Current Initiatives

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May 8, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Chevron’s “Racial Equity Audit” Fails to Satisfy Shareholders’ Request

Audit developed in response to a shareholder proposal fails to address key concerns on environmental racism and discrimination. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 8TH, 2023 –  Faith-based investor members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders of Chevron ($CVX) today announced their dissatisfaction with a Racial Equity Audit (REA) the company developed in […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Racial Equity
 May 8, 2023
April 27, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Worker Justice Rises to the Top of Investors’ Agenda at 2023 Annual Meetings

A group of 37 shareholder proposals centered on worker health & safety, paid sick leave, wages & equity, freedom of association, and workplace sexual harassment will go to votes at upcoming AGMs. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2023 – This spring, a wave of shareholder proposals seeking improved corporate policies and practices related to […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Worker Health & Safety
 April 27, 2023
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April 26, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Press Large Asset Managers on their Proxy Voting Records on ESG Proposals

Letters sent to eight of the largest asset managers call out their low support for shareholder proposals raising long-term environmental, social, and governance risks.  NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2023 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) a coalition of over 300 institutional investors representing more than $US4 trillion in assets under management, […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 April 26, 2023
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April 24, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Pharma Companies to Face Multiple Proposals at Spring Meetings Challenging Policies and Practices that Discourage Equitable Access to Medicines

Despite opposition from board and management, beginning this week, eleven proposals pressing for governance changes to increase health equity will go to a shareholder vote at top pharma companies. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 – Shareholders today announced that their slate of eleven proposals for 2023 pharma proxies on the use of patents, pharma […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 April 24, 2023
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April 19, 2023 by Julie Wokaty On the Tenth Anniversary of Rana Plaza Tragedy, Investors Call on Companies to Prioritize Worker Safety in Global Apparel Supply Chains

Statement endorsed by 192 investors calls on companies to join the International Accord in Bangladesh and the new Pakistan Accord, to accelerate implementation of human rights due diligence in the garment sector.  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 – A coalition of 192 global institutional investors representing $1.3 trillion USD in assets under management […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Global Supply Chains
  • Worker-Driven Social Responsibility
 April 19, 2023
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March 20, 2023 by Susana McDermott President Biden left no choice but to veto bill seeking to overturn DOL rule

Legislation seeking to restrict retirement plan sponsors’ ability to consider financial risks such as climate change would have threatened the pensions of millions of workers. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY MARCH 20TH, 2023 – Today, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) welcomed President Biden’s veto of legislation attempting to repeal the U.S. Department […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 March 20, 2023
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March 1, 2023 by Julie Wokaty 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 environmental, social, and governance issues, registered its strong disappointment with today’s vote by the Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution seeking to repeal the Department of […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 March 1, 2023
January 20, 2023 by Julie Wokaty 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.  NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 2023 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Harrington Investments today announced that they […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Finance
 January 20, 2023
December 12, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Leading Lobbying Practices to Drive 1.5C Policy Action

The need to reduce GHG emissions to limit warming and reach net zero by 2050 or sooner has never been more urgent yet climate progress has been hindered for decades by aggressive lobbying on the part of corporations (mainly in the oil & gas sector) and their trade associations. Because investors understand that corporate climate […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Climate Lobbying
  • Corporate Lobbying
  • Corporate Political Accountability
 December 12, 2022
November 14, 2022 by Julie Wokaty 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 – Investors welcomed the Biden Administration’s announcement at last week’s COP27 climate summit that it intended to strengthen its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Methane Management
 November 14, 2022

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