Posts Tagged ‘deforestation’
BlackRock* and Other Large Asset Managers Aid and Abet Deforestation
A new Friends of the Earth report exposes the complicity of BlackRock, Vanguard,* and State Street* in global deforestation.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Presses Procter & Gamble* To End Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Its Supply Chain
MIDANA CAPITAL has filed a shareholder proposal with Procter & Gamble, one of the largest consumer packaged goods companies in the world, calling on the company to eliminate deforestation and forest degradation in its supply chain.
Read MoreWe Warned That It Was Too Soon to Praise BlackRock*
In June, MIDANA CAPITAL warned that it was too soon to praise BlackRock for its support for climate-related shareholder proposals at two oil and gas giants. Our concern has proved prescient.
Read MoreInvestors Increasingly Call for Action on Deforestation
MIDANA CAPITAL’s shareholder proposal with Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*received a notable 26.5% of the votes cast. This support is part of a larger trend of investors recognizing that deforestation poses a material risk to companies and their portfolios.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Shareholder Proposal to be Considered at Bloomin’ Brands* Annual Meeting
A MIDANA CAPITAL shareholder proposal, calling for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and the adoption of a no-deforestation policy, with Bloomin’ is being considered at its annual meeting.
Read More20×2020: MIDANA CAPITAL Is Pressing 20 Corporations to Fulfill No-Deforestation Commitments By 2020
MIDANA CAPITAL recently identified 20 key commodity traders and corporations that have pledged to end deforestation in their supply chains and have provided insufficient disclosure of progress and launched an effort to press them to fulfill their commitments by the 2020 deadline.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Withdraws Shareholder Proposal with ADM* After It Commits to Enhance Deforestation Mitigation and Transparency
MIDANA CAPITAL has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Archer Daniels Midland Co., a Fortune 50 corporation, after it committed to enhance its efforts to mitigate deforestation in its supply chain.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Withdraws Shareholder Proposal with Tyson Foods* After It Commits to No-Deforestation Policy
MIDANA CAPITAL has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Tyson, the second largest meat processor in the world, after the company publicly revealed its commitment and existing plans to develop and implement a no-deforestation policy.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Laments Amazon Fires as Preventable, Man-Made Tragedy
The devastating fires ravaging the Amazon are an entirely preventable, man-made tragedy. MIDANA CAPITAL has spent years working to end deforestation and is committed to continuing that fight. Pressuring companies that trade or buy soy and cattle is our best hope to prevent further catastrophe.
Read MoreTop 11 Impact Stories of the Shareholder Season
With the close of the 2018 – 2019 shareholder season, here are the top 11 impact stories of MIDANA CAPITAL’s shareholder advocacy program.
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