16,000 Letters Delivered to Congress in Support of Shareholder Rights

Over 2,300 Third Actors wrote letters asking Congress to end its attacks on shareholder rights and climate progress, which were hand-delivered by our partner As You Sow in advance of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s hearing to stop corporate climate action through shareholder advocacy. 

 

The Congressional subpoena claims that asking a company to reduce carbon pollution infringes on the freedom of all Americans. As You Sow’s CEO Andrew Behar has met with staff from Congressperson Glenn Ivey (MD) to Hank Johnson (GA) and several more, reporting that the volume and personal tenor of the letters has made a huge impact:

I want to send huge amounts of gratitude to our partners like Third Act and to the folks who signed each letter. This is what democracy looks like when people engage in the process and to know that there are Congresspeople who are truly responsive.

 

Staffers were impressed by the numbers of constituents who took the time to write and these letters will be entered into the official House record at the Committee level. Here’s to the power of letter writing!