Press Releases

KnowTheChain, releases ranking of the top 20 global food and beverage companies on the steps they are taking to address forced labor risks indicating that there is much room for improvement. 

MEMPHIS, TN — At the upcoming FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) annual shareholder meeting (September 26, 2016), stockholders are asking for details about strategies that FedEx will deploy to defend the company’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) employees and their families against discrimination and harassment that is encouraged or enabled by new legislation in several […]

This statement is supported by 78 institutional investors & stakeholders with $569 billion AUM

Shareholders continue call for industry-wide disclosures of pricing structures to prevent “predatory pricing” seen to present risks to both business and public health. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of investors who have been calling for greater transparency on drug pricing structures, commends Allergan’s […]

Pioneers of the Faith-Based Shareholder Advocacy Movement to be Honored at Annual Event at Riverside Church in NYC on September 29th.

Investors concerned that tobacco sales in Walgreens pharmacies threaten the company’s corporate mission to “help people lead healthier and happier lives”. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2016 – Shareholders in Walgreens and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility today announced the filing of a shareholder proposal  requesting that the Board of Directors […]

Meat Giant under Fire for Lagging on Important Social Issues, Putting Investors at Risk NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 – Shareholders in Tyson Foods and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility today announced the filing of five shareholder resolutions for the company’s 2017 proxy ballot, which reflect what they view as […]