Now Out: Sea-Ze the Day: How Investors Can Reduce Exposure to Human Rights Abuses in Seafood

Shine Global has joined more than 100 civil society organizations to call on the US Department of Labor to continue fighting forced labor and child labor. Recent cuts of $500 million in funding for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), whose federally-funded programs play a critical role in fighting forced labor and child labor […]

The G20 Interfaith Forum Working Group on Human Trafficking, in partnership with Praeveni Global, continues its monthly webinar series with a focus on how corporate governance can be leveraged to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.

ICCR and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights released a statement in response to funding cuts to key agencies working to protect human rights and prevent forced and child labor globally.

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 […]

Mondelez International Inc. is asking regulators for permission to ignore a shareholder proposal that calls for greater transparency on the Oreo maker’s Russian operations.

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 – Since our founding in 1971, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have come together to do the important work of holding corporations […]

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 […]

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 sales with its Olympics “Winning Isn’t for Everyone” ad campaign.

In a world where modern slavery continues to thrive, the Human Trafficking Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) is taking action.

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) have released Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting, outlining the critical role of commercial contracts in supporting robust human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) processes.

Proponents as of mid-Feburary 2024 had filed at least 527 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and related sustainable governance issues for the 2024 proxy season. This is down by only a few from 536 last year at the same time. It still seems possible the total will reach the 630-year-end total of last year.

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 – The Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting released today by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) explains the critical role played by commercial contracts in supporting more robust human rights and […]