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June 1, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Shareholder Proposals Calling out Environmental and Social Risks Receive Near Majority Support at Amazon Annual Meeting

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022 – At Amazon.com, Inc.’s ($AMZN) annual meeting of shareholders on May 25th, a group of shareholder-sponsored proposals highlighting a range of environmental and social risks achieved extremely high levels of support – and in several cases majority support from independent (non-insider) shares. The increasing level of support behind the […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Freedom of Association
  • Worker Health & Safety
 June 1, 2022
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June 1, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Shareholders Approve a Call for a Human Rights Risk Assessment at Sturm Ruger

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2022 –  At this morning’s annual meeting for Sturm Ruger ($RGR), management announced that its shareholders had approved a proposal put forward by CommonSpirit Health and other members of ICCR calling for a Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA).  As our nation once again tries to process the unimaginable – […]
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 June 1, 2022
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May 25, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Firearms Manufacturers Must Account for the Risks of Gun Violence Perpetrated with their Weapons, Say Investors

Proponents seek investor support for their proposal requesting a human rights impact assessment scheduled for a vote at Sturm Ruger’s annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, June 1st.  NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH, 2022 – As our nation once again tries to process the unimaginable – a massacre at an elementary school where 21 […]
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  • Gun Safety
 May 25, 2022
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May 24, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Meta/Facebook Platforms Enable Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation, Say Shareholders

Meta is World’s Largest Source of Online Child Sexual Abuse Materials; Sex Trafficking Survivor to Speak at Tomorrow’s Annual Shareholder Meeting.  NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 24TH, 2022 —At the Meta shareholders meeting tomorrow in Menlo Park, CA, shareholders will vote on a proposal asking the company to report on how its plans for end-to-end […]
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  • Digital Rights and AI Accountability
 May 24, 2022
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April 28, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Walmart Shareholders Seek Improvements on Worker Rights, Racial Justice and Lobbying Disclosure

Three proposals on company proxy scheduled for a vote at annual meeting of stockholders on June 1st. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2022 – When Walmart ($WMT) shareholders attend the company’s annual meeting on June 1st they will be voting on three shareholder proposals raising areas where they believe company performance may be falling […]
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  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Corporate Lobbying
  • Corporate Political Accountability
 April 28, 2022
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April 27, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Corporate Commitments to Align Lobbying Activities with Paris Climate Goals Grow Significantly in 2022

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2022 – In continuation of a successful multi-year initiative, investor members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility are announcing the preliminary outcomes of a group of 21 shareholder proposals filed during the 2022 proxy season requesting a report on how companies’ lobbying activities (direct and through trade associations) align […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Lobbying
 April 27, 2022
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April 11, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Utility Companies Respond to Shareholder Proposals Seeking Commitments on Scope 3 Emissions

CMS Energy was the latest utility company to expand its net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission commitment to include the company’s natural gas production and delivery system — covering customers and suppliers — by 2050. This announcement was made in response to a shareholder proposal filed by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Just Transition to Clean Energy
 April 11, 2022
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March 30, 2022 by Julie Wokaty 2022 Shareholder Proposals at Pharma Companies Prevail at SEC

Twelve proposals seeking information on pharma’s access to medicines strategies will go to a vote at annual meetings despite the companies’ attempts to block them from their proxies. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th, 2022 – Shareholders engaging major pharmaceutical companies to ensure their practices promote equitable access to medicines – including COVID-19 vaccines and […]
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 March 30, 2022
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March 25, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Shareholder Proposals Seeking Accelerated Climate Progress will be on the Proxy at All Major North American Banks this Spring

Supply disruptions resulting from the Ukraine invasion highlight the need to transition to renewables and build energy independence. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MARCH 28th, 2022 –Shareholders are announcing that proposals they filed for the 2022 proxies of U.S. and Canadian banks will go to a vote at company annual meetings this spring despite SEC challenges […]
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  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Finance
 March 25, 2022
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March 22, 2022 by Julie Wokaty ICCR Statement on SEC’s Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2022 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a coalition of over 300 faith- and values-based institutional investors representing more than US$4 trillion in assets under management, strongly commends the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for issuing a thoughtful and nuanced proposal on mandatory climate risk disclosure yesterday that […]
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  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy
 March 22, 2022

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