Press Releases

February 8, 2024 by ICCR In Letter to Exxon’s Board, Investors Denounce Lawsuit Against Shareholder Proponents as an Attack on Shareholder Rights

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org Shareholders say a lawsuit over a shareholder proposal calling for disclosures of GHG emissions reductions is akin to a “SLAPP suit” intended to intimidate perceived opponents and silence dissenting points of view. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate […]
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 February 8, 2024
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February 6, 2024 by ICCR The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Welcomes Princeton Theological Seminary to Its Coalition of Faith and Values Investors

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of over 300 faith and values-based institutional investors practicing sustainable investing and shareholder engagement, announced today that the Princeton Theological Seminary has joined as a faith-based member. Princeton Theological Seminary was established in 1812, the first […]
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 February 6, 2024
December 14, 2023 by ICCR 2024 Shareholder Proposals at Pharma Companies Cite Strategies to Keep Drug Prices High as Potential Human Rights Risks

CONTACT:Susana McDermottDirector of CommunicationsInterfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)201-417-9060 (mobile)smcdermott@iccr.org Investors call for reports and due diligence processes to determine whether company policies and practices are hindering equitable access to medicines. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 – Shareholders in seven of the world’s largest pharma companies announced that they have submitted proxy proposals […]
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  • Equitable Access to Medicine
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 December 14, 2023
December 13, 2023 by ICCR Shareholders Challenge Major Investment Firms on Declining Voting Records

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023 – Asset owners are increasingly concerned about asset managers’ declining proxy voting on ESG shareholder proposals. Some are taking their concerns to the boardroom and other shareholders by filing shareholder resolutions at BlackRock, State Street, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan. The resolutions challenge these asset managers’ poor voting […]
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 December 13, 2023
November 15, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Call on U.S. Companies to Take Steps Toward the Payment of a Living Wage

Statement endorsed by 136 investors representing US$4.5T in assets cites workforce investments as good for business and key to addressing systemic societal and economic risks. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 2023 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today released a statement signed by 136 institutional investors calling on U.S. companies, particularly those […]
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 November 15, 2023
August 31, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Push Back on Pharma Lawsuits to Thwart Medicare Negotiated Pricing

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2023 – Today, investors released a statement voicing deep concern about lawsuits brought by pharma companies and trade groups to block the U.S. government’s ability to negotiate fair drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.  The investors are predominantly faith-based members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders in top pharma companies who […]
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 August 31, 2023
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August 10, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Ask Members of BRT to Evaluate How their Political Activities May Reinforce or Undermine Democratic Institutions

Letter presses corporations to align election spending with core corporate values.  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023 – Today members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they had sent letters to members of the Business Roundtable urging them to align political spending with their stated core values, to mitigate both reputational risks to the company, […]
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  • Corporate Political Accountability
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 August 10, 2023
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July 31, 2023 by Julie Wokaty CERES and ICCR Urge Board Members to Voice their Dissent with NAM Lawsuit at the SEC

NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 – Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they sent letters to nearly 50 company board members of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) expressing profound concern with NAM’s intervention in the National Center for Public Policy Research’s (NCPPR’s) lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which would eliminate the Commission’s […]
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 July 31, 2023
June 8, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Shareholders denounce Merck’s lawsuit against HHS as a transparent campaign to protect profits at the expense of patients

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2023 – Shareholders of Merck & Co ($MRK) responded to the news that the company had filed a lawsuit in the DC District Court against the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit cites as “unconstitutional” a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act that going forward will […]
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 June 8, 2023
June 5, 2023 by Julie Wokaty Investors Appeal to Legislators to Safeguard Workers’ Pensions by Opposing Politically Motivated Threats to ESG Investing

June 5, 2023. Today the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced it had sent a letter to members of both houses of Congress urging them to oppose a well-orchestrated and well-funded campaign seeking to block investors’ use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as a framework to reduce long-term risk. The letter was […]
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 June 5, 2023

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