Current Initiatives

October 15, 2025 by Julie Wokaty Vote Your Proxies – See 2025’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 […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
 October 15, 2025
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August 28, 2025 by Julie Wokaty Religious Organizations Underscore their Fundamental Right to Manage Their Investments in Alignment with Their Beliefs, Teachings and Values

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025 – Today, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of over 300 institutional investors who, for more than 50 years, have been leaders in faith-consistent and sustainable investing, issued a statement in defense of this practice as a question of religious freedom protected under the U.S. […]
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  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 August 28, 2025
July 1, 2025 by Julie Wokaty

Investor Statement on AI in Healthcare
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  • Health Equity
  • Health Equity & Technology
 July 1, 2025
May 27, 2025 by ICCR At Amazon’s Annual Meeting, Investors Continue to Raise Significant Risks to Workers and the Environment

In five shareholder proposals, investors illustrate how the company’s business model, policies, and practices create risks for multiple stakeholders that threaten shareholder value. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 – At Amazon’s ($AMZN) annual meeting last Thursday, five shareholder proposals were presented for a vote, each raising issues that illustrate how the company’s business […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Digital Rights and AI Accountability
  • Environmental Justice
  • Freedom of Association
  • Just Transition to Clean Energy
  • Worker Health & Safety
 May 27, 2025
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May 7, 2025 by ICCR ICCR and Shareholder Rights Group Respond to Business Roundtable’s Recommended Reforms to the Proxy Process

ICCR and the Shareholder Rights Group sent this letter to BRT leadership with a copy to the new SEC Chair, Paul Atkins, challenging their recommendations and requesting a dialogue to further discuss our contrasting perspectives about the proxy process in the hopes of achieving a more shared understanding.
  • Current Initiatives
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 May 7, 2025
April 16, 2025 by Julie Wokaty Over 50 Investors Release Statement Calling on Companies to Take Steps to Support a Robust U.S. Public Health System

Investors cite concerns, including recent funding freezes, exits from global health bodies, and appointment of unqualified officials that may threaten equitable access to healthcare. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility today announced they had issued a public statement calling on corporations to champion policies that […]
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  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 April 16, 2025

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