ICCR’s Statement of Investor Expectations for Job Standards & Community Impacts in the Just Transition 

Proxy voting is an essential part of investors’ fiduciary duty and stewardship. The proxy voting data of the largest asset managers offers useful insights into how they exercise their oversight of managements’ decision-making, reveals how they align their recognition of material risk with their asset owner clients and how they address significant environmental, social and […]

On December 11, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order yesterday directing federal agencies to consider actions targeting proxy advisory firms, shareholder proposals, and ESG investing more broadly. In response, Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), issued the following statement.

On November 5, 2025, A coalition of five leading investor organizations—including the AFL-CIO, Ceres, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), Shareholder Rights Group, and US SIF submitted the following letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins expressing serious concerns about his keynote speech at an October forum in Delaware. The speech triggered serious investor concerns regarding […]

The ability of asset owners to meet their long-term financial goals is severely challenged by risks such as climate change, persistent income inequality, and the inequitable delivery of healthcare that threaten our planet and its people. Because they impact all economic participants and demonstrate the interdependence of all players, these risks are considered systemic. They […]

On September 30, 2025 shareholder representatives As You Sow and Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind its effective approval of ExxonMobil’s “Retail Voting Program.” Exxon’s program, under the guise of ‘assisting’ retail voters, seeks to opt retail shareholders into a program that […]

This new report outlines the widespread human rights abuses in seafood supply chains across major U.S. supermarkets. This is a critical issue for investors. The report details the significant risks that human rights violations pose to supermarkets in investors portfolios. The report provides:  Access the full report to understand how to address these critical supply […]

On August 26, 2025, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of over 300 institutional investors who, for more than 50 years, have been leaders in faith-consistent and sustainable investing, issued the following statement in defense of this practice as a question of religious freedom protected under the U.S. Constitution.

During the 2025 proxy season, ICCR’s members continued to press their portfolio companies for changes in policies and practices to mitigate harmful environmental and social impacts. While engagement progress most often results from ongoing dialogues with companies, when dialogues stall or become unproductive, investors may file shareholder proposals as a means of escalation. What follows […]

Religious organizations steward their organizational finances and the investments managed on behalf of their constituents and beneficiaries in alignment with the beliefs, teachings, and values of their respective faiths. Such faith-consistent investing is a fundamental right protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees both free speech and religious freedom, and ensures that investors are able […]