Press Releases

At Rite Aid’s annual meeting of shareholders earlier today, 56.7% of investors supported a shareholder resolution calling for a board report describing how the company is monitoring and managing financial and reputational risks related to the opioid crisis. Provisional estimates from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) indicate opioid deaths rose to 49,000 in […]

Gun maker put on notice that business solutions to address gun violence are expected to help mitigate mounting financial and reputational risks. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2018 – At today’s American Outdoor Brands’ ($AOBC) annual meeting of shareholders, a proposal requesting a report on corporate activities to promote safer guns filed by members […]

Statement endorsed by global funds and sent to 32 jewelry manufacturers and retailers calls for enhanced human rights due diligence in jewelry supply chains to root out forced and child labor. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 – Members of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights are releasing a statement which they sent to […]

Today investors are releasing a statement endorsed by 153 investors representing US$2.8 trillion in assets, calling for the continuation of the Bangladesh Accord for Fire and Building Safety (Accord) until it has completed its mandate and government agencies are able to assume the Accord’s responsibilities going forward. The statement is in response to a June […]

Investors release report demonstrating advances in assessing/disclosing methane leaks during oil and gas production as EPA plans yet another repeal of climate change regulations.  NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2018 – Today, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility released a report demonstrating the impact of investor engagement with energy companies in advancing improved management […]

Shareholders withdraw resolution after Cardinal agrees to disclose activities to manage the financial and reputational risks related to the opioid epidemic.  

Investor Alliance for Human Rights issues guidance to help companies avoid human rights violations related to immigrant detention and family separation.  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JULY 26TH, 2018 – As tonight’s 6pm deadline for reuniting families separated as a result of the administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies fast approaches, the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, […]

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JULY 10TH, 2018 – The governing board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 Legacy Award are Sr. Judy Byron, OP of the Adrian Dominican Sisters and Sr. Susan Vickers, RSM of the Sisters of Mercy. The ICCR Legacy Award was created […]

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility is both disturbed and disheartened by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban – a policy that transparently discriminates against communities based on religious beliefs and ethnic identities. Yesterday’s endorsement by America’s highest court of an executive order designed to prohibit citizens from Muslim nations […]

Strong Votes for Shareholder Resolutions at Five Major Pharma Cos Signal Increasing Concern over Board Oversight of Drug Price Risks. NEW YORK, NY, FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2018 – The last of five resolutions with major pharma companies requesting a report on the links between executive compensation arrangements and drug price increases came to a vote […]