Investors Urge US Companies to Support Democracy, Rule of Law
The investor-backed Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has called on 200 CEOs to support democratic institutions including free and fair elections and a peaceful transfer of power...
View ArticleInvesting with Principle: Religion Makes Its Way into Investments
Christians today are bringing the Gospel message with them everywhere — from the baseball field to the boardroom — in an attempt to share that message with the world. “We’re admonished to go into the...
View ArticleOxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart’s ‘Systematic Human...
Non-profit Oxfam, which has a mission to fight inequality and poverty globally, announced October 17 it had submitted a formal complaint against Amazon and Walmart to the United Nations.The post Oxfam...
View ArticleWhy These Nuns Have Filed More Than 350 Shareholder Resolutions
The sunflowers and wheat fields of rural Kansas are a long way from Wall Street. But in the small town of Atchison, an unlikely group of investors are making a name for themselves as outspoken...
View ArticleHow Coalitions Can Help Institutional Investors Improve Their Climate Impact
When a firm loses money due to climate change, so do its investors. New research shows how investors can lower climate risk and improve impact. The post How Coalitions Can Help Institutional Investors...
View ArticleSEC Advisory Panel Urged to Back Investor Rights for Proposals
The SEC’s advisers on investor issues has a duty to support shareholders who push companies to disclose risks from climate change, artificial intelligence and other matters, as businesses fight them in...
View ArticleSEC panel urged to back shareholder rights, proposal process
Shareholders’ rights advocates urged the agency’s Investor Advisory Committee to defend the current proposal process as a “vital right of shareholders” against attempts to dilute them. The post SEC...
View ArticleCompanies That Decried Jan. 6 Buck Calls to Weigh in on Election
Corporate America, a few billionaires aside, is staying noticeably quiet with just days to go until the presidential election that’s divided the nation sharply. The post Companies That Decried Jan. 6...
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Reaffirming Our Commitments in Light of the 2024 Election
With the 2024 Presidential election now ended and President-elect Trump scheduled to take office on January 20, 2025, ICCR makes the following statement: NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 –...
View ArticlePrivate Sector, Public Good
Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, considers the priorities for responsible investors under a second Trump Presidency. The post Private Sector, Public Good first...
View ArticleCorporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and...
The concept of the commercial determinants of health (CDH) is used to study the actions of commercial entities and the political and economic systems, structures, and norms that enable these actions...
View ArticleNYC Comptroller Lander Files Brief in Support of FTC’s Ban on Non-Compete...
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, in partnership with The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Zevin Asset Management, submitted an amici curiae brief in support of the Federal Trade...
View ArticleNews from ELCA advocacy
Honored for work that has provided a strong moral foundation and an enduring record of demonstrated influence on corporate policies, Patricia Zerega received the 2024 Legacy Award from the Interfaith...
View ArticleShareholder Engagement Drives Human Rights Improvements at Companies, Finds...
Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, according to research published this week. The post Shareholder Engagement Drives Human...
View ArticleSenator Markey Celebrates 54 New Endorsements of His Comprehensive AI Civil...
Washington (November 21, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced that 54 new civil rights, labor, LGBTQ+...
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The Role of Major U.S. Banks in a Just Transition to a Net-Zero Carbon Economy
ICCR Climate Crisis Issue Brief Three, November 2024 Major U.S. banks must play a pivotal role in a just transition to a net-zero carbon economy through their lending and investment practices....
View ArticleRetrenchment or reform? The SEC and ESG proposals under Trump
Investors and lawyers look at the implications of changes at the White House and SEC for environmental and social shareholder resolutions. The post Retrenchment or reform? The SEC and ESG proposals...
View ArticleInvestor Stewardship 2024
Who occupies the hottest seat on a board of directors? It depends on the circumstances While a CEO might face the toughest questions when an activist investor shows up, and the chief financial officer...
View ArticleInfluenceMap: Asset owners underutilize stewardship and advocacy opportunities
New analysis of the world’s largest insurers and pension funds (representing over $17 trillion in assets) finds that only a limited number are utilizing their influential position to drive climate...
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Asset Owners Question Their Managers About Falling Support for ESG Proposals
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024 – A group of asset owners today announced that they had sent letters to their top asset managers questioning a marked drop in their support for shareholder...
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