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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...

20th Aug 2020

Investor Organizations and Financial Industry Firms' Analysis of Public Comments on DOL ESG Proposal Shows Landslide of Opposition

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 20, 2020 – Several investor organizations and financial industry firms today released analysis of the more than 8,700 public comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rulemaking on the consideration...

11th Aug 2020

In the Face of Looming Regulatory Rollbacks, Investors Issue New Engagement Guidance to Curb Dangerous Methane Emissions

As the EPA prepares this week to rollback climate-forward methane regulations put in place by the Obama administration, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) is issuing new guidance that will enable investors to engage oil and gas...

11th Aug 2020

In Race to Develop Covid-19 Medicines, Investors Urge Pharma Cos to Put People Ahead of Profits

Amid press reports of “pandemic profiteering”, shareholders call for financial prudence and a commitment to the public good.NEW YORK, NY – TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 - In letters sent to 17 pharmaceutical...

30th Jul 2020

2020 Proxy Season Offers Fresh Evidence that Proposed SEC Rules Would Inhibit Shareholder Engagement and Undermine the Public Interest

Case studies demonstrate how new ownership thresholds and resubmission rules would exclude proposals seeking to address workplace discrimination, hate speech and racial/gender pay gap, among other critical social and environmental issues...

9th Jul 2020

50 Investors with U.S. $4 Trillion in Assets Back Strong Methane Emissions Regulation in PA

Call on oil and gas companies operating in the Commonwealth to support proposal to cut emissions by 75,000 tons per year, reduce air pollution and capture lost fuel.THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 – Today, a group...

2nd Jul 2020

Investors Issue Statement on Shareholder Participation and Virtual Annual Meetings

During the 2020 annual meeting season, virtual or hybrid meetings became a temporary norm, due to COVID-19 public health precautions. During these AGMs, we have seen the technical and practical challenges and limitations of the virtual only meeting...

18th Jun 2020

Investors Commit to Address Systemic Racism through their Portfolios, Corporate Engagements and Policy Advocacy

“Statement of Solidarity” calls for accountability and action from the investment community to dismantle systemic racism and promote racial equity and justice.NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2020 – In...

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