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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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 April 16, 2025
April 3, 2025 by ICCR United Healthcare Blocks Shareholder Vote on a Proposal Seeking Disclosures Around Practices That Limit or Delay Access to Healthcare

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, April 4, 2025 – Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group ($UNH) today announced their withdrawal of a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy after facing a series of challenges from the company at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The proposal filed by the Congregation des Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jesus et […]
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 April 3, 2025
April 1, 2025 by Julie Wokaty Investors File 60 Proposals Calling for Transparency Around Corporate Political Activity

Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility announced they had filed 60 shareholder proposals for the 2025 proxy season calling for increased disclosures and strengthened oversight of corporate political activities at a diverse set of companies and sectors. These proposals included 32 resolutions on lobbying, 23 on political election spending, and five asking companies […]
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 April 1, 2025
March 20, 2025 by ICCR Investors Call for Just and Comprehensive Immigration Reform to Foster Economic Stability and Growth

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025 – A group of nearly 100 institutional investors issued a statement today in support of comprehensive immigration reform they view as critical to creating business certainty, operational continuity, economic expansion, and a more cohesive and just society. The statement includes a series of recommended actions for Congress, Companies, […]
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 March 20, 2025
February 24, 2025 by ICCR Investor Groups Release Report Defending Shareholder Proposal Rights Against Threats

NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 – Today, three investor groups released a report, Shareholder Proposals: An Essential Investor Right, in response to threats to fundamental shareholder rights that underpin capital markets from Congress, the courts, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Shareholder proposals enable investors to safeguard their portfolios and protect the […]
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 February 24, 2025
January 15, 2025 by ICCR Walmart Shareholders Urge CEO McMillon to Reconsider Retreat on DEI

Long-term investors cite the company’s capitulation to bullying from anti-DEI groups as contradictory to its stated mission to “foster a sense of belonging… and to be a Walmart for everyone.” NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2024 – Long-term Walmart shareholders who have been engaging the company for decades to promote stronger policies to manage […]
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 January 15, 2025
January 8, 2025 by ICCR Shareholders Call on United Healthcare Group to Issue a Report on the Public Health Costs of Delayed or Denied Access to Treatment

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024 – Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group ($UNH) today announced that they had filed a proposal for the 2025 proxy requesting that the Board of Directors prepare a report on the public health-related costs and macroeconomic risks created by the company’s practices that limit or delay access to healthcare. Specifically, […]
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 January 8, 2025
December 16, 2024 by ICCR Investors Call on Pharma Companies to Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence to Ensure Access to Affordable Medicines

NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024 – Shareholders in leading pharma companies today announced that they had filed a series of proposals for 2024 proxies calling for a formal human rights due diligence (HRDD) process to determine whether the companies were doing everything they could to increase the access and affordability of their medicines. […]
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 December 16, 2024
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December 12, 2024 by Julie Wokaty Asset Owners Question Their Managers About Falling Support for ESG Proposals

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024 – A group of asset owners today announced that they had sent letters to their top asset managers questioning a marked drop in their support for shareholder proposals calling for increased accountability on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts.  The letters were sent to BlackRock ($BLK), Vanguard […]
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 December 12, 2024
November 7, 2024 by ICCR Reaffirming Our Commitments in Light of the 2024 Election

With the 2024 Presidential election now ended and President-elect Trump scheduled to take office on January 20, 2025, ICCR makes the following statement: NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 – Since our founding in 1971, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have come together to do the important work of holding corporations […]
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 November 7, 2024

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