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Vote Your Proxies – See 2024’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations
The 2024 corporate annual general meeting season has begun, and that means it’s time to vote your proxy ballots. Why is voting proxy ballots so important? The shareholder proposal process allows both...
View ArticleClimate strife divides US Chamber. Will departures follow?
At least 37 member corporations have objected to the powerful business lobby’s climate policies. The post Climate strife divides US Chamber. Will departures follow? first appeared on Interfaith Center...
View ArticleESG has long been part of the DNA of faith-based pension funds
As the controversy over employing environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions by institutions continues to swirl, a number of church-based pension funds have asserted that ESG...
View ArticleExxon shouldn’t be able to silence its shareholders
The corporate behemoth’s lawsuit is a wake-up call to investors. And all Americans. The post Exxon shouldn’t be able to silence its shareholders first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate...
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The Non-Sugar Sweetener Debate is NOT Sweet
By Christina Dorett, Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment Sucrose is a natural sugar, a vital source of energy for our bodies, and Sucralose is a Non-Sugar Sweetener (NSS)...
View ArticleExxon Declares War On Its Dissenters
The fossil fuel giant is suing investors to intimidate them from ever trying to influence corporate decisions. The post Exxon Declares War On Its Dissenters first appeared on Interfaith Center on...
View ArticleInvestor groups criticise SEC commissioners over climate rule comments
US SIF, ICCR, and Shareholder Rights Group challenge statement from Republican commissioners, while fund industry association ‘urges’ SEC to align anti-greenwashing regulation with watered-down climate...
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Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting
This guidance is a resource for investors to use when discussing responsible purchasing and contracting issues with companies. The post Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting first appeared on...
View ArticleICCR pushes back on Exxon proxy statement claims
Oil major repeats claims that shareholder proposal process is being abused, calls out filers. The post ICCR pushes back on Exxon proxy statement claims first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate...
View ArticleExxonMobil Attacks Shareholders in 2024 Proxy Statement, References As You...
ExxonMobil Corporation recently released its 2024 proxy statement, which includes a United Church Funds shareholder proposal requesting that Exxon report on how a reduced demand for virgin plastic...
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ICCR Names Pat Zerega as the Recipient of its 2024 Legacy Award
NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024 – ICCR’s Governing Board today announced that the 2024 Legacy Award winner is Patricia (Pat) Zerega, who recently retired from Mercy Investment Services. The ICCR...
View ArticleCoca-Cola and Pepsi to Face Shareholder Proposals Citing the Potential Health...
CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024 – Investors members...
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Vote Your Proxies – See 2024’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations
The 2024 corporate annual general meeting season has begun, and that means it’s time to vote your proxy ballots. Why is voting proxy ballots so important? The shareholder proposal process allows both...
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ICCR Files Response to ExxonMobil’s Proxy Statement Attacking Its Shareholders
Filing highlights concerns regarding the company’s escalating attacks on proponents of shareholder resolutions challenging the company’s response to climate-related financial risks. NEW YORK, NY,...
View ArticleHouse GOP spearheads legislation to strike down SEC climate disclosure rule
The Financial Services Committee advanced a Congressional Review Act challenge to the rule by a 28-22 vote split along party lines. The post House GOP spearheads legislation to strike down SEC climate...
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New Investor Guidance Spotlights Importance of Commercial Contracts to...
CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 – The Investor...
View ArticleShared Interest Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Voices Of Change Gala In New...
Honoring Citibank, N.A., Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake and Wendy Luhabe and with Special Guests Reverend Naomi Tutu, Redi Tlhabi and Mungi Ngomane The post Shared Interest Celebrates 30th Anniversary With...
View ArticleShareholder Activists Call for Removal of ExxonMobil CEO
Asset owners seek to block ExxonMobil appointments. The post Shareholder Activists Call for Removal of ExxonMobil CEO first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.
View ArticleEnvironmental & Social Policy Issues in the 2024 U.S. Proxy Season
Proponents as of mid-Feburary 2024 had filed at least 527 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and related sustainable governance issues for the 2024 proxy season. This is down by only a...
View ArticleInvestors Applaud the FTC’s Ban of Non-Compete Agreements, Safeguarding the...
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Zevin Asset Management today welcomed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) passage of a ban on...
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