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20th Mar 2023 05:26

President Biden left no choice but to veto bill seeking to overturn DOL rule

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)[email protected]...

1st Mar 2023

Attempts to Repeal the Current DOL Ruling Governing ERISA Plans Puts the Financial Security of Millions of Pensioners at Risk

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2023 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of over 300 institutional investors that engages with corporations on...

24th Jan 2023

Shareholders File Multiple Proposals at U.S. Banks Seeking to Advance Climate-Forward Lending Policies

Bank of America ($BAC), Citigroup ($C), Goldman Sachs ($GS), JPMorgan Chase ($JPM), Morgan Stanley ($MS), and Wells Fargo ($WFC) receive proposals related to their financing of GHG emissions driving climate change. ...

15th Dec 2022

Freedom of Association, Digital Rights, Climate Change & Tax Avoidance Among the Multiple Themes Raised in Fifteen Shareholder Proposals Filed at Amazon

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2023 - Today Amazon ($AMZN) shareholders announced a slate of 15 proposals they are hoping to put before their fellow shareholders at the company’s 2023 annual meeting in the spring. Investors...

13th Dec 2022

Shareholders Ask Nine Pharma Companies to Report on Whether Patent Protections are Reducing People's Access to Medicines

As high drug prices persist, proposals seek to understand whether access is being considered in petitions for patent exclusivity extensions – a mainstay sector strategy to block competition and control pricing. ...

2nd Dec 2022

Investors Call for Paid Sick Leave Policy at Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific Railways

Shareholders say the lack of a paid sick leave benefit endangers workers’ and public health and creates systemic risks for both the transportation sector and the broader economy. NEW YORK, NY,...

14th Nov 2022

Investors Welcome EPA's Release of New Supplemental Regulations to Curb Dangerous Methane Emissions

Key features include a streamlined approval process for new methods of methane emissions detection and flexibility in effective technology. NEW YORK, NY - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022 - ...

9th Sep 2022

Shareholder Proponents Seek Majority Support for their Proposal to Mitigate Human Rights Harms at Smith & Wesson Annual Meeting on Monday, Sept. 12

NEW YORK, NY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2022 – On Monday, September 12 at 10:00 am ET, a group of investors will once again urge their fellow shareholders to vote in favor of a proposal requesting the development of a human rights...

28th Jul 2022

As Climate Impacts Mount, Investors Appeal to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Advocate for Public Policy to Reduce GHG Emissions

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JULY 28TH, 2022 – Today, a group of investors representing U.S. $131B in assets under management announced they sent a letter to the Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (U.S. Chamber) calling on them to...

6th Jul 2022

ICCR Response to U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on West Virginia vs. The EPA

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH, 2022 - ICCR strongly condemns the Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia vs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit the scope of EPA’s authority to limit carbon emissions...

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