Press Releases

As a result of the company’s commitment, the investors are withdrawing a resolution they filed for the 2018 proxy calling for the review. Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and investors in Wells Fargo announced on March 6, 2018 that the company agreed to publish a Business Standards Review to investigate the root […]

Shareholder Resolutions of Investors for Opioid Accountability, a $2.2 Trillion Investor Coalition, Receive Resounding Support    Detroit, Michigan (March 2, 2018) – A strong message was sent today to the board of directors of AmerisourceBergen when 62 percent of independent voters supported a board report calling for accountability on opioid risks; 52 percent supported requiring the board […]

Shareholders withdraw resolutions at CMS and WEC based on commitments to publish climate risk assessments.

Shareholders withdraw resolutions at CMS and WEC based on commitments to publish climate risk assessments. Shareholders announced on February 28 that they have withdrawn resolutions filed for the 2018 proxy at mid-western utilities, CMS Energy Corporation and WEC Energy Group as a result of commitments the utility companies have made to publish climate risk assessment […]

Faith based investors file resolutions at American Outdoor Brands (Smith & Wesson) and Sturm Ruger Shareholders in gun manufacturers American Outdoor Brands (Smith & Wesson) and Sturm Ruger announced on February 23 that they have filed resolutions requesting reports detailing the companies’ efforts to make their products safer. The proponents represent several faith-based organizations that […]

Investors say environmental, human rights and health impacts from poultry operations may threaten social license.

Statement endorsed by 147 investors representing $3.7 trillion appeals to global brands to recommit to three-year extension to fulfill Accord’s mandate to remediate fire and safety violations in apparel sector. NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Thursday, January 25th, 2018 – Members of the Bangladesh Investor Initiative issued a statement today calling on companies sourcing from the […]

Investors say policies to phase out use of medically important antibiotics are needed to safeguard their effectiveness in public health.  NEW YORK, NY – Thursday, December 14, 2017 – In light of the emerging global risk posed by antibiotic resistance, shareholders in casual restaurant chains McDonald’s and Denny’s, and major chicken producer Sanderson Farms, have […]

In resolutions at five U.S. drug makers, investors request a review of compensation policies that may drive senior execs to ignore the long-term business risks of skyrocketing drug costs. NEW YORK, NY, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 – Investors today announced they have filed resolutions at five major pharmaceutical companies asking for information about how well […]