In The News
25th Apr 2014
Post-Rana Plaza, Global Investors Pushing for Systemic Change
By Carey L. Biron Hasina, one of the 2,438 Rana Plaza workers that came out alive, by the remains of the factory on Sep. 25, 2013. Credit: Robert Stefanicki/IPS
24th Apr 2014
A Year Later, Rana Plaza Survivors Struggle
Recovery Is Slow as Victims Deal With Injuries, Await Adequate Compensation
16th Apr 2014
$35bn Investor Coalition Writes to Bank of America CEO on Fossil Fuel Financing
7th Apr 2014
Investors lead push for more action on climate change
Motivated by mounting scientific evidence that human activity is a leading cause of climate change, major institutional investors are pushing for stronger action by companies in climate-related shareholder resolutions in the 2014 proxy season.
1st Apr 2014
Mercy Investment Services withdraws board diversity resolutions following progress with companies
Mercy Investment Services is pleased to announce that it has withdrawn board diversity resolutions at Republic Services, Joy Global and Jarden Corporation following successful engagements resulting in progress by the companies.
24th Mar 2014
ICCR's Laura Berry particpates in the "Lethal but Legal" book talk
C-span hosted the book talk in February of 2014.
24th Mar 2014
Ameren improves 2013 corporate social responsibility report
After engagement with environmental nonprofits As You Sow and the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment (MCRI), the St. Louis-based utility Ameren Corporation has released its 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The new report...
7th Mar 2014
Profit or Health in the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility warn US trade negotiator against expanding tobacco sales and increasing intellectual property rights for medicine. SocialFunds.com -- The November publication by WikiLeaks of a draft text...