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Keep the Fire Going
By Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, United Church Funds As we gathered at the Interfaith Center “God Box” for February’s ICCR conference, many of us carried a troubled spirit. You...
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United Healthcare Blocks Shareholder Vote on a Proposal Seeking Disclosures...
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, April 4, 2025 – Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group ($UNH) today announced their withdrawal of a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy after facing a series of challenges from...
View ArticleUnitedHealth shareholders pull proposal asking for report on delayed, denied...
A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders is withdrawing a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy that requested the company’s management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and...
View ArticleSEC no-action rulings: Confused and contradictory or business as usual?
Investors and experts wiegh in on no-action requests by companies and the US regulators’s response. The post SEC no-action rulings: Confused and contradictory or business as usual? first appeared on...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Under Pressure: Ethical Investing and Cluster Munitions
Lockheed Martin’s “Black List” Sparks a Bigger Debate: Is Ethical Investing Enough to Curb the Arms Trade? The post Lockheed Martin Under Pressure: Ethical Investing and Cluster Munitions first...
View ArticleUnitedHealth shareholders withdraw effort to force transparency on coverage...
The faith-based shareholders’ proposal was challenged by UnitedHealth twice, thanks to a recent SEC guidance change the shareholders slammed as unfair. The post UnitedHealth shareholders withdraw...
View ArticleFor effective green investing, go brown
Avoiding companies that are large GHG emitters won’t help the planet or your portfolio. The post For effective green investing, go brown first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.
View ArticleSEC Rule Changes Force Investors to Hold Fire
UnitedHealth Group is the latest company to utilise new guidance, as shareholders figure out their shifting rights. The post SEC Rule Changes Force Investors to Hold Fire first appeared on Interfaith...
View ArticleThe God Box
In 2020, an investment strategy was all the rage on Wall Street: ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing. It’s a wonky term with a simple premise: Companies that manage the risks and...
View ArticleCoalition Calls on EPA to Protect Safer Choice Program for Cleaning Products
We, the undersigned businesses, organizations and investors, are writing to you to convey our united support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice program. As a voluntary...
View ArticleEPA Safer Choice Program Business Sign On Letter
An updated version of the letter, now with 286 signatories. A voluntary partnership program, Safer Choice works collaboratively with the business community to move safer products and chemicals into the...
View ArticleThe religious roots of climate-conscious investing
About five years ago, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing was all the rage. It’s a strategy that considers how issues like climate change might affect investments in the future. But...
View ArticleICCR and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights Condemn Administration’s...
ICCR and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights released a statement in response to funding cuts to key agencies working to protect human rights and prevent forced and child labor globally. The post...
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Over 50 Investors Release Statement Calling on Companies to Take Steps to...
Investors cite concerns, including recent funding freezes, exits from global health bodies, and appointment of unqualified officials that may threaten equitable access to healthcare. NEW YORK, NY,...
View ArticleExperts Examine the Power of Corporate Governance in Combating Modern Slavery
The G20 Interfaith Forum Working Group on Human Trafficking, in partnership with Praeveni Global, continues its monthly webinar series with a focus on how corporate governance can be leveraged to...
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Vote Your Proxies – See 2025’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations
Why is voting proxy ballots so important? The shareholder proposal process allows both large and small shareholders to alert corporate boards and the investor community to their concerns and to...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Group avoids shareholder vote on coverage denial audits in wake...
Eden Prairie-based health care giant said one proposal missed a filing deadline, while the other was “impermissibly vague.” The post UnitedHealth Group avoids shareholder vote on coverage denial audits...
View ArticleShine Global Joins 100 Organizations in Letter Decrying Cuts to ILAB Grants...
Shine Global has joined more than 100 civil society organizations to call on the US Department of Labor to continue fighting forced labor and child labor. Recent cuts of $500 million in funding for the...
View ArticleBusiness Roundtable calls for ban on environmental, social and ‘political’...
Stakeholders push back against criticisms by group whose members including leading US asset managers and owners. The post Business Roundtable calls for ban on environmental, social and ‘political’...
View ArticleDenials issue won’t get vote by UnitedHealth Group investors
Publicly traded companies frequently seek guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the inclusion or exclusion of shareholder resolution proposals in their materials for...
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