Press Releases

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December 17, 2020 by Julie Wokaty As Covid Spikes, Investors Press for Paid Sick Leave for Frontline Retail and Food Workers

Shareholder proposals at seven companies request a report on the feasibility of including paid sick leave as a standard employee benefit beyond COVID-19. NEW YORK NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 2020 – As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to spike during the holidays, today investors announced they had filed proposals for 2021 proxies with major […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Paid Sick Leave
 December 17, 2020
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December 15, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Brands questioned by investors on their role in contributing to racial disparities in food system

Letters to 21 companies seek to learn whether they are addressing how the development and marketing of food may exacerbate adverse health outcomes during the pandemic, and further contribute to systemic racism. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2020 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders in food, beverage and retail […]
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  • Health Equity
  • Nutrition Insecurity
 December 15, 2020
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November 30, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Shareholders Press Pharma Companies Accepting Public Funds to Prioritize Access and Affordability in the Development of Covid Medicine

New resolutions filed by shareholders reflect concerns over potential price-gouging of COVID vaccines and therapeutics created with taxpayer dollars.  NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility today announced that shareholder proposals have been filed at six pharmaceutical companies in an effort to learn how the companies […]
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 November 30, 2020
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November 16, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Business Support for Science-Based Climate Policy Seen as Critical to Rein in Climate Change, Say Investors

Investors launch initiative pressing companies for proactive lobbying and policy advocacy in alignment with Paris goals of net-zero emissions by 2050.    NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2020 – As President-elect Biden makes clear that tackling climate change will be at the fore front of his administration’s agenda, investors and members of the Interfaith […]
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 November 16, 2020
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September 23, 2020 by Julie Wokaty SEC Rule Changes will Block Most Shareholder’s Ability to File Proxy Proposals

SEC RULE CHANGES WILL BLOCK MOST SHAREHOLDERS’ ABILITY TO FILE PROXY PROPOSALS Commission succumbs to industry pressure in a move that will reduce corporate accountability on critical environmental, social, and governance issues.   NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2020 – In what is being seen by investors as a major setback for corporate transparency and […]
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 September 23, 2020
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September 22, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Largest U.S. Investors Undermine Efforts To Halt Rainforest Destruction, New Report Finds

Rainforests face unprecedented fires, yet BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard have consistently voted in favor of deforestation WASHINGTON – As rainforests across the tropics face another year of devastating fires, a new report from Friends of the Earth shows that largest U.S. asset managers, BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard—known as the Big Three—have explicitly undermined efforts by […]
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 September 22, 2020
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August 31, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Human Rights Groups Call on U.S. for Regional Ban on Imports from China Made with Uyghur Forced Labor

Groups file petition with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for a regional WRO on cotton products from the Xinjiang Region  NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2020 – Today a group of human rights, labor and investor organizations, filed a formal petition with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), urging it to issue a regional […]
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  • Prohibiting Import of Forced Labor Goods
 August 31, 2020
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August 20, 2020 by Julie Wokaty Investor Organizations and Financial Industry Firms’ Analysis of Public Comments on DOL ESG Proposal Shows Landslide of Opposition

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 20, 2020 – Several investor organizations and financial industry firms today released analysis of the more than 8,700 public comments on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rulemaking on the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in ERISA-governed retirement plans. There is overwhelming opposition to the “Financial Factors in Selecting […]
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 August 20, 2020
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August 11, 2020 by Julie Wokaty In Race to Develop Covid-19 Medicines, Investors Urge Pharma Cos to Put People Ahead of Profits

Amid press reports of “pandemic profiteering”, shareholders call for financial prudence and a commitment to the public good. NEW YORK, NY – TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 – In letters sent to 17 pharmaceutical companies, investors are strongly urging financial prudence and a commitment to strategies that will ensure widespread access to treatments and vaccines for […]
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 August 11, 2020

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