, summer is the quiet season. The hustle… Read More >
Clean Yield’s Reflections and Actions Regarding Reproductive Rights
No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens. –Michelle Obama
We’ve been reeling this week. The news that the Supreme Court of the… Read More >
Concealment Clauses Proposal Earns 64.7% Support from IBM Shareholders
64.7% of IBM shareholders supported a proposal submitted by Clean Yield Asset Management calling on the Company to report on its use of concealment clauses at IBM’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The support for this proposal comes at a… Read More >
Statement in Support of Concealment Clauses Proposal at the 2022 IBM Annual Meeting
On April 26, 2022 Clean Yield Asset Management delivered the following statement at the 2022 IBM Annual Meeting in support of its proposal requesting that IBM report on the potential risks related to its use of concealment clauses in the… Read More >
Loews Lets the Sunlight in Following Engagement with Clean Yield
Last month, Loews Corporation, a holding company which includes hotels, an insurance company, and pipelines, among other things, quietly took a leap forward on corporate political disclosure and disclosed the extent of its political involvement. In doing so, it shifted… Read More >
IBM Shareholders Seek Transparency about Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (November 8, 2021) –Clean Yield Asset Management has filed a shareholder proposal asking IBM to disclose the potential risks to the company associated with its use of concealment clauses… Read More >
2021 Proxy Season Wrap-up
It’s been a year. Between a race reckoning, a global pandemic, an attack on the U.S. Capitol and the core tenets of our democracy, a lot happened. Something else happened this past year. Shareholders held corporations to account on these… Read More >
Prioritizing pathways to net zero
Clean Yield is pleased to announce that as of August 2021, nearly 50% of our approved investments have set ambitious climate targets, aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This is a very promising figure when compared to just… Read More >
FedEx Shareholder Proposal Demands Greater Accountability for Company’s Political Spending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Molly Betournay, 802-526-2525, [email protected]
Norwich, VT (August 19, 2021) – In advance of FedEx Corporation’s annual shareholder meeting in September, proponents of a shareholder proposal have released a statement making a detailed case for their… Read More >
Hain Celestial: Shifting from Walk to Talk on Climate
Clean Yield is pleased to announce that longtime portfolio company, Hain Celestial, has committed to setting a science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction target that will put the company’s climate objectives in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.… Read More >
Mid-America Apartment Communities Issues First Sustainability Report
In November, Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) issued its first annual sustainability report, at Clean Yield’s encouragement.
Faithful followers of Clean Yield’s advocacy program may remember that we filed a shareholder proposal at MAA in 2018 asking the company to issue… Read More >