Press Releases

In a letter sent on July 20, ICCR urged members of the House of Representatives to vote no against a resolution filed under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule. The CFPB’s arbitration rule restores individuals’ legal rights by limiting the use of one-sided pre-dispute mandatory (or […]

American becomes signatory to ECPAT’s Code of Conduct

Shareholders say if passed, the bill would severely weaken corporate accountability structures and critical financial regulation meant to safeguard the public and the economy. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of institutional investors that engage corporations on the environmental and social impacts of their […]

Pioneers in shareholder advocacy to be honored at ICCR’s annual event on September 28th.  NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2017 – The Governing Board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) is pleased to announce that the winners of the ICCR 2017 Legacy Award are Sr. Patricia Daly, OP of the Dominican Sisters […]

Mountain View, CA – At Alphabet, Inc.’s most recent annual meeting on June 7, 2017, class A shareholders overwhelmingly supported a shareholder proposal asking company management to recapitalize the share structure so that each share has one vote. According to the proponents of the proposal, assuming that all outstanding class B shares were similarly voted, […]

Today, the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the petitioners in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, which is scheduled to be heard at the United States Supreme Court in the fall. The case will determine whether the Alien […]