PRESS RELEASES

Following shareholder engagement, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. has announced its intention to set a new single-use plastics reduction goal for U.S. franchise operations.

As You Sow applauds Amazon for a significant 28% drop in North American shipments containing single-use plastic packaging, as detailed in its newly released 2024 sustainability report.

Shareholders sent a message to companies using large quantities of plastic packaging this shareholder season: It’s time to phase out the use of flexible plastics and to start financing credible recycling options.

PepsiCo abandoned a commitment it made to shareholders for 20% of all beverage servings to be delivered in reusable or refillable packaging and diminished a second commitment to reduce its use of virgin plastic by 20%.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Amazon’s request to exclude a plastic packaging shareholder proposal from its 2025 proxy materials.

Today, As You Sow announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that shareholder representative As You Sow’s proposal calling for Pepsi Co to reduce its use of non-recyclable flexible plastic packaging, should remain on the Company’s proxy statement.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that shareholder representative As You Sow’s shareholder proposal with Goodyear Tire, which addresses microplastic pollution, should remain on the Company’s proxy.

Today, As You Sow announced that First Solar Inc. (NYSE: FSLR) committed to exclude minerals mined from the deep seabed from its supply chain until scientific findings are sufficient to assess the environmental risks of this potentially devastating new mining process.

Constellation Brands released vote totals showing that approximately 25% of shareholders voted in support of stronger emissions goals and a transition towards a circular economy for packaging, two primary and urgent concerns for shareholders and the company.  

Today, As You Sow, in partnership with Ubuntoo, an environmental solutions platform, released their “2024 Plastic Promises Scorecard” ranking 225 global companies across 15 industries on their ambition and actions to reduce plastic packaging pollution. One major finding of the report is the significant gap between companies’ stated plastic reduction commitments and actions taken to meet those commitments.