The letter, sent to Business Roundtable executives, urged them to show support of “fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power” prior to the U.S. general election.
Topics including plastics GHG emissions, DE&I and human rights have also seen robust support on ballots.
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Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility announced they had filed 60 shareholder proposals for the 2025 proxy season calling for increased disclosures and strengthened oversight of corporate political activities at a diverse set of companies and sectors. These proposals included 32 resolutions on lobbying, 23 on political election spending, and five asking companies […]
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ICCR has been publishing the Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide annually since 1974 as a way to educate and build support for member proposals. In our Guide, you will find all ICCR member-sponsored proposals for 2025 corporate proxies along with a preliminary overview of the proxy season and short features from proponents about their engagements on key environmental […]
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Regulator siding with companies on “micromanagement” grounds could spell trouble for governance resolutions this proxy season.
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Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, considers the priorities for responsible investors under a second Trump Presidency.
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With the 2024 Presidential election now ended and President-elect Trump scheduled to take office on January 20, 2025, ICCR makes the following statement: NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024 – Since our founding in 1971, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have come together to do the important work of holding corporations […]
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Corporate America, a few billionaires aside, is staying noticeably quiet with just days to go until the presidential election that’s divided the nation sharply.
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The investor-backed Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has called on 200 CEOs to support democratic institutions including free and fair elections and a peaceful transfer of power ahead of the US presidential election. The CEOs targeted are all part of the Business Roundtable (BRT) – a Washington-based lobbyist association representing the chief executives of some of […]
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Companies should give their workers paid time off to vote in the US presidential election next month, investors that advocate on environmental, social, and governance issues told an influential business group.
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NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced they had sent a letter on Friday, October 11th to over 200 CEOs who are members of the Business Roundtable asking them to voice their support for democratic institutions including free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer […]
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Thank you to our many friends, partners, sponsors and colleagues for joining us on September 19, 2024 in New York City at Riverside Church for our event Navigating Troubled Waters! It was great to have the time to reconnect and to consider how corporations can help ensure that their political activities serve to reinforce a strong, vibrant democracy. […]
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We are pleased to share this year’s edition of Catalyzing Corporate Change, our impact report on the outcomes of the 2024 proxy season. In 2024, our members continued to press their portfolio companies for changes in policies and practices that would mitigate harmful environmental and social impacts. With nearly 400 shareholder proposals filed on a range […]
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