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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY ON ISSUES RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND TOXIC INGREDIENTS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

ENERGY: AS YOU SOW IS WORKING TO ACCELERATE MARKET TRANSFORMATION TOWARD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY TO AVOID THE THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO THE WORLD'S POPULATIONS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND ECONOMIES. OUR ENERGY PROGRAM EXPOSES THE FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN COAL, OIL & GAS, AND FUGITIVE METHANE; AND THE BANKS THAT FUND THESE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A MAJOR FLOW OF CAPITAL AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL RISK AND INTO CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. TO DO THIS, WE BUILD GLOBAL INVESTOR COALITIONS FOR CHANGE. WE POINT OUT THE MATERIAL RISKS OF CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN COAL, OIL, AND GAS; THE DANGERS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; AND THE BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES. WE RESEARCH AND WRITE ORIGINAL REPORTS, DEVELOP FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY TOOLS, ENGAGE MANAGEMENT AT MAJOR OIL, GAS, COAL, AND UTILITY CORPORATIONS IN DIRECT DIALOGUE, MAINTAIN A WEBSITE DISCLOSING FOSSIL FUELS IN MUTUAL FUNDS, AND EMPLOY SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. IN 2019 WE:- ENGAGED AND FILED SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS WITH COMPANIES INCLUDING (ALPHABETICALLY) BANK OF AMERICA, CHEVRON, DEVON, DOMINION, DUKE ENERGY, EXXONMOBIL, GOLDMAN SACHS, HESS, JPMORGAN CHASE, MARATHON, MORGAN STANLEY, SEMPRA, SHELL, SOUTHERNS, AND WELLS FARGO, ADDRESSING STRANDED CARBON ASSET RISK, CLIMATE CHANGE, GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION, METHANE LEAKS, HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, RISKS OF COAL, AND BANKS' RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THEY FINANCE

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH/WASTE: AS YOU SOW'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WASTE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD AND PACKAGING. WE RESEARCH AND WRITE ORIGINAL REPORTS, ENGAGE MAJOR FOOD AND CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURERS IN DIALOGUE, AND EMPLOY SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR WORK ADDRESSES ANTIBIOTICS AND FACTORY FARMS, INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PESTICIDE USE, CONSUMER PACKAGING, AND OCEAN PLASTICS. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS PEOPLE AND PLANET, AND HELPS COMPANIES INCREASE THEIR BOTTOM LINE: COMPANIES CAN REDUCE COST AND RISK BY ADOPTING SYSTEMIC POLICIES FOR INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP TOWARD THEIR CUSTOMERS, SHAREHOLDERS, AND THE GLOBAL COMMONS. IN 2019 WE:- ENGAGED AND FILED ANTIBIOTICS IN FACTORY FARMING RESOLUTIONS WITH COSTCO, WALMART, AND WENDY'S- ENGAGED AND FILED RESOLUTIONS ON GMOS AND PESTICIDES WITH CAMPBELLS, SMUCKERS, AND KELLOG'S - ENGAGED AND FILED CONSUMER PACKAGING WASTE RESOLUTIONS WITH KROGER, REPUBLIC SERVICES, STARBUCKS, WALMART, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND YUM! BRANDS

TOXIC ENFORCEMENT: WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC, AS YOU SOW ENFORCES CALIFORNIA'S SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT (PROPOSITION 65), WHICH REQUIRES WARNINGS BE PROVIDED TO CONSUMERS PRIOR TO EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN CHEMICALS SUCH AS FORMALDEHYDE, ETHYL BENZENE, TOLUENE, LEAD, CADMIUM, ARSENIC, AND OTHER KNOWN CARCINOGENS AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS. SINCE 1992 AS YOU SOW HAS RESOLVED PROP 65 ACTIONS LEADING TO PRODUCT REFORMULATIONS THAT REMOVE TOXICS FROM PRODUCTS AND CAUSING WARNINGS TO BE PLACED ON PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN TOXICS INCLUDING NAIL POLISH, TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS, VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS, HAIR CARE PRODUCTS, AND EARBUDS. WE ALSO ADMINISTER CY PRES AWARDS GENERATED IN SETTLEMENTS ON OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.IN 2019 WE:FILED 60 DAY NOTICES AND WORKED TO SETTLE ACTIONS TO RESULT IN WARNINGS AND REFORMULATIONS ON PRODUCTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL FEEDING TUBE FORMULAS, SEAWEED SNACKS, PROTEIN POWDERS, CHOCOLATE, BREAKFAST CEREAL, PROTEIN BARS, AND LEAFY GREENS

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