Current Initiatives

November 15, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Call on U.S. Companies to Take Steps Toward the Payment of a Living Wage

Statement endorsed by 136 investors representing US$4.5T in assets cites workforce investments as good for business and key to addressing systemic societal and economic risks. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 2023 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today released a statement signed by 136 institutional investors calling on U.S. companies, particularly those […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Living Wage
 November 15, 2023
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September 21, 2023 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Files Amicus Brief in NAM/NCPPR Lawsuit Against the SEC

On September 21, ICCR submitted an Amicus Brief in connection to the lawsuit filed by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) attempting to undermine the SEC’s authority to adjudicate shareholder proposals. In its intervention in NCPPR’s suit, NAM argued the SEC does not have the authority to […]
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  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 September 21, 2023
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September 7, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Joint Investor Letter to Nike on Outstanding Wage Payments

On September 7, 2023, signatories ABN AMRO and CCLA Investment Management, supported by ICCR and its members, PGGM, and Triodos Investment Management, sent a joint investor letter to Nike to ask the company to pay outstanding wage payments for garment workers in factories in Cambodia and Thailand employed by the Ramatex Group. Workers were dismissed […]
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  • Equitable Global Supply Chains
  • Responsible Contracting
 September 7, 2023
September 5, 2023 by Julie Wokaty A Seat at the Table: Centering Workers to Build a More Inclusive and Equitable Economy, Oct. 5 in NYC

Join us at the Historic Riverside Church in New York City on October 5th for cocktails and a light dinner at ICCR’s annual event. Enlightened business leaders and investors increasingly recognize the need to center worker voices to redress the racial, gender, and financial power imbalances at the heart of our economy. We will hear […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Advancing Worker Justice
 September 5, 2023
August 31, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Push Back on Pharma Lawsuits to Thwart Medicare Negotiated Pricing

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 – Today, investors released a statement voicing deep concern about lawsuits brought by pharma companies and trade groups to block the U.S. government’s ability to negotiate fair drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.  The investors are predominantly faith-based members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders in top pharma companies who […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 August 31, 2023
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August 10, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Ask Members of BRT to Evaluate How their Political Activities May Reinforce or Undermine Democratic Institutions

Letter presses corporations to align election spending with core corporate values.  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023 – Today members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they had sent letters to members of the Business Roundtable urging them to align political spending with their stated core values, to mitigate both reputational risks to the company, […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Corporate Political Accountability
  • Corporate Political Spending
 August 10, 2023
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July 31, 2023 by Julie Wokaty CERES and ICCR Urge Board Members to Voice their Dissent with NAM Lawsuit at the SEC

NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 – Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they sent letters to nearly 50 company board members of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) expressing profound concern with NAM’s intervention in the National Center for Public Policy Research’s (NCPPR’s) lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which would eliminate the Commission’s […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 July 31, 2023
June 8, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Shareholders denounce Merck’s lawsuit against HHS as a transparent campaign to protect profits at the expense of patients

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2023 – Shareholders of Merck & Co ($MRK) responded to the news that the company had filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit cites as “unconstitutional” a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act that going forward will […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 June 8, 2023
June 5, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Appeal to Legislators to Safeguard Workers’ Pensions by Opposing Politically Motivated Threats to ESG Investing

June 5, 2023. Today the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced it had sent a letter to members of both houses of Congress urging them to oppose a well-orchestrated and well-funded campaign seeking to block investors’ use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as a framework to reduce long-term risk. The letter was […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 June 5, 2023
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June 1, 2023 by Julie Wokaty ICCR letter to Congress on the reauthorization of the Farm Bill

As investors, we recognize the importance and financial benefits of resilient and inclusive economies, which includes supporting policies that aid people experiencing hunger and poverty no matter where they live. In 2021, 12.5% of U.S. households with children were food-insecure. In 2021, 12.5% of U.S. households with children were food-insecure. Research indicates that food insecurity […]
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  • Health Equity
  • Nutrition Insecurity
 June 1, 2023

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