ICCR members ask companies to mitigate their adverse environmental and social impacts.
One of the key levers we use to produce this change is the filing of shareholder proposals. When shareholders file a proposal, companies often reach out to discuss the proposal. If the company commits to implementing the proposal’s main requests, the proponents will withdraw it.
Every year, ICCR members negotiate many such agreements. In the 2025 proxy season, they reached agreements for 66 proposals. The majority of these centered on diversity, equity, inclusion and racial justice, as well as corporate political responsibility and human rights/worker rights.
Examples of Corporate Change in 2024
the number of shareholder proposals garnering over 20% shareholder support
the percent of proposals requesting data around gender and racial pay gaps that went toa vote and achieved over 20% shareholder support
percent of health equity proposals that were withdrawn for agreement