Near Majority of Exxon Shareholders Support CBIS Resolution Demanding Action on Climate Change

Audit developed in response to a shareholder proposal fails to address key concerns on environmental racism and discrimination. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 8TH, 2023 –  Faith-based investor members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders of Chevron ($CVX) today announced their dissatisfaction with a Racial Equity Audit (REA) the company developed in […]

THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH AT 12 PM ET – 1 PM ET WHAT: This media briefing will include a brief presentation by shareholders of climate-related proposals on the proxy at U.S. banks and insurance companies. Following the discussion of the proposals, there will be a Q&A for members of the press. WHEN: 12 pm – 1 […]

Bank of America ($BAC), Citigroup ($C), Goldman Sachs ($GS), JPMorgan Chase ($JPM), Morgan Stanley ($MS), and Wells Fargo ($WFC) receive proposals related to their financing of GHG emissions driving climate change.  NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 2023 – Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Harrington Investments today announced that they […]

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2023 – Today Amazon ($AMZN) shareholders announced a slate of 15 proposals they are hoping to put before their fellow shareholders at the company’s 2023 annual meeting in the spring. Investors say Amazon’s size, global reach, and political influence give it unparalleled power to shape societal and global economic […]

The need to reduce GHG emissions to limit warming and reach net zero by 2050 or sooner has never been more urgent yet climate progress has been hindered for decades by aggressive lobbying on the part of corporations (mainly in the oil & gas sector) and their trade associations. Because investors understand that corporate climate […]

Key features include a streamlined approval process for new methods of methane emissions detection and flexibility in effective technology. NEW YORK, NY – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022 – Investors welcomed the Biden Administration’s announcement at last week’s COP27 climate summit that it intended to strengthen its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air […]

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JULY 28TH, 2022 – Today, a group of investors representing U.S. $131B in assets under management announced they sent a letter to the Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (U.S. Chamber) calling on them to advocate for the public policies needed to bring greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emissions in line […]

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH, 2022 – ICCR strongly condemns the Supreme Court’s recent decision in West Virginia vs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit the scope of EPA’s authority to limit carbon emissions from power plants. As investors who view climate change as an existential economic, environmental, and public health threat, […]

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022 – Last Friday, ICCR submitted comments to the SEC on its proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, a rule meant to facilitate climate risk assessment for all investors. The SEC issued the proposed rule in March and invited market participants to provide feedback […]

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 […]

Proposals Currently Scheduled to Go to a Vote at Annual Meetings Alphabet – Paris-Aligned Climate Lobbying. Lead Proponent: Zevin Asset Management FedEx – Paris-Aligned Climate Lobbying. Lead Proponent: United Church Funds Honeywell International* – Paris-Aligned Climate Lobbying. Lead Proponent: Proxy Impact (*Proposal failed at 4/25 AGM) Tesla – Paris-Aligned Climate Lobbying. Lead Proponent: Nathan Cummings Foundation United Parcel Service – […]

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 […]