Current Initiatives

September 1, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR’s Statement on the SEC Plan to Rescind the Shareholder Resolution Rule (14a-8)

The SEC has announced plans to rescind Rule 14a-8, which governs the submission of shareholder proposals, in an upcoming rulemaking.  In response, Josh Zinner, ICCR CEO, issued the following statement: “This SEC’s announcement of its intent to rescind the obligation of companies to include shareholder proposals in their proxy statements is an attack on the […]
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  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 September 1, 2026
August 25, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Broad Investor Coalition Calls on EEOC to Continue Collecting Key Workforce Demographic Data

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026 – A coalition of more than 70 investors representing an estimated $1.002 trillion in AUM have signed onto an investor statement  calling for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to continue collecting key workforce demographic data, and for companies to continue collecting and share this data with investors, […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Racial Equity
 August 25, 2026
July 20, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Our 2026 Annual Event – “Resilience Through Responsibility”

Join us for our 2026 Annual Event – “Resilience Through Responsibility: What Does Good Corporate Governance Look Like in Uncertain Times” October 8 at 5PM at Riverside Church in New York City, we invite you to join our Annual Event supporting the work and commitments to corporate responsibility. The evening will feature a fireside chat with corporate […]
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  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 July 20, 2026
June 25, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Global Platform Worker Power at the International Labour Conference

By Anousha P., Senior Program Associate, Global Platform Workers Solidarity Project (GPWSP) Across the world, a revolution has been unfolding in the world of work. Maybe you have noticed it when ordering food or hiring a nanny. If you use AI, you have benefited from the labor powering this revolution. This is platform (sometimes called […]
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  • Current Initiatives
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Impacts of Digital Technology on Workers’ Rights
 June 25, 2026
June 12, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Intense Shareholder Opposition to Excessive Executive Compensation at Warner Bros.

In a June 12, 2026 SEC filing Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) revealed that a resounding 84.3% of shareholders voted against the advisory vote on compensation (“say-on-pay”) at the company’s June 9 annual meeting. This is the second strong rebuke shareholders have aimed at the company’s compensation committee in less than three months. On April 23, […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Excessive Executive Compensation
 June 12, 2026
June 2, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Statement in Response to the SEC’s Proposed Rescindment of its Landmark Climate Disclosure Rule

In response to the SEC announcement on May 29, 2026 that it intends to rescind its landmark Climate Disclosure Rule for companies Erica Lasdon, the Director for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)’s program on Climate and Environmental Justice, issued the following statement: “The Climate Disclosure Rule adopted by the prior SEC after a […]
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  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 June 2, 2026
June 2, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Vote Your Proxies – See 2026’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations

Why is voting proxy ballots so important?  The shareholder proposal process allows both large and small shareholders to alert corporate boards and the investor community to their concerns and to request timely action on emerging, or neglected, issues. A key element of process allows shareholders who meet certain criteria to submit proposals for inclusion in […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Advancing Worker Justice
 June 2, 2026
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June 2, 2026 by Julie Wokaty If Not Ben, Then Who?

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s is fighting to free his company from a conglomerate he says is killing its social mission. Maybe he’s the last stalwart of hippie capitalism. Maybe he’s a contrarian who won’t let go.
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  • Corporate Political Accountability
 June 2, 2026
May 26, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Statement in Response to Magnifica Humanitas

In response to the release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas Josh Zinner, CEO of ICCR, issued the following statement: “ICCR is grateful for the moral clarity and analytical rigor conveyed in Pope Leo’s encyclical about AI. On so many issues ranging from the over-concentration of corporate power, to income inequality, the future of […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Digital Rights and AI Accountability
  • Impacts of Digital Technology on Workers’ Rights
 May 26, 2026

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