Catalyzing Corporate Change 2025

Proxy voting is an essential part of investors’ fiduciary duty and stewardship. The proxy voting data of the largest asset managers offers useful insights into how they exercise their oversight of managements’ decision-making, reveals how they align their recognition of material risk with their asset owner clients and how they address significant environmental, social and […]

The ability of asset owners to meet their long-term financial goals is severely challenged by risks such as climate change, persistent income inequality, and the inequitable delivery of healthcare that threaten our planet and its people. Because they impact all economic participants and demonstrate the interdependence of all players, these risks are considered systemic. They […]

This new report outlines the widespread human rights abuses in seafood supply chains across major U.S. supermarkets. This is a critical issue for investors. The report details the significant risks that human rights violations pose to supermarkets in investors portfolios. The report provides:  Access the full report to understand how to address these critical supply […]

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 it, 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 […]

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. Investors concerned with the financial risks of the climate crisis look to evaluate the pledges, financing activities, and progress toward alignment with the Paris […]

Many Corporate leaders continue to defend diversity programs as they come under attack from conservative critics. For diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, visible public support is more important than ever. Some companies like John Deere and Tractor Supply are cutting back or severely limiting their diversity programs. And many others are lowering their programs’ […]

This report focuses on the increasingly pervasive role that digital technologies play in the workplace and how those technologies may harm workers, especially low-wage workers. It builds on the current work of the Advancing Worker Justice program at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, which seeks to bring shareholder advocates and allied worker-led and focused […]

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 for changes in policies and practices that would mitigate harmful environmental and social impacts. With nearly 400 shareholder proposals filed on a range […]

This guidance is a resource for investors to use when discussing responsible purchasing and contracting issues with companies.