EQAT Press Releases
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For interviews or questions, contact:
Eve Gutman, EQAT Media and Research Coordinator, eve@eqat.org
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Vanguard Announces New CEO, Civil Society Organizations Respond
In response to the news that Vanguard has selected Salim Ramji as its next CEO, members of the Vanguard S.O.S. campaign, which consists of civil society organizations focused on climate risk and responsible investing, released the following statements: “For the…
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As Vanguard Searches for Next CEO, Local Quakers Gather At Vanguard Headquarters for Prayer Protest
Vanguard is the World’s Largest Investor in Fossil Fuels Causing Climate Change Malvern, PA – Today, a group of about 40 area Quakers and people of other faiths took the Quaker prayer service, meeting for worship, from their meeting houses…
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CEO’s Retirement Puts Vanguard’s Climate Practices In The Spotlight, Creates Opportunity For A New Future
Under Tim Buckley’s leadership, Vanguard is the planet’s largest investor in fossil fuels, putting Vanguard customers’ financial security at risk Upon news of Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley’s forthcoming retirement, the Vanguard S.O.S. network is raising questions about Buckley’s legacy as well as the…
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Mummers Group Brings Taste of Parade to Wayne Home of Vanguard CEO, Playful Protest of Vanguard’s Investments in Fossil Fuels
Wayne, PA – Yesterday, a normally placid neighborhood in Wayne got a taste of the Mummers parade, the flamboyant folk parade held annually in Philadelphia on New Year’s Day. Members of the Vaudevillains New Year’s Brigade (VNYB), part of the…
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Quakers Pray as Protest at Pennsylvania Headquarters of Vanguard, World’s Largest Investor in Fossil Fuels
Quakers from Across the United States and Abroad Join Simultaneous Online Worship Service, Illustrating the Global Impact of Vanguard’s Investments Malvern, PA – Today, Philadelphia-area Quakers held a worship service at the entrance to Vanguard’s global headquarters, with over 30…
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Philadelphia-Area Grandparents Celebrate Grandparents’ Day With Protest At Vanguard, World’s Largest Investor In Fossil Fuels
Vanguard Opposed Almost All Environmental and Social Shareholder Resolutions At Corporate Annual Meetings In 2023 Malvern, PA — Today, almost 50 grandparents, people of faith, and Vanguard customers gathered with signs and banners at an entrance to Vanguard’s global headquarters…
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Vanguard Supported Only 2% of Environmental and Social Shareholder Resolutions in 2023
The Asset Manager’s New Stewardship Report Shows Decline Even From 2022’s Low Voting Performance; Vanguard’s Support for Environmental & Social Measures Is Even Less Than BlackRock’s Yesterday, Vanguard disclosed that it supported only 2% of environmental and social shareholder resolutions in the…
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Quakers and Allies Say “Never Vanguard” at Concurrent Events Held Today in Oregon and Pennsylvania
For interviews or questions contact: Eve Gutman, EQAT Media and Research Coordinator, eve@eqat.org Vanguard Is The World’s Largest Investor In Fossil Fuels SALEM, OR and MALVERN, PA — Today, Earth Quaker Action Team & 350 Salem OR held concurrent Coast-to-Coast “Never Vanguard” climate actions…
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Vanguard Customers Announce $17 Million in Investments Moved Out of Vanguard at Protest of Asset Manager’s Inaction on Climate Change
First Wave of Customers Move Their Money Out of Vanguard, Warning that Many Others Will Follow Malvern, PA – On June 14, over 50 Vanguard customers, people of faith, and climate activists gathered at the entrance to Vanguard’s headquarters while…