Proponents as of mid-Feburary 2024 had filed at least 527 shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and related sustainable governance issues for the 2024 proxy season. This is down by only a few from 536 last year at the same time. It still seems possible the total will reach the 630-year-end total of last year.
American pharmaceutical companies are facing a wave of protest from investors. AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer are targeted by a shareholder engagement campaign to improve access to medicines and reduce costs. A common practice of laboratories is particularly targeted, that of the extension of the duration of patents which allows […]
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Providence, RI — Ahead of the Rhode Island House Finance Committee hearing on HB 7500 – aimed at closing the casino smoking loophole — Representative Tanzi, a lead bill sponsor, joined by casino workers, delivered a letter yesterday to State Treasurer James Diossa urging him to vote in favor of a shareholder proposal to study […]
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Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino workers asked Treasurer James Diossa to back a proposal at the May 16 shareholders meeting seeking a report on the potential savings of going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos, including two in R.I.
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Caesars, Boyd and Bally’s oppose a question drafted by stockholders who want their fellow investors to support a study on the costs of allowing indoor smoking.
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The idea that companies “do well by doing good” is behind a proposal that shareholders in three major gaming operators will vote on in coming weeks.
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The 2024 corporate annual general meeting season has begun, and that means it’s time to vote your proxy ballots. Why is voting proxy ballots so important? The shareholder proposal process allows both large and small shareholders to alert corporate boards and the investor community to their concerns and to request timely action on emerging, or neglected, issues. A […]
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) have released Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting, outlining the critical role of commercial contracts in supporting robust human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) processes.
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Current MRTI efforts include letter to fossil fuel giant, resolution filed with Goldman Sachs
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Shareholders argue the company’s aggressive legal action undermines shareholder rights and the US SEC’s authority.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
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 […]
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Asset owners seek to block ExxonMobil appointments.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice
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 […]
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