Climate scientist leaves ExxonMobil’s board with little to show for it
Advocates had hoped Susan Avery’s nomination would be a turning-point moment for the company’s climate approach. It wasn’t. The post Climate scientist leaves ExxonMobil’s board with little to show for...
View ArticleArlington gas well study reveals invisible emissions
An Arlington watchdog group says a report from a six-month investigation of Arlington gas well sites released on Thursday proves what they’ve been warning for years — that gas wells in suburban DFW are...
View ArticleInvestors Vote No on Exxon Board
ExxonMobil’s court suit against two investors who filed a shareholder resolution on climate change has resulted in a chorus of opposition by investors who vigorously opposed the case with many publicly...
View ArticleInvestors Pressure ExxonMobil Board on Climate; Meta Shareholders Consider...
Single-use plastics also on the ballot at oil companies, in the latest from proxy-voting season. The post Investors Pressure ExxonMobil Board on Climate; Meta Shareholders Consider Child Safety and AI...
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ExxonMobil Investors Send Strong Message of Disapproval Over the Company’s...
CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2024 – As votes from...
View ArticleDollar General workers rally for safety improvements, fair pay at Tennessee...
More than 200 Dollar General workers and customers gathered for a march and protest at the corporation’s annual shareholder meeting in Middle Tennessee to demand store safety and better pay. The post...
View ArticleOver 200 Dollar General Workers and Customers Protest
Action Follows String of Protests at Dollar General Stores Across Nine States The post Over 200 Dollar General Workers and Customers Protest first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate...
View ArticleFacebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Confronts Mark Zuckerberg About Child...
Haugen will call out Meta for radically underestimating safety incidents on the platform The post Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Confronts Mark Zuckerberg About Child Safety first appeared on...
View ArticleBusiness and environmental leaders call for strong Canadian oil and gas...
Tackling methane is the easiest, cheapest way to reduce climate pollution and stimulate local economies The post Business and environmental leaders call for strong Canadian oil and gas methane...
View ArticleEffecting change from inside the corporate tent
Tim Smith, senior policy advisor for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, talks about shareholder engagement on the ‘A Matter of Faith’ podcast The post Effecting change from inside the...
View ArticleArlington approves new natural gas drilling as activists publish pollution...
Days after environmental advocacy group Liveable Arlington released a report on pollution emitted from Arlington’s natural gas drilling sites, Jennifer Quick stood before City Council May 28 to ask...
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In Advance of Walmart’s 2024 Shareholder Meeting, Investors Call on the...
Today, a group of institutional investors, including members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), issued a public statement of support for a recent letter from Walmart ($WMT)...
View ArticleNY seminary votes to divest from companies with connections to Israel
Union Theological Seminary in New York City voted to divest from companies with connections to Israel that it claims are “profiting from the present war in Palestine.” The post NY seminary votes to...
View ArticleExxonMobil’s Lawsuit Against its Shareholders: A Cautionary Tale
On January 21, ExxonMobil filed a case in the Fifth Circuit Court in Dallas, Texas suing two shareholders, Arjuna Capital and Netherlands-based FollowThis, who had dared to file a proposal requesting...
View ArticleHealth-Driven Investors Eye Casino Smoking, Non-Sugar Sweeteners
Shareholders are pressing companies from Coca-Cola to Caesars this proxy season on indoor smoking at casinos, the risks of non-sugar sweeteners in soft drinks, and a range of other health issues. The...
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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 ArticleUS judge dismisses Exxon case against activist investor over proxy filing
HOUSTON, June 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) had filed against activist group Arjuna Capital after the group had agreed not to pursue future proxy filings...
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The Importance and Risks of Transition Minerals in Building a Just Transition
ICCR Climate Crisis Issue Brief One, June 2024 The transition to carbon-neutral economies will require a vast quantity of minerals. In essence, we must shift from a fossil fuel-intensive economy to one...
View ArticleWant to be an activist investor? As a shareholder, start with proxy voting
It’s your chance to vote your views and your conscience. The post Want to be an activist investor? As a shareholder, start with proxy voting first appeared on Interfaith Center on Corporate...
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Supreme Court Deals a Significant Blow to Ability of Federal Agencies to Put...
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the decades-old doctrine of Chevron deference, which gives deference to federal...
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