Exxon shouldn’t be able to silence its shareholders
The corporate behemoth's lawsuit is a wake-up call to investors. And all Americans.
The corporate behemoth's lawsuit is a wake-up call to investors. And all Americans.
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 JusticeCurrent MRTI efforts include letter to fossil fuel giant, resolution filed with Goldman Sachs
Climate Change and Environmental JusticeShareholders argue the company’s aggressive legal action undermines shareholder rights and the US SEC’s authority.
Climate Change and Environmental JusticeProponents 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.
Advancing Worker Justice Climate Change and Environmental Justice Corporate Political Accountability Digital Rights and AI Accountability Equitable Global Supply Chains Health EquityAsset owners seek to block ExxonMobil appointments.
Climate Change and Environmental JusticeThe Financial Services Committee advanced a Congressional Review Act challenge to the rule by a 28-22 vote split along party lines.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC PolicyFiling highlights concerns regarding the company’s escalating attacks on proponents of shareholder resolutions challenging the company’s response to climate-related financial risks. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced today that it filed a proxy exempt solicitation via the SEC’s EDGAR platform in response to disparaging statements […]
Climate Change and Environmental JusticeNEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024 – ICCR’s Governing Board today announced that the 2024 Legacy Award winner is Patricia (Pat) Zerega, who recently retired from Mercy Investment Services. The ICCR Legacy Award was created to honor those whose work has provided a strong moral foundation and an enduring record of demonstrated influence on […]
Methane ManagementExxonMobil Corporation recently released its 2024 proxy statement, which includes a United Church Funds shareholder proposal requesting that Exxon report on how a reduced demand for virgin plastic would impact the company’s financial position. The proponent designated As You Sow as its representative.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC PolicyOil major repeats claims that shareholder proposal process is being abused, calls out filers.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC PolicyUS SIF, ICCR, and Shareholder Rights Group challenge statement from Republican commissioners, while fund industry association ‘urges’ SEC to align anti-greenwashing regulation with watered-down climate disclosure rule.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC PolicyThe fossil fuel giant is suing investors to intimidate them from ever trying to influence corporate decisions.
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Shareholder Rights and SEC Policy