Press Releases

Launch of Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) is welcomed by investment community as a valuable engagement tool to help advance progress on corporate human rights programs. NEW YORK, NY – MONDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2017 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility engaging companies on their human rights impacts welcome today’s launch of a […]

BOSTON, MA – March 7, 2017 – A coalition of 127 investors representing over $4.8 trillion in assets under management have called on the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the current Administration to continue the comprehensive implementation of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Securities […]

Drug companies including J & J, Merck, BMS and Pfizer Seek to Silence Shareholders by Omitting Resolution on Price Transparency from Company Proxies. NEW YORK, NY – Thursday, March 2, 2017 – Long-term shareholders in major U.S. drug companies  today expressed outrage that their attempts to elicit greater transparency around excessive price increases on critical […]

Letter to Trump and Congress cites enormous strides CFPB has made under Director Cordray in protecting Americans from financial abuse, and ensuring a fair and transparent financial marketplace  NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 – Amid calls from some lawmakers and special interest groups to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a coalition […]

NEW YORK, NY, Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 – Human rights groups and responsible investors including faith-based organizations today sent a letter to the 19 current and former CEOs comprising President Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum in advance of their upcoming meeting with the President this Friday. The Strategic and Policy Forum was convened by President […]

Appointment of Susan Avery, atmospheric scientist, to board of directors responds to investor concerns regarding need for board with climate change competence. NEW YORK, NY – Thursday January 26, 2017 – Members of the Interfaith Center and long-term shareholders of ExxonMobil were encouraged by Exxon’s decision yesterday to appoint a climate scientist to its board […]

Letter to Trump and Congress cites expanded coverage for millions of Americans in call to improve rather than repeal the landmark health care law. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017 – Amid calls from some lawmakers and the President-elect for an immediate repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a coalition of 119 faith- […]

New policy responds to investor requests for greater transparency including spending at the state and local levels and participation in industry trade associations.

Letter to over 100 Companies Presses for Follow-Through on Stated Commitments to Set Science-Based GHG Targets. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), announced that  they sent letters to over 100 publicly held companies encouraging them to make good on statements that they would adopt […]

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced that it has formed a Human Rights Advisory Committee to provide input on shareholder strategies related to corporate human rights impacts.  ICCR’s historical engagement of companies on a range of human rights issues places it in a unique position to make significant progress in improving corporate […]