Press Releases

This is the default image
October 16, 2024 by ICCR In Advance of Election, Investor Urge Business Roundtable Companies to Voice Support for Democracy, Rule of Law

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced they had sent a letter on Friday, October 11th to over 200 CEOs who are members of the Business Roundtable asking them to voice their support for democratic institutions including free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Corporate Lobbying
  • Corporate Political Accountability
  • Corporate Political Spending
  • Digital Rights and AI Accountability
 October 16, 2024
October 1, 2024 by ICCR New Investor Brief Highlights Digital Tech’s Adverse Impact on Low-Wage Workers

Surveillance tech, algorithmic management systems, displacement by AI, and automated hiring tools contribute to increased reports of workplace discrimination, diminished autonomy, and reduced job quality for the world’s most vulnerable workers. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Open MIC today announce the publication of an investor […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Impacts of Digital Technology on Workers’ Rights
 October 1, 2024
This is the default image
August 22, 2024 by ICCR ICCR Letter to the Board of the Business Roundtable Cites Conflicts Arising from its Legal Actions Opposing the SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced it had sent a letter to board members of the Business Roundtable (BRT), a business trade association meant to advocate in the interests of its 200+ CEO members, calling out conflicts arising from an Amicus Brief it filed […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 August 22, 2024
June 28, 2024 by Julie Wokaty Supreme Court Deals a Significant Blow to Ability of Federal Agencies to Put Sensible Guardrails on Corporate Conduct

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the decades-old doctrine of Chevron deference, which gives deference to federal agencies to write sensible rules to carry out the laws of Congress. In scuttling this important doctrine, the Supreme Court will make it harder for federal […]
  • Press Releases
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 June 28, 2024
June 3, 2024 by Julie Wokaty In Advance of Walmart’s 2024 Shareholder Meeting, Investors Call on the Company to Address Worker Safety and Racial Inequity

Today, a group of institutional investors, including members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), issued a public statement of support for a recent letter from Walmart ($WMT) employees calling on the company to address widespread worker safety concerns and racial justice issues across its business. The statement also calls for Walmart to implement […]
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Living Wage
  • Worker Health & Safety
 June 3, 2024
May 29, 2024 by ICCR ExxonMobil Investors Send Strong Message of Disapproval Over the Company’s Lawsuit Seeking to Silence Shareholders

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2024 – As votes from today’s annual meeting of ExxonMobil shareholders were tallied and preliminary results announced, it became clear that the company’s hostile campaign directed towards its own shareholders had taken its toll. While shareholder support for this […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
 May 29, 2024
May 23, 2024 by ICCR Study Finds Concerning Levels of Pollution Coming from TotalEnergies’ Urban Fracking Sites in Arlington, TX

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024 – Members of ICCR and investors in TotalEnergies are responding to the release of a new report by EarthWorks and the FracTracker Alliance showing significant levels of emissions of methane and hazardous air pollutants like benzene from the […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Methane Management
 May 23, 2024
This is the default image
April 25, 2024 by Julie Wokaty Investors Applaud the FTC’s Ban of Non-Compete Agreements, Safeguarding the Rights of Low- and Middle-Income Workers

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Zevin Asset Management today welcomed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) passage of a ban on non-compete agreements (noncompetes). Noncompetes, ostensibly used by employers in contracts to protect proprietary information and intellectual property, prevent tens of millions of employees from […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
 April 25, 2024
April 23, 2024 by ICCR New Investor Guidance Spotlights Importance of Commercial Contracts to Support Improved Human/Worker Rights Performance

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 – The Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting released today by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) explains the critical role played by commercial contracts in supporting more robust human rights and […]
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Global Supply Chains
  • Responsible Contracting
 April 23, 2024
April 22, 2024 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Files Response to ExxonMobil’s Proxy Statement Attacking Its Shareholders

Filing highlights concerns regarding the company’s escalating attacks on proponents of shareholder resolutions challenging the company’s response to climate-related financial risks. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)  announced today that it filed a proxy exempt solicitation via the SEC’s EDGAR platform in response to disparaging statements […]
  • Current Initiatives
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
 April 22, 2024

Press/Media Inquiries

Members of the press seeking comment/interviews with ICCR staff or members should contact ICCR’s Director of Communications, Susana McDermott: Email: smcdermott@iccr.org

Learn more about ICCR