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2nd Feb 2021

Shareholders Urge SEC to Re-Examine Changes Made to Proxy Process by Trump Admin that Undercut Investors' Proposals Seeking a Corporate Response to Climate Change

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 – Today the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Shareholder Rights Group made public a letter they sent to acting Chair of the SEC Allison Lee on behalf of several investor groups,...

28th Jan 2021

In Wake of Jan 6, Investors Call on Companies to Re-Evaluate Whether Corporate Political Spending is in the Company's - or the Public's - Best Interest

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021 – Today the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of investors representing over $US 2 trillion in assets under management that engages companies on environmental, social, and...

17th Dec 2020

As Covid Spikes, Investors Press for Paid Sick Leave for Frontline Retail and Food Workers

Shareholder proposals at seven companies request a report on the feasibility of including paid sick leave as a standard employee benefit beyond COVID-19.NEW YORK NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH...

17th Dec 2020

Amazon Again the Target of Multiple Shareholder Proposals for ESG Failures

Shareholder Proposals for the 2021 Proxy Highlight Business Risks Related to Retail Giant’s Practices Around Workers, Diversity and Racial Justice, Surveillance Software and Governance Structures.FRIDAY, DECEMBER...

15th Dec 2020

Brands questioned by investors on their role in contributing to racial disparities in food system

Letters to 21 companies seek to learn whether they are addressing how the development and marketing of food may exacerbate adverse health outcomes during the pandemic, and further contribute to systemic racism.NEW...

1st Dec 2020

Shareholders Press Pharma Companies Accepting Public Funds to Prioritize Access and Affordability in the Development of Covid Medicine

New resolutions filed by shareholders reflect concerns over potential price-gouging of COVID vaccines and therapeutics created with taxpayer dollars. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020...

16th Nov 2020

Business Support for Science-Based Climate Policy Seen as Critical to Rein in Climate Change, Say Investors

Investors launch initiative pressing companies for proactive lobbying and policy advocacy in alignment with Paris goals of net-zero emissions by 2050. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH,...

10th Nov 2020

State Treasurer, investors with more than $102 Billion call on New Mexico regulators to strengthen draft ozone and methane regulations

The letter and signatories can be found here.

15th Sep 2020

Largest U.S. Investors Undermine Efforts To Halt Rainforest Destruction, New Report Finds

Rainforests face unprecedented fires, yet BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard have consistently voted in favor of deforestationWASHINGTON - As rainforests across the tropics face another year of devastating fires, a new report from Friends of the...

31st Aug 2020

Human Rights Groups Call on U.S. for Regional Ban on Imports from China Made with Uyghur Forced Labor

Groups file petition with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for a regional WRO on cotton products from the Xinjiang Region NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2020 - Today a group of human rights, labor and investor...

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