Proxy Voting

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 >

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 >

We’re always interested in new and action-oriented ideas. One source of inspiration last year was Project Drawdown by Paul Hawken. Drawdown is a book that ranks the 100 most impactful solutions for climate change, based on their potential greenhouse gas… Read More >

Concerned about bees? We are too. We see the important role they play in supporting a healthy, sustainable food system. Also, we like honey. Last summer, the Clean Yield team discovered that Tractor Supply Company, a chain of box stores… Read More >

Clean Yield is pleased to announce the withdrawal of a shareholder proposal filed at Alphabet seeking increased political transparency. Since Clean Yield filed the proposal, Alphabet has meaningfully strengthened its systems for managing political activities. Most notably, the company has… Read More >

The 2017 proxy season brought new highs and lows for shareholder advocates. The volume of shareholder voices reached new decibels this year, with record votes in support of climate risk disclosure at major energy companies Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum, and… Read More >

Readers, grab a cocktail and prepare to hear incredible but true tales from Clean Yield’s 2015 proxy season, a compendium of surprises both pleasant and unpleasant, some outright success stories, ironic twists, and at least one instance of bad luck.… Read More >