Press Releases

‘Justice for the vulnerable’ a guiding mission for Nash’s 15 years in shareholder advocacy  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 – The Governing Board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility today announces Sr. Nora Nash as the recipient of its 2014 Legacy Award.  The ICCR Legacy Award was created to honor those whose […]

Thursday, September 18  National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta   

The SEC should respond to this mandate by requiring corporations to disclose their use of corporate resources for political activities WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a record-breaking demonstration of support, over one million commenters have submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling on the agency to take immediate steps to require publicly […]

WHAT: Press conference in which supporters of a petition calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promulgate a political spending disclosure rule will announce that a record-breaking one million comments have been filed in support of the petition. The petition urges the agency to require all publicly traded companies to disclose political spending […]

Unions, joined by religious organizations, demand Ralph Lauren respect the human rights of Bangladeshi garment workers

 Nazma Akter will be in New York City for a few days next week and we have scheduled an educational session conference call  at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 5th  [Call in Int’l: 001-303-791-5922    US: 1(877) 326-0011 Meeting ID: *8910615*].  I recognize that this is prime time for holidays, but this is an important opportunity to […]

Company’s licensing agreement with MPP for generic production of tenofovir alafenamide shows leadership and innovation in delivering HIV/AIDS medicines where they are most needed. New York, NY, Thursday, July 24, 2014 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today applaud Gilead Sciences for successfully negotiating an agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool […]

New food policy will reduce environmental and human rights impacts of its palm sourcing

June 12, 2014 — The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a coalition of 300 investors with assets under management of over $100 billion, Calvert Investments and Christian Brothers Investment Services, commend Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the introduction of The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of […]

Walden Asset Management’s Tim Smith on proposed restrictions on shareholder rights.