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February 3, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Statement on Immigration

In response to the anti-immigrant policies of the U.S. administration, the killing of civilians by federal agents and the increasing rollback of constitutional rights, ICCR issued the following statement: The recent violence we have seen in Minnesota, Maine, California, Illinois and elsewhere in our country shocks the conscience. Deeply rooted constitutional protections and values including […]
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 February 3, 2026
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February 3, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Statement Commenting on the SEC’s Withdrawal from the No Action Process

The recent announcement by the SECʼs Division of Corporation Finance that its staff will not, during the 2026 proxy season, “… respond to no-action requests related to any basis for exclusion other than 14a-8(i)(1)” leaves both companies and investors in uncertain, uncharted waters. The lack of staff input deprives companies and proponents of an orderly […]
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 February 3, 2026
January 28, 2026 by Julie Wokaty SEC Bars Filing of Exempt Solicitations on EDGAR for All But the Largest Shareholders

Late last week, the SECʼs Division of Corporation Finance updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations to advise that, going forward, the staff will object to using the SECʼs EDGAR filing platform to file Rule 14a-2(b) Notices of Exempt Solicitation by any shareholder holding less than $5 million in shares of the company to which the […]
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 January 28, 2026
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January 22, 2026 by Julie Wokaty In Defense of Shareholder Rights: Navigating the Current Policy Landscape 

The recent announcement by the SECʼs Division of Corporation Finance that its staff will not, during the 2026 proxy season, “… respond to no-action requests related to any basis for exclusion other than 14a-8(i)(1)” leaves both companies and investors in uncertain, uncharted waters. The lack of staff input deprives companies and proponents of an orderly […]
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 January 22, 2026
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January 16, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Amid ICE raids, some Home Depot investors want to know how law enforcement uses its surveillance data

A group of Home Depot (HD.N), opens new tab investors is asking the company to review its partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety and state how its data is used and shared with law enforcement, following reports by an independent media outlet that the vendor’s data has been used in Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations. Home Depot […]
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 January 16, 2026
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January 14, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Divergent Mandates? A Comparative Analysis of the 2025 Proxy Record of Major Asset Managers

Authors Sehr Khaliq is the Director of Program Evaluation, and Timothy Smith is the Senior Policy Advisor at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). This post is based on their ICCR report. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander[i] recently urged three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock, Fidelity, and PanAgora because of “inadequate” […]
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 January 14, 2026
January 7, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Asks the Court for Summary Judgment in its Case Against Texas SB 2337

On January 7, 2026, ICCR filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in its challenge against Texas statute SB 2337. ICCR’s suit, filed in federal court in November 2025 and joined by United Church Funds and Ceres, focused on a newly-adopted law that imposes unprecedented and burdensome unconstitutional obligations on ICCR and similarly-situated organizations. ICCR’s argument […]
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 January 7, 2026
December 22, 2025 by Julie Wokaty Shareholders Rally in Defense of Patients with Call for UnitedHealth Group to Publish Report on Impacts of Corporate Acquisitions

Request comes amid growing public alarm about corporate consolidation in the healthcare sector. New York, NY, December 2025 — A coalition of faith- and values-based investors has filed a new shareholder resolution calling on UnitedHealth Group Inc. (“UNH”) to publish a report analyzing and describing the healthcare consequences of its corporate acquisition strategy. The request […]
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 December 22, 2025
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November 20, 2025 by Penelope Davis ICCR Statement on Recent Policy Change at the SEC

The SEC’s recent announcement that the agency will be stepping back from responding to most No Action requests by companies this year is disturbing and disappointing. SEC leadership appears to be using the excuse of the government shutdown to give companies an open invitation to exclude any or all shareholder proposals from their proxies for […]
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 November 20, 2025

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