ClearBridge Investments Extends Its Long History of ESG Integration

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 request timely action on emerging, or neglected, issues. A key element of process allows shareholders who meet certain criteria to submit proposals for inclusion in […]

Our Guide features ICCR member-sponsored proposals for 2026 corporate proxies along with a preliminary overview of the proxy season. Please feel free to share this resource widely with your networks. And, if you are an investor, we urge you to exercise your shareholder rights by voting your proxies.

Please join us on Friday, 3/20 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm ET for a preview of ICCR members’ 2026 shareholder proposals and our 2026 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide. Our webinar will help contextualize the more than 400 resolutions filed by ICCR members for this proxy season, with a deeper discussion by proponents of the rationale for key initiatives. Learn about ICCR member […]

Advancing a binding ILO Convention to protect platform workers, prevents a race to the bottom in labor standards, and secures fair, decent work in the digital economy NEW YORK, NY — The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued its Blue Report last week, which is a draft Convention and Recommendations related to decent work in the […]

In response to the anti-immigrant policies of the U.S. administration, the killing of civilians by federal agents and the increasing rollback of constitutional rights, ICCR issued the following statement: The recent violence we have seen in Minnesota, Maine, California, Illinois and elsewhere in our country shocks the conscience. Deeply rooted constitutional protections and values including […]

A group of Home Depot (HD.N), opens new tab investors is asking the company to review its partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety and state how its data is used and shared with law enforcement, following reports by an independent media outlet that the vendor’s data has been used in Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations. Home Depot […]

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 request timely action on emerging, or neglected, issues. A key element of process allows shareholders who meet certain criteria to submit proposals for inclusion in […]

Joint Declaration Calls for New UN Standards on Decent Work

In five shareholder proposals, investors illustrate how the company’s business model, policies, and practices create risks for multiple stakeholders that threaten shareholder value. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 – At Amazon’s ($AMZN) annual meeting last Thursday, five shareholder proposals were presented for a vote, each raising issues that illustrate how the company’s business […]

“Amazon will tell you that outside groups are misrepresenting their injury record, but in fact, Amazon is misrepresenting their injury record,” he said at an investor briefing organized by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a New York-based coalition of faith- and values-based investors, on Thursday. “I am not part of any outside group. I’ve […]

By Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, United Church Funds