Press Releases

September 16, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Responds to the SEC’s Proposal to Rescind Rule 14a-8

The SEC has filed a proposal to rescind Rule 14a-8, which for more than eight decades has governed the filing of shareholder proposals in company annual meeting proxy statements. In response, Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), issued the following statement on 9/16/2026: “This SEC’s proposal to rescind Rule 14a-8 […]
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  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 September 16, 2026
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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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Racial Equity
 August 25, 2026
April 30, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Issues Investor Guidance Report and Statement to Strengthen Executive Compensation Stewardship

NEW YORK, NY — The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today released a comprehensive report and statement addressing the systemic economic risks posed by skyrocketing executive compensation and the investor imperative to rein in excessive pay through proxy voting and engagement. ICCR’s report Excessive Executive Compensation: Investor Guidance spotlights the ways that status quo […]
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 April 30, 2026
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March 11, 2026 by Julie Wokaty ICCR and The Nathan Cummings Foundation Joint Statement Following the Settlement of the Axon Lawsuit

In response to the settlement of the lawsuit filed by the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) against AXON, Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), issued the following statement: “ICCR member Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) has settled its lawsuit filed against Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON), which sought to prevent AXON from excluding […]
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 March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026 by Julie Wokaty Investors Call for Strong Global Worker Convention to Protect Gig and Platform Workers

Advancing a binding ILO Convention to protect platform workers, prevents a race to the bottom in labor standards, and secures fair, decent work in the digital economy NEW YORK, NY — The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued its Blue Report last week, which is a draft Convention and Recommendations related to decent work in the […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Freedom of Association
  • Living Wage
  • Worker Health & Safety
 March 11, 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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  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 December 22, 2025

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