Amidst Growing Climate Risk, Shareholders Question Impact of High Carbon Investments in FedEx’s Target Date Retirement Funds

FedEx shareholders will vote on a proposal at the September 21 annual general meeting asking the company to report on how it is protecting employees from climate risk stemming from their retirement plan investment options. This proposal represents a growing concern among employees about the risks of investing retirement dollars in industries that contribute significantly to climate change.

Fossil Free Funds, Invest Your ValuesAs You SowSeptember 20, 2023FedEx, fedex, 401k

Shareholder Pressure Mounts: Protecting Employee Financial Futures in the Era of Climate Risk Takes Center Stage

Amazon, Netflix, and Comcast shareholders will soon vote to ask companies how they are protecting employees from climate risk stemming from their retirement plan investment options.

Invest Your Values, Fossil Free FundsAs You SowMay 24, 2023Fossil Free Funds

New Tool Shows Retirement Plans Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion Through Bond Holdings, Putting Savers at Risk

Today, As You Sow’s Invest Your Values program released a new tool for analyzing retirement plan exposure to fossil fuel bond holdings, with an accompanying analysis.