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Amazon and Walmart are facing pressure from social issue-focused investment funds over their political donations.

Investors press firms on donations as political spending jumps

By Laura Weiss
Posted June 24, 2021 at 6:30am
House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters says the ESG legislation would allow investors to hold companies accountable.

House passes ESG, climate disclosure rules for public companies

By Laura Weiss
Posted June 16, 2021 at 6:17pm
Amazon is under pressure to reduce pollution generated near its fulfillment centers, sometimes located where communities of color predominate.

Amazon faces activism, rising tide of ‘environmental justice’

By Laura Weiss
Posted June 10, 2021 at 6:30am
A nurse practitioner administers the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Grubb’s Pharmcy in D.C. in April. J&J received a shareholder disclosure request about the impact of public funding on its distribution and pricing decisions.

Vaccine makers pressed by lawmakers, investors to speed global access to shots

By Laura Weiss
Posted May 13, 2021 at 7:15am
Apple wants the SEC to require companies to disclose emissions, as audited by a third party.

Tech companies join calls for disclosure mandate to meet US emissions goals

By Laura Weiss
Posted May 4, 2021 at 7:00am
California Rep. Juan C. Vargas’ bill to require disclosure of ESG information got committee-level approval last week. About a third of the first-quarter filings that mentioned ESG reported lobbying on Vargas’ bill.

ESG lobbying surges with Democratic control of Washington

By Laura Weiss
Posted April 29, 2021 at 7:00am
The addition of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court increases the likelihood that justices could soon hear challenges related to abortion, legal experts say.

Shareholders question corporate dollars supporting abortion restrictions

By Laura Weiss
Posted April 22, 2021 at 7:00am
A CSX freight train passes over the Potomac River from Maryland into West Virginia. The company has joined others in stating it will report its climate lobbying.

Corporations agree to transparency on climate lobbying

By Laura Weiss
Posted April 15, 2021 at 7:31am