About five years ago, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing was all the rage. It’s a strategy that considers how issues like climate change might affect investments in the future. But long before ESG was a concept adopted by Wall Street, there were smaller investors weighing environmental and social issues: Religious investors.
On February 12, 2026 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially rescinded the Endangerment Finding, which dates back to 2009 and has underpinned the ability of the federal government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, vehicles, and other heavy emitters. This action will severely compromise the federal government’s ability to respond to the threat […]
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Authors Sehr Khaliq is the Director of Program Evaluation, and Timothy Smith is the Senior Policy Advisor at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). This post is based on their ICCR report. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander[i] recently urged three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock, Fidelity, and PanAgora because of “inadequate” […]
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New York, NY, December 19, 2025 – This week the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) released a new report analyzing the 2025 proxy voting activity of more than 15 large asset managers. This latest report comes at a time of mounting asset owner scrutiny of how managers are providing oversight for material risks connected […]
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Let’s be honest, the Swedish Church’s decision to re-evaluate how it manages its vast forests – a chunk of land bigger than some European countries – feels a bit like a royal family arguing over the inheritance. It’s a surprisingly complex situation bubbling up from a seemingly simple question: Should a centuries-old institution focused on […]
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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 […]
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Avoiding companies that are large GHG emitters won’t help the planet or your portfolio.
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We, the undersigned businesses, organizations and investors, are writing to you to convey our united support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice program. As a voluntary partnership program, Safer Choice works collaboratively with the business community to move safer products and chemicals into the marketplace, creating an incentive for ongoing innovation. Read the […]
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Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility announced they had filed 60 shareholder proposals for the 2025 proxy season calling for increased disclosures and strengthened oversight of corporate political activities at a diverse set of companies and sectors. These proposals included 32 resolutions on lobbying, 23 on political election spending, and five asking companies […]
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ICCR has been publishing the Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide annually since 1974 as a way to educate and build support for member proposals. In our Guide, you will find all ICCR member-sponsored proposals for 2025 corporate proxies along with a preliminary overview of the proxy season and short features from proponents about their engagements on key environmental […]
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WASHINGTON – ISSA has joined a coalition of over 200 businesses and industry groups to express their strong support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice program.
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