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Socially Responsible Investing Information Update

Updated by Erin Ripperger on July 26, 2023

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2023 Shareholder Resolutions

Chemical Reduction

In order to mitigate legal, financial, and reputational risks, requesting adoption of new policies to help reduce chemical footprint.


Company: Disney

Status: Co-filers withdrew their resolution once Disney committed to disclose this information.

Climate Lobbying

Corporate lobbying activities that are misaligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement present regulatory, reputational, legal, and financial risks; therefore, requesting a report around lobbying activities alignment with the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.


Company: Alphabet

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 17.9% “for” vote at the June 2, 2023 meeting.


Company: EOG Resources

Status: Co-filers withdrew their resolution once EOG committed to create a report and continue dialogue on the drafting of the report.


Company: Meta Platforms

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 9.8% “for” vote at the May 31, 2023 meeting.

Employee Paid Sick Leave

In order to reduce reputational risk and operational risks, requesting a policy that all employees accrue paid sick leave.


Company: CVS

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 26.2% “for” vote at the May 18, 2023 meeting.

Human Rights

In order to mitigate human rights risks, asking for a report to determine whether customers’ use of its products or services with surveillance technology and artificial intelligence (AI) capability or of its components that support autonomous military and police vehicles, contributes to human rights harms.


Company: Keysight Technologies

Status: Co-filers withdrew their resolution once Keysight committed to create the report and continue to engage with shareholders on human rights issues.


Company: Texas Instruments

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 23% “for” vote at the April 27, 2023 meeting.

Company: Microchip Technology

Status: Outcome not yet available. The resolution will be voted on at the August 2023 meeting.

Methane Emissions

In order to mitigate reputational risks and license to operate risks, requesting a report on methane emission disclosures.


Company: Kinder Morgan

Status: Co-filers withdrew their resolution once Kinder Morgan committed to create greenhouse gas reduction targets and continue dialogue.

Racial Equity Audit

In order to mitigate legal, financial, reputational, and human capital management risks, requesting disclosure of the findings of an independent racial equity audit.


Company: Chevron

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 9.8% “for” vote at the May 31, 2023 meeting.


Company: Walmart

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 18.2% “for” vote at the May 31, 2023 meeting.

Reproductive Health Care

In order to mitigate reputational risks and create competitive advantages requesting a report on current corporate policies regarding reproductive health care.


Company: Humana

Status: Co-filers withdrew their resolution once Humana committed to create a report.

Worker Safety

In order to mitigate OSHA penalties, staffing issues and related costs, and reputational risks, requesting an audit on policies and practices related to worker safety and well-being.


Company: Dollar General

Status: The company failed to respond, and the resolution received a 67.7% “for” vote at the May 25, 2023 meeting.

2022 Shareholder Resolutions

Chemical Reduction

In order to mitigate legal, financial, and reputational risks, requesting adoption of new policies to help reduce chemical footprint.


Company: Dollar General

Status: Withdrawn due to commitment to expand its chemical restrictions to additional product categories, expand the number of chemicals addressed in the restricted substances list and agreed to join the Chemical Footprint Project.

Climate Change

In order to mitigate legal, financial, reputational risks, requesting a climate change report.


Company: Entergy

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to create a climate change report and continued dialogue.


Company: PPL

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to create a climate change report and continued dialogue.

Climate Lobbying

Corporate lobbying activities that are misaligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement present regulatory, reputational, legal, and financial risks; therefore, requesting a report around lobbying activities alignment with the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.


Company: AIG

Status: Withdrawn due to commitment to create report and have continued dialogue on the drafting of the report.


Company: American Airlines

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to conduct an analysis of their climate lobbying activities and to align lobbying on climate policy with the goals of the Paris Agreement.


Company: ExxonMobil

Status: Withdrawn due to commitment to create climate lobbying report.

Employee Paid Sick Leave

In order to reduce reputational risk and operational risks, requesting a policy that all employees accrue paid sick leave.


Company: CVS

Status: 26.2% FOR vote at the May 11, 2022 meeting.

Human Rights

In order to mitigate human rights risks, asking for a report to determine whether customers’ use of its products or services with surveillance technology and artificial intelligence (AI) capability or of its components that support autonomous military and police vehicles, contributes to human rights harms.


Company: NVIDIA

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to report on issue and continues dialogue.

Methane Emissions

In order to mitigate reputational risks and license to operate risks, requesting a report on methane emission disclosures.


Company: Antero Resources

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to report on methane emissions.

Racial Equity Audit

In order to mitigate legal, financial, reputational, and human capital management risks, requesting disclosure of the findings of an independent racial equity audit.


Company: Chevron

Status: 47.5% FOR vote at the May 25, 2022 meeting.


Company: Johnson & Johnson

Status: 62.6% FOR vote at the April 28, 2022 meeting.


Company: Tyson Foods

Status: Withdrawn due to a commitment to an independent racial equity audit and continued dialogue.