When Customers and Investors Demand Corporate Sustainability
Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations. The post When Customers and Investors Demand...
View ArticleCan Gen Z Workers Still Stand Up for Causes?
After firing 28 employees for protesting in favor of Palestine, Google’s CEO declared the company shouldn’t get distracted by politics because after all, “Google is a business.” This clear commitment...
View ArticleThe Diverse Investing Collective Announces Advisory Board
More than a dozen highly respected foundation and finance industry leaders are joining with the Collective to assist it in reaching its goal of gender- and racially-diverse management teams managing...
View ArticleGlobal Experts Unite to Combat Modern Slavery’s $236 Billion Shadow Economy
In a world where modern slavery continues to thrive, the Human Trafficking Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) is taking action. The post Global Experts Unite to Combat Modern Slavery’s...
View ArticleNike Investors Question Treatment of Garment Workers Overseas
Nike Inc. investors are redoubling their efforts to pressure the sports retailer to focus on treatment of workers in its supply chain, as the company attempts to freshen its image and boost slumping...
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Join us for “Navigating Troubled Waters: Corporate Political Responsibility...
Corporations play an important role in supporting the resilient and vibrant democracy needed to sustain healthy civic engagement, accountable governance, and a stable economy where business can...
View ArticleRacist Robots and the Rise of AI Activism
Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology. The post Racist Robots and the Rise of AI Activism first...
View ArticleShareholder activism on the rise, with ESG proposals surging
Shareholder activism in the United States is on the rise this year, with a 9% increase in shareholder proxy votes put forward against companies compared to the first half of last year, according to a...
View ArticleHow a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big companies with their...
ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City. The post How a small group of nuns in rural Kansas vex big...
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Catalyzing Corporate Change 2024
We are pleased to share this year’s edition of Catalyzing Corporate Change, our impact report on the outcomes of the 2024 proxy season. In 2024, our members continued to press their portfolio companies...
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The Future of Gas: Decarbonizing Gas Utilities Through Thermal Energy...
ICCR Climate Crisis Issue Brief Two, August 2024 The decarbonization of the energy utility sector is a top priority for investors in the ICCR network. Investors are increasingly concerned about the...
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The Power Of Individual Investors to Catalyze Change
Jim McRitchie is an individual investor who focuses on corporate governance, democracy and social justice. His career in environmental protection taught him that companies often wield more influence...
View ArticleICCR Letter to the Board of the Business Roundtable Cites Conflicts Arising...
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced it had sent a letter to board members of the Business Roundtable (BRT), a business...
View ArticleInvestors question Business Roundtable’s climate rule battle
Six directors of the CEO lobby group run companies that publicly backed the SEC regulation that Business Roundtable is now fighting in court. The post Investors question Business Roundtable’s climate...
View ArticleCP Daily: Thursday August 22, 2024
Support and against – Leaders of investor group Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) sent a letter to the board of CEO association Business Roundtable (BRT) on Thursday, concerning the...
View ArticleUS Nuns Trouble Companies with Investment Activism
In the American state of Kansas, a group of religious women have been calling on large companies to change the way they do business. The post US Nuns Trouble Companies with Investment Activism first...
View ArticleICCR Calls Out US Business Forum on Climate Rule
he Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has criticised the stance of trade association the Business Roundtable (BRT) on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Climate...
View ArticleThis is the group of Catholic nuns in Kansas that makes Google, Target and...
The sisters, led by Sister Barbara McCracken, have emerged as unexpected critics of some of the largest players in the business world, including Google, Target, and Citigroup. The post This is the...
View ArticleSustainable Finance Newsletter
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, whose members include religiously affiliated investors, said opposition by the CEO group the Business Roundtable to the SEC’s climate disclosure rule...
View ArticleWhat were the major trends of the 2024 proxy season on ESG shareholder...
This article from Morningstar published on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance examines three major trends of the 2024 proxy season regarding environmental, social and governance...
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