Press Releases

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March 14, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Wells Fargo’s Human Rights Impact Assessment Leaves Shareholders Dissatisfied

A failure to publish the complete findings of the assessment has investors wondering about the integrity of the process and whether any learnings gleaned will inform much-needed reforms.  NEW YORK, NY – MONDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2022 –  Shareholders in Wells Fargo who have been engaging the company for two decades around practices with the potential […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Finance
 March 14, 2022
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February 23, 2022 by Julie Wokaty In Response to a Shareholder Proposal, ExxonMobil Publishes a Comprehensive Report on its Lobbying Activities and Expenditures

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022 – Last Friday, ExxonMobil released a 2020 Lobbying Report detailing its lobbying oversight, philosophy, positions, and details on its lobbying activities and expenditures. The report is in response to a shareholder proposal led by the United Steelworkers which received 55% support in 2021. The Steelworkers have led this […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Lobbying
 February 23, 2022
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February 9, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Global Investors Representing Over US$3.8T Issue Statement of Principles for Job Standards and Community Impacts for a Just Transition

High-road jobs, stakeholder consultation, and a focus on racial and economic justice are featured as central to a just and equitable transition to a clean energy economy.   NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2022  – Today a group of 96 global investors representing nearly US$3.8T* in assets published a Statement of Investor Expectations for Job […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Just Transition to Clean Energy
 February 9, 2022
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January 19, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Investors Escalate Pressure on Companies to Adopt Paid Sick Leave Policies

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2022 – As the economy begins to emerge from the deepest impacts of the pandemic, investors are engaging their portfolio companies around the growing reputational, financial, and regulatory impacts associated with the lack of a comprehensive paid sick leave (PSL) benefit for all employees. Today, a group of investors and their […]
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Paid Sick Leave
 January 19, 2022
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January 6, 2022 by Julie Wokaty Institutional investors take action: vaccine equity no longer optional Zeist,

Zeist, 6 January 2022 – A group of over 65 leading institutional investors is calling on Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to move quickly to increase the availability and deployment of vaccinations around the world. An Investor Statement has been drawn up to that end under the leadership of Achmea Investment Management. Letters have been sent to […]
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 January 6, 2022
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December 14, 2021 by Julie Wokaty Amazon Again to Receive Multiple Shareholder Proposals Calling Out Governance and Oversight Failures

As investor frustration mounts, the number of shareholder proposals soars to 17 citing a host of ESG concerns considered a threat to the public interest and material to investments.  NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 2021 – Amazon.com, Inc. ($AMZN), the e-commerce and tech company with a market cap of US$1.72T is once again coming […]
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
  • Paid Sick Leave
 December 14, 2021
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December 14, 2021 by Julie Wokaty In Slate of Nine Proposals for 2022 Proxies Shareholders Seek to Move Top Banks to Cut Emissions/Fund Climate Solutions

To highlight the critical role of bank lending in the climate crisis, a group of institutional investors coordinated by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced they have filed a slate of nine proposals at top U.S. banks for their 2022 proxies calling for greater accountability in climate lending. The pivotal role of capital […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Climate Finance
 December 14, 2021
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December 10, 2021 by Susana McDermott Tyson Foods Commits to Conduct a Racial Equity Audit

Shareholders withdraw a proposal for the 2022 proxy as Tyson agrees to study how its policies and practices may discriminate against or disparately impactcommunities of color. NEW YORK, NY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2021 – Shareholders of Tyson Foods and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced that they have withdrawn a […]
  • Press Releases
  • Advancing Worker Justice
 December 10, 2021
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December 1, 2021 by Susana McDermott String of shareholder proposals for 2022 proxies seek to move pharma companies to address long-standing access issues

On World AIDS Day, investors caution the pharma industry’s business model contributes to de-facto apartheid as race and income become focal points in the global struggle to gain access to life-saving medicines. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 2021 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Investors for Opioid and Pharmaceutical […]
  • Press Releases
  • Equitable Access to Medicine
  • Health Equity
 December 1, 2021
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November 2, 2021 by Julie Wokaty Investors Welcome New EPA Rules Designed to Significantly Reduce Methane Emissions

Federal regulations designed to mitigate methane leaks and flaring from oil & gas operations seen as one of the fastest, most effective ways to combat climate change. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021 – Investors welcomed today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding proposed rules meant to drastically cut methane pollution from […]
  • Press Releases
  • Climate Change and Environmental Justice
  • Methane Management
 November 2, 2021

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