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As annual meetings approach, publicly traded companies navigate the inclusion of shareholder resolution proposals in their proxy materials. These companies often seek assurances from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the exclusion of certain proposals, aiming to avoid potential enforcement actions.
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Eden Prairie-based health care giant said one proposal missed a filing deadline, while the other was “impermissibly vague.”
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The G20 Interfaith Forum Working Group on Human Trafficking, in partnership with Praeveni Global, continues its monthly webinar series with a focus on how corporate governance can be leveraged to combat modern slavery and human trafficking.
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In 2020, an investment strategy was all the rage on Wall Street: ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing. It’s a wonky term with a simple premise: Companies that manage the risks and opportunities posed by societal issues like climate change will perform better, especially in the long term. For a moment, it seemed Wall […]
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The faith-based shareholders’ proposal was challenged by UnitedHealth twice, thanks to a recent SEC guidance change the shareholders slammed as unfair.
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A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders is withdrawing a proposal submitted for the 2025 proxy that requested the company’s management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and public health.
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In order to help companies and investors determine whether a shareholder proposal qualifies to appear on the proxy statement under SEC Rule 14a-8, the SEC has developed a process to allow companies to inquire in advance whether a proposal must be included. The “no action” process is an informal review process through which the SEC […]
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The publication by the European Commission of its Omnibus proposal revising key corporate sustainability laws sends a clear political signal: President Ursula von der Leyen is deprioritising human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protections for the sake of dangerous deregulation. The Council and Parliament must urgently show leadership by blocking this damaging proposal, as it […]
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Activist investors fighting 2020 SEC rules limiting campaigns from small shareholders faced a judge’s scrutiny on Monday over their legal strategy in a four-year-old case challenging regulations that they say curb ESG activism.
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Mondelez International Inc. is asking regulators for permission to ignore a shareholder proposal that calls for greater transparency on the Oreo maker’s Russian operations.
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The shareowner rights advocacy group in a letter warns the agency against sidelining smaller investors and discounting risk management issues that touch political issues.
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New guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission will make it easier for public companies to get the greenlight to exclude shareholder proposals on company proxy statements, experts said, but investor and business groups are split on whether that’s a good thing.
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This presidential administration is poised to roll back financial regulations that protect long-term, diversified investors. Both public and private markets face a wave of deregulatory efforts that would weaken investor protections and undermine corporate accountability.
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UnitedHealth Group is attempting to swat down a non-binding shareholder proposal that asked the company to prepare reports on the costs of delayed and denied healthcare.
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Hundreds of religious communities have joined with businesses, universities and colleges, major investors, local governments, states, and tribal nations in declaring they will continue the work of fulfilling the U.S. pledge in the Paris Agreement.
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A coalition of businesses and organizations representing a broad swath of the economy, including ISSA, the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA), Change Chemistry, the American Cleaning Institute, the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC), have come together to express their […]
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Under President Donald Trump’s Project 2025, the administration has launched an unprecedented effort to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Federal agencies are now prohibited from observing Black History Month, and employees involved in DEI initiatives have been terminated.
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As many American companies beat a hasty retreat from the diversity, equity and inclusion programs they once embraced, bulk retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. has become one of DEI’s few remaining public proponents.
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(Bloomberg) — After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Mondelez International Inc. joined a number of international companies in committing to downsize its presence in Russia. The maker of Oreo cookies has since walked those pledges back, leading some shareholders to renew calls for increased transparency.
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In its first financial results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, prompting its shares to fall in early morning trading despite quarterly profit beating projections.
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A group of shareholder activists defending diversity initiatives as a business necessity is decrying Walmart’s decision to nix certain DEI programs.
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Analysts forecast record annual profits amid rising criticism.
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A group of UnitedHealth Group shareholders is pressuring the company to examine practices they say deny or limit patient access to care.
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A group of shareholders requested UnitedHealth Group management analyze how its business practices affect access to care and public health.
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A group of shareholders filed a proposal asking the Board of Directors to prepare a report on the impacts of the company’s practices.
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The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued a shareholder proposal to examine the economic impact of health care claim denials.
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Shareholders of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) are calling on the company’s board of directors to release a report on how its policy of limiting or delaying access to health care may be impacting the company’s brand and the economy overall.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. shareholders are pressing the company’s board to report on public health costs and risks from restricting or delaying patients’ access to care, following the shooting death of one of its executives.
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Workers in some states win a higher minimum wage and paid sick leave, and Adam and Matthew break down what lies ahead for workers’ rights. Then David Schilling from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility shares stories from his decades-long work in the fight against forced labor… and the role responsible investors play in this […]
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After a much-anticipated election cycle in the U.S., Republicans will take over the White House and control both chambers of Congress. This shift in power will significantly impact ESG initiatives. While it is too early to determine precisely what those impacts will be, we present our view of the most likely scenarios and how companies […]
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Investors and lawyers look at the implications of changes at the White House and SEC for environmental and social shareholder resolutions.
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Washington (November 21, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced that 54 new civil rights, labor, LGBTQ+ rights, consumer protection, housing, immigration, and disability organizations have endorsed his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act. The legislation – the most comprehensive AI civil rights […]
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Honored for work that has provided a strong moral foundation and an enduring record of demonstrated influence on corporate policies, Patricia Zerega received the 2024 Legacy Award from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) on Sept. 19 at Riverside Church in New York City. The ELCA is a member of ICCR.
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, in partnership with The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Zevin Asset Management, submitted an amici curiae brief in support of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its defense of its recently issued non-compete rule, which banned the use of non-compete agreements for nearly all workers.
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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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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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Shareholders’ rights advocates urged the agency’s Investor Advisory Committee to defend the current proposal process as a “vital right of shareholders” against attempts to dilute them.
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The SEC’s advisers on investor issues has a duty to support shareholders who push companies to disclose risks from climate change, artificial intelligence and other matters, as businesses fight them in court, advocates said.
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Non-profit Oxfam, which has a mission to fight inequality and poverty globally, announced October 17 it had submitted a formal complaint against Amazon and Walmart to the United Nations.
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Christians today are bringing the Gospel message with them everywhere — from the baseball field to the boardroom — in an attempt to share that message with the world. “We’re admonished to go into the whole world and bring the values of the Gospel. And that includes the corporate world,” said the Rev. Michael Crosby, […]
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In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind filing, Oxfam criticizes the U.S. companies for their human rights violations against domestic workforces.
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Swedish pension fund AP7 has weighed into a politicised environmental tussle in the US by linking up with 34 investors to call on US states to cut methane emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector.
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The group of investors said that reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector is vital to limiting climate change.
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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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Today, a group of 35 investors representing more than $2 trillion in assets under management or advice sent letters calling on states with significant oil and gas production-Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming-to develop, implement, and enforce plans that meet or exceed federal methane standards to substantially reduce methane emissions stemming from […]
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Today, a group of 35 investors representing more than $2 trillion in assets under management or advice sent letters calling on states with significant oil and gas production-Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming-to develop, implement, and enforce plans that meet or exceed federal methane standards to substantially reduce methane emissions stemming from […]
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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.
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Two new anti-ESG bills would install corporate lobbyists within the SEC and hamper shareholders and local governments.
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A group of 80 nuns in Kansas has made headlines for their commitment to social investment and investment activism.
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This article from Morningstar published on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance examines three major trends of the 2024 proxy season regarding environmental, social and governance shareholder proposals. The author, the Director of Investment Stewardship Research at Morningstar, reports that, while the number of ESG-related proposals increased, there was a “twist in the tale”: the increase primarily reflected […]
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The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, whose members include religiously affiliated investors, said opposition by the CEO group the Business Roundtable to the SEC’s climate disclosure rule raised conflicts with the stated positions of many members. A Roundtable representative said it “regularly consults with our members.”
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The sisters, led by Sister Barbara McCracken, have emerged as unexpected critics of some of the largest players in the business world, including Google, Target, and Citigroup.
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he Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has criticised the stance of trade association the Business Roundtable (BRT) on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Climate Disclosure Rule.
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In the American state of Kansas, a group of religious women have been calling on large companies to change the way they do business.
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Support and against – Leaders of investor group Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) sent a letter to the board of CEO association Business Roundtable (BRT) on Thursday, concerning the BRT’s opposition to the SEC’s climate disclosure rules.
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Six directors of the CEO lobby group run companies that publicly backed the SEC regulation that Business Roundtable is now fighting in court.
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ATCHISON, Kansas (AP) — Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City.
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Shareholder activism in the United States is on the rise this year, with a 9% increase in shareholder proxy votes put forward against companies compared to the first half of last year, according to a July report from Diligent, a governance software company.
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Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology.
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Nike Inc. investors are redoubling their efforts to pressure the sports retailer to focus on treatment of workers in its supply chain, as the company attempts to freshen its image and boost slumping sales with its Olympics “Winning Isn’t for Everyone” ad campaign.
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In a world where modern slavery continues to thrive, the Human Trafficking Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) is taking action.
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More than a dozen highly respected foundation and finance industry leaders are joining with the Collective to assist it in reaching its goal of gender- and racially-diverse management teams managing 33% of overall AUM by 2033.
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After firing 28 employees for protesting in favor of Palestine, Google’s CEO declared the company shouldn’t get distracted by politics because after all, “Google is a business.” This clear commitment to a company’s purpose has been praised, but it hides an uncomfortable reality—businesses are already deeply engaged in politics. So how does a company handle […]
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Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.
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HOUSTON, June 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) had filed against activist group Arjuna Capital after the group had agreed not to pursue future proxy filings at the company’s annual meetings.
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Shareholders are pressing companies from Coca-Cola to Caesars this proxy season on indoor smoking at casinos, the risks of non-sugar sweeteners in soft drinks, and a range of other health issues.
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On January 21, ExxonMobil filed a case in the Fifth Circuit Court in Dallas, Texas suing two shareholders, Arjuna Capital and Netherlands-based FollowThis, who had dared to file a proposal requesting that the company do more to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to help counter the growing climate crisis. The lawsuit set in motion […]
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Union Theological Seminary in New York City voted to divest from companies with connections to Israel that it claims are “profiting from the present war in Palestine.”
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Days after environmental advocacy group Liveable Arlington released a report on pollution emitted from Arlington’s natural gas drilling sites, Jennifer Quick stood before City Council May 28 to ask some questions. Have officials done any research beyond what natural gas companies have told them about pollution? Have they proposed ways to make residents safer?
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Tim Smith, senior policy advisor for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, talks about shareholder engagement on the ‘A Matter of Faith’ podcast
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Tackling methane is the easiest, cheapest way to reduce climate pollution and stimulate local economies
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Haugen will call out Meta for radically underestimating safety incidents on the platform
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Action Follows String of Protests at Dollar General Stores Across Nine States
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More than 200 Dollar General workers and customers gathered for a march and protest at the corporation’s annual shareholder meeting in Middle Tennessee to demand store safety and better pay.
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Single-use plastics also on the ballot at oil companies, in the latest from proxy-voting season.
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An Arlington watchdog group says a report from a six-month investigation of Arlington gas well sites released on Thursday proves what they’ve been warning for years — that gas wells in suburban DFW are chronically leaking dangerous emissions, putting residents at risk.
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Advocates had hoped Susan Avery’s nomination would be a turning-point moment for the company’s climate approach. It wasn’t.
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Resolutions related to lobbying and political spending have so far received the most support of socially-oriented proposals this proxy season.
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The nation’s largest public pension fund said Monday it will vote against Exxon’s slate for board of directors at the May 29 shareholder meeting.
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Exxon examined – US-based oil giant ExxonMobil is facing a shareholder revolt over its climate policies from two of the largest public pension funds in the US, reported on E&E News.
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Fiduciary Trust International, a global wealth manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, announces that Meta shareholder Lisette Cooper, PhD, vice chair, has filed a resolution for shareholders to vote upon at Meta’s annual meeting in Menlo Park, CA on May 29, 2024.
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Annual stewardship report highlights ClearBridge’s active ownership and philanthropic initiatives
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The institution, which has a partnership with Columbia, is one of the first in the United States to announce plans to divest from such companies.
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State Treasurer James Diossa voted for the proposal at the request of Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino union workers, but the Bally’s board of directors opposed it.
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Letters to McDonald’s and Wendy’s from shareholders may indicate a broader trend regarding employee rights issues.
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In August 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied by a proposal to provide free access to a board recruiting service. The new listing rules adopted a “comply or explain” mandate for board diversity for most listed companies and required companies listed on Nasdaq’s U.S. […]
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The Columbia-affiliated seminary is one of the first schools to begin divesting from companies that profit from the war.
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American pharmaceutical companies are facing a wave of protest from investors. AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer are targeted by a shareholder engagement campaign to improve access to medicines and reduce costs. A common practice of laboratories is particularly targeted, that of the extension of the duration of patents which allows […]
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Providence, RI — Ahead of the Rhode Island House Finance Committee hearing on HB 7500 – aimed at closing the casino smoking loophole — Representative Tanzi, a lead bill sponsor, joined by casino workers, delivered a letter yesterday to State Treasurer James Diossa urging him to vote in favor of a shareholder proposal to study […]
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Representative Teresa Tanzi and casino workers asked Treasurer James Diossa to back a proposal at the May 16 shareholders meeting seeking a report on the potential savings of going smoke-free at Bally’s casinos, including two in R.I.
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Caesars, Boyd and Bally’s oppose a question drafted by stockholders who want their fellow investors to support a study on the costs of allowing indoor smoking.
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The idea that companies “do well by doing good” is behind a proposal that shareholders in three major gaming operators will vote on in coming weeks.
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The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Responsible Contracting Project (RCP) have released Investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting, outlining the critical role of commercial contracts in supporting robust human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) processes.
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Current MRTI efforts include letter to fossil fuel giant, resolution filed with Goldman Sachs
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Shareholders argue the company’s aggressive legal action undermines shareholder rights and the US SEC’s authority.
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Proponents 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.
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Asset owners seek to block ExxonMobil appointments.
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Honoring Citibank, N.A., Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake and Wendy Luhabe and with Special Guests Reverend Naomi Tutu, Redi Tlhabi and Mungi Ngomane
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The Financial Services Committee advanced a Congressional Review Act challenge to the rule by a 28-22 vote split along party lines.
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ExxonMobil 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.
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Oil major repeats claims that shareholder proposal process is being abused, calls out filers.
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US 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.
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The fossil fuel giant is suing investors to intimidate them from ever trying to influence corporate decisions.
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The corporate behemoth’s lawsuit is a wake-up call to investors. And all Americans.
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As the controversy over employing environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions by institutions continues to swirl, a number of church-based pension funds have asserted that ESG forms a core part of their strategies and raison d’etre.
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At least 37 member corporations have objected to the powerful business lobby’s climate policies.
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On Monday, March 18, members of the CalPERS Board of Directors voiced serious concerns about continuing to invest in Exxon after the oil company sued shareholders who brought forward a climate resolution.
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Climate change, AI, elections, and unionization are themes in proxy season.
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For decades, Trinity Health along with other members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s Health Equity Group have made improving affordability of and access to medicines a focus for corporate engagements with the pharma sector. The United States has some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world. This affects not only patients who […]
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Two senators said Thursday they’re considering multiple options in their campaign against the Chamber of Commerce’s action on climate — or lack thereof.
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In May 2023, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) successfully filed a motion to intervene in a federal case brought by the anti-ESG group the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging a shareholder resolution No Action determination. The NAM motion opened a broader challenge to the […]
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In this episode, Frankly Speaking explores the new climate disclosure rules just agreed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States and asks what are the implications both in the US and worldwide. To answer those questions, Richard Howitt welcomes Tracey Rembert, Associate Director, Climate Change and Environmental Justice at the Interfaith Center […]
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The guide is designed to aid investors who want to align with denominational guidelines.
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Industry groups, lawmakers and the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee have all asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate a new rule mandating human capital management disclosure, but the agency has yet to even issue a proposal.
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Spring is a critical time this year not just for electoral democracy, but for shareholder democracy. Each year, companies allow their shareholders to share their views and ultimately vote on critical issues, from board membership to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) concerns. For the many stakeholders that care about social equity, the long-term environmental costs […]
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Corporate managements nationwide undoubtedly breathed sighs of relief Wednesday, when the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule mandating their disclosures of greenhouse gas emissions and risks from global warming.
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While the new mandate was scaled back from what was originally proposed, US companies must now prepare to join many markets around the world in the climate-risk disclosure game.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission finalized Wednesday, by a 3-2 vote, a rule that will require public companies to disclose their climate risks and their scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
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The filing comes one week before SEC’s vote on a landmark climate disclosure rule that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is expected to challenge in court.
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The proposal was once hailed as a “watershed” for U.S. markets, but activists fear the final version won’t require companies to disclose enough about their planet-warming emissions.
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Shareholder-activists at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility urged Exxon’s board to convince the company’s management to end the lawsuit
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ExxonMobil faces dozens of lawsuits from states and localities alleging the company lied for decades about its role in climate change and the dangers of burning fossil fuels. But now, ExxonMobil is going on the offensive with a lawsuit targeting investors who want the company to slash pollution that’s raising global temperatures.
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Though a growing cohort of investors is prepared to fight for equal access to medicine, the absence of strict pricing regulation remains a significant hurdle.
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Shareholders are putting up a fight against the lawsuit by ExxonMobil Corporation that aims to shut down their efforts to question the company’s environmental policies.
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ExxonMobil is suing two investors over a shareholder proposal that called for it to reduce emissions. If Exxon succeeds, advocates worry the case could chill shareholder activism on climate change.
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Shareholder activist groups on Thursday sent a letter to the SEC asking the regulator to require companies to divulge more workforce information, known as human capital reporting, “as soon as possible.”
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Several labor organizations, trade groups and the Illinois treasurer have banded together to ask that the SEC propose a rule mandating that public companies disclose human capital management metrics.
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Discover the coalition of shareholder activist groups advocating for enhanced human capital disclosures, the rationale behind the call for transparency, and the potential benefits of a more accountable corporate world.
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Discover how the surge in ESG proposals is reshaping corporate America, with a focus on human rights, climate action, and the impact of AI. Explore the Vanguard of Change and the evolving landscape of financial activism beyond the balance sheet.
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Three years after oil giant suffered historic defeat at the hands of shareholder activists, Exxon turns to conservative Texas courts to silence climate investors
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Report sheds light on key topics for ICCR members, with climate still in focus and AI rising up the agenda.
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Investors urged to renew engagement after failed shareholder proposal seeking greater transparency on child labour risks at Tyson Foods.
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The need to balance people and profit has always been a challenge for the pharmaceutical industry, but companies are now under increasing pressure to recognize their responsibility in the fight for global health equity. At the same time, with the rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in investment processes, companies that don’t focus […]
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To accelerate net-zero objectives, investors are well placed to leverage their voice as asset owners through stewardship and engagement activities with investments not aligned with a net-zero pathway.
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The ICCR says the oil and gas major is undermining both the US SEC and investors through its action.
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Shareholder activists asked Exxon Mobil Corp.’s board to drop a lawsuit against investors that they say could set a dangerous precedent for future climate proposals.
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Wherever you stand on the shareholder vs. stakeholder capitalism debate, there is one thing everyone can probably agree on: The idea that corporate America is built on shareholder primacy is largely a myth. The most powerful stakeholder in many U.S. listed companies is the CEO and chairman, followed by the board, and their interests often […]
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ExxonMobil’s market capitalization exceeds US$400 billion. Follow This, a Dutch climate activist group, controls shares in the oil supermajor that at last count were worth less than US$4000. Follow This has repeatedly tried to use its tiny holding as lever to force Exxon to expand pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This year, the oil […]
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A group of religious investors urged Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), to drop a lawsuit against climate activists, saying in a letter to the energy company’s board seen by Reuters on Thursday that the action is a broad threat to shareholder rights.
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As responsible investors, we advocate for corporate and systemic reforms that will improve the health and well-being of communities, especially those communities bearing a disproportionate burden of disease. For decades, faith-based investors working through the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have engaged leading pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies on concerns related to access and […]
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ExxonMobil’s market capitalisation exceeds $400bn. Follow This, a Dutch climate activist group, controls shares in the oil supermajor that at last count were worth less than $4,000.
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Resistance to antibiotics is a looming systemic risk for investors, but too few have the bandwidth or awareness to take it on.
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In a rather significant move, ExxonMobil has lodged a complaint against Arjuna Capital LLC and Follow This. The company seeks a declaratory judgment to exclude a climate-related shareholder proposal from its 2024 annual meeting proxy statement. This proposal is pushing for Exxon to expedite the reduction of GHG emissions while disclosing new plans, targets, and […]
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Morgan Stanley survey also finds 77% are interested in sustainable investing.
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Back in 2014, a few companies, facing shareholder proposals from the prolific shareholder-proposal activist, John Chevedden, and his associates, adopted a “direct-to-court” strategy, bypassing the standard SEC no-action process for exclusion of shareholder proposals. In each of these cases, the court handed a victory of sorts to Mr. Chevedden, refusing to issue declaratory judgments that […]
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Oil giant ExxonMobil has resorted to legal action against two activist investors, seeking to prevent their proposal on accelerated climate action from being put to vote at the company’s next annual meeting.
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Investors that use shareholder resolutions to pressure companies on environmental and social issues said they are worried that an Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) lawsuit bypassing the U.S. securities regulator could undermine their influence.
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Over the years, shareholders at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have repeatedly voiced concerns on a variety of subjects to top pharma companies. Now, as 2023 comes to a close, the group is taking pharma giants to task over their patenting strategies and potential human rights shortfalls.
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Progressive shareholder activists want some of the world’s largest asset managers, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, to explain a recent decline in those firms’ support for left-leaning environmental and social policies at public companies.
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Shareholders in seven of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have filed proposals demanding the drug companies disclose information about patents that the shareholders say pose risks to human rights, the shareholders announced.
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Shareholder proposals have been filed at major pharmaceutical companies by investors seeking information on the impacts of pricing policies on patient access to branded medicines. The investors cited a 2021 report by the Rand Corporation, which found that US branded drug prices were almost 3.5 times higher than prices in 32 OECD member countries.
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Investors have filed resolutions asking major US asset managers to review and improve their voting record and practices on climate and diversity. The resolutions cite declining support by BlackRock, State Street, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan for shareholder proposals during the 2023 proxy voting season.
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An interview with Josh Zinner, CEO of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR).
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ICCR initiative recommends board compensation committees tasked with closing CEO-median worker pay gap.
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Some change is slow. Living wage, defined as sufficient to afford a decent standard of living for the worker and his or her family in a particular place, has a storied intellectual history. Plato and Aristotle wrote about the concept of a living wage without defining it, medieval theological Thomas Aquinas called for just wages, […]
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Josh Zinner met the Sisters of St. Francis in 2016 when he became the CEO of The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). ICCR is a coalition of more than 300 institutional investors collectively representing over $4 trillion in invested capital. One of his first calls was to Sister Nora Nash, the congregation’s former director […]
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Investment strategies that peer into the corporate soul — or at least what’s reflected in a company’s behavior — continue to draw a growing number of investors, both individuals and organizations.
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As heat waves blazed across the U.S. in July, what was later declared the hottest month on record, House Republicans held a series of hearings grilling investment practices based on environmental, social and governance criteria, or ESG.
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An interview with ICCR CEO Josh Zinner
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Letter to 43 global brands cites significant impacts on 40 million at-risk workers in global apparel and footwear supply chains as a result of reduced and cancelled orders related to COVID-19. NEW YORK, NY – FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020 – On the eve of International Workers’ Day, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) […]
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Smith & Wesson was wounded in a showdown with nuns and shareholders over gun safety this week, but its CEO didn’t appear to be surrendering. Investors led by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility won a resolution on gun safety at the American Outdoor Brand’s annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday, calling for Smith & Wesson’s […]
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BBC Business Matters’ interview with ICCR’s David Schilling begins 26:35 into the program.
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Sisters won a battle this spring with Sturm, Ruger & Co., forcing the company through a successful shareholder resolution to issue a report by next February “on the company’s activities related to gun safety measures and the mitigation of harm associated with gun products, including the following: Evidence of monitoring of violent events associated with products produced by […]
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Conversations about what role, if any, investors should play in stemming gun violence are heating up following the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead. BlackRock (BLK) Inc. (BLK), the world’s largest money manager, on Feb. 22 said it planned to speak with weapons manufacturers and distributors […]
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A group of investors and stakeholders has called on energy companies doing business in Myanmar/Burma to reassess their dealings in light of that country’s brutal military crackdown on its ethnic Rohingya minority.Organized by the International Campaign for the Rohingya and Azzad Asset Management, letters signed by […]
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Glenview, IL—In a historic corporate proxy voting season, Wespath Benefits and Investments (Wespath), through its Wespath Investment Management division, successfully filed and actively supported shareholder resolutions asking the world’s largest oil and gas companies for greater transparency on how they are preparing for a low-carbon future. In an unprecedented level of support, 67% of shareholders […]
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Boston, MA — After engagement with shareholders, two California-based water utilities, California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT) and American States Water (NYSE: AWR), have adopted policies confirming a commitment to support the human right to water (HRTW). Sparked by shareholder proposals filed last fall by Boston-based socially responsible investment firm NorthStar Asset Management, Inc., these […]
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Investors’ group wants companies to disclose price increases over the years, and the rationale
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A group of 64 SRI and faith investors and human rights groups in the US has issued a strongly worded letter to business executives calling on them to resist President Trump’s controversial executive order restricting entry for refugees, immigrants, and documented residents from selected countries.
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With an expected regulatory downshift under the incoming Trump Administration, standard-setting for business conduct may move from the government to the corporate sector, with shareholders and socially conscious directors driving the trend in myriad areas, from industry-specific concerns such as animal welfare to broader issues such as climate change. To be sure, we will continue […]
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Forty-five large investors collectively managing $1.2 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation’s largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding, slaughtering and processing operations. The investors, who are members of sustainability non-profit advocate Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), sent letters to Cargill Inc […]
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Poultry giant Perdue Farms has responded to pressure on several leading US meat firms to tighten focus on water use, highlighting the actions it has already taken on the issue.
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation recently broadcast an in-depth segment on the influence of corporate money in politics, focusing mainly on Austrialian corporations, but also examining political contributions in the US. Sr. Pat Daly of Tri-Cri was interviewed about Exxon Mobil. Skip ahead to 18 minutes 37 seconds to listen to the Exxon portion.
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Why investors should support the first US resolution co-filed by the Church Commissioners. by Edward Mason
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By Rev. Jim Conn Most high school science teachers across the country now teach climate change, but about a third explain it away as a natural phenomenon. Another third tell their students that it comes from both natural and human causes. Meanwhile California almost reached its average reservoir and snowpack levels as measured at the end of March, and […]
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Oil giant ExxonMobil moved to reject a shareholder proposal calling for the company to assert moral leadership on climate change
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Constructing the Kingdom of God here on earth takes dedicated builders. “Most people are afraid to do this kind of work,” says Maryknoll Father Joseph La Mar of his ministry, promoting corporate social responsibility. “You just have to sit at the table and say what you have to say.” His work takes him to high-level […]
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Critics of Pope Francis have been feverishly presenting their personal and institutional interpretations of his encyclical, “Laudato Si’”, in media outlets all too eager to fuel a public brawl over the intended meaning of his message. As the Pope’s September visit to the U.S. draws near, the speculation and spin promises to only increase in […]
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The amendment to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition’s Code of Conduct follows engagement on the issue of payments to labor brokers by members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. SocialFunds.com — In 2014, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) launched the No Fees Initiative, an effort to ensure that workers in the most vulnerable corporate […]
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Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a coalition of more than 300 faith-based institutions representing more than $100bn in invested capital, have been engaging the fossil fuel industry to address climate change since before the term was coined. You could say they are gnarled veterans of shareholder engagement with an industry, like tobacco, […]
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A trade group representing many of the world’s leading technology and electronics companies is amending its code to prohibit workers from paying fees to obtain jobs at supplier factories, which could spell a significant change in labor practices.
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Some of the seafood that winds up in American grocery stores, in restaurants, even in cat food, may have been caught by Burmese slaves. That’s the conclusion of a yearlong investigation by The Associated Press. The AP discovered and interviewed dozens of men being held against their will on Benjina, a remote Indonesian island, which serves as […]
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BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) — The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home. Just a few yards away, other workers loaded cargo ships with slave-caught seafood that clouds the supply networks of major supermarkets, restaurants and […]
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Label-scouting consumers will have noticed a trend in the last several years: fewer “Made in China” tags on clothes on store shelves and an increase in tags from Bangladesh. Bangladesh is now home to factories producing clothes for some of the biggest clothing labels in the world, like Gap, H&M, and Walmart. Garments now account […]
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Bank of America Corp. on Friday said it would allow certain investors to nominate members for the bank’s board of directors. To nominate members to the board, shareholders must own at least 3% of bank shares for at least three years. Up to 20 investors will be allowed to pool their holdings to reach that […]
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Evolution in social acceptance of diversity, as well as years of shareowner engagement by Walden Asset Management, leads to many companies adopting sexual orientation and gender identity policies. SocialFunds.com — One of the first social issues my youngest child became passionate about was lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, joining the Outright Vermont organization in her […]
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The eleventh edition of As You Sow’s Proxy Preview identifies 433 shareowner resolutions filed this year, with corporate political activity and the environment accounting for slightly more than half of them. SocialFunds.com — It’s not just sustainable investors who should give thanks to As You Sow and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) for the effort they put […]
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A combination of shareholder activism, academic rigor and religious support may be chipping away at exorbitant CEO pay, finding it bad for business and contrary to the common good. Pay of corporate chief executives has grown “an astounding 937% over the past 35 years,” says a new report from As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy […]
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Faith-based investors lauded PNC Financial Services’ decision to no longer finance coal-mining firms’ major mountaintop removal ventures in Appalachia. Marcela Pinilla, director of shareholder advocacy at Mercy Investment Services in St. Louis, welcomed the notice and said it would place the country’s seventh-largest bank among financial industry leaders in addressing climate change. […]
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Burger King has dropped soft drinks from its children’s meal menu, the latest change at a fast-food chain as advocacy groups urge restaurants to promote healthier fare, especially for children. Burger King followed the lead of McDonald’s, which dropped such drinks from its Happy Meal menu list in 2013, and Wendy’s, which made a similar […]
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After decades of shop floor and political campaigning, US retailers are finally finally beginning to increase their minimum wages. While the increase is benefiting millions of workers across the country, its driving force is market competition. Walmart’s decision last week to increase the wages of 500,000 staff to at least $9 (£5.80) an hour – […]
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An organization of faith-based and socially responsible investors is pushing back against the call for divestment from fossil fuel companies. At its Winter Conference Wednesday, the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, which claims 300 member organizations controlling $100 billion in invested capital, called instead for more shareholder engagement with such companies. “Divestment is one step […]
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An issue of Green Money Journal, guest edited by Mark Regier of Everence, explores the history and aspirations of faith-based sustainable investing. First of a two-part series. SocialFunds.com — Last night, I finished reading Jesus: A Life, a book-length study by the British novelist A.N. Wilson that I bought used for one dollar at my […]
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Even before the energy boom became a victim of its own success as crude oil prices collapsed in November, it was facing severe headwinds from the fossil fuel divestment movement, which gained serious momentum in 2014. Initiated in 2011, when students on a half dozen campuses asked their colleges to divest endowments, and ramped up […]
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Wendy’s is stopping its hard sell on soft drinks — for kids, at least. The fast-food chain is dropping the soda option on its kids’ meal menus, the Center for Science in Public Interest announced Thursday. “While parents bear most of the responsibility for feeding their children well, restaurant chains also need to do their part,” said CSPI […]
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Fund to Avoid Coal Energy and Companies Operating in Countries Thought to Violate Human Rights The United Methodist Church is implementing new guidelines for its $21 billion pension fund meant to steer it away from investing in coal energy and in companies that operate in countries thought to violate human rights.
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New article about shareholder activism in Europe.
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We’re used to seeing nuns in one of two ways — as ruler-wielding disciplinarians from Catholic school or repressed, obedient convent residents. But the extraordinary sisters I spent time with for my latest book, If Nuns Ruled the World, are anything but stereotypical. From an 84-year-old Ironman champion to a torture survivor-turned-activist, here are 10 nuns who are truly shining a light in the darkness:
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To the Times: As institutional investors concerned about economic security, I support the Clean Power Plan proposed rule because it is good for business, good for public health, and it demonstrates the leadership the global community needs to address; namely, the severity, urgency and geo-political impacts of climate change. Also, as a Sister of St. […]
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Suppliers of more than 55 percent of the world’s palm oil have committed to produce or trade 100 percent deforestation-free palm oil in response to demands by global brands, who in turn were responding to investor pressure, according to Ceres. General Mills, Kellogg, and Safeway are among the several food and beverage firms, supermarket companies […]
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Cisco Systems Inc.’s plan to shed 6,000 people may take a toll on its reputation. Reporting on an interview with John Chambers, the company’s chief executive officer,The Wall Street Journal wrote: “Shedding employees in declining businesses will allow the company to add needed skills in units that are growing.“ There’s the rub. Laura Berry, executive director […]
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SocialFunds.com talks with Simon Billenness of the Unitarian Universalist Association about the year-long process to develop a policy of divestment from fossil fuel companies while retaining shareowner engagement. SocialFunds.com — When the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) announced the adoption of a fossil fuel divestment policy for its $173 million endowment fund, Bill McKibben of 350.org tweeted, “The Unitarian church, […]
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by Robert Kropp At a symposium on impact investing held this week at the Vatican, the Pope calls on the capital markets to serve the good of humanity. SocialFunds.com — In a speech at the Vatican earlier this week, Pope Francis offered strong support for the social justice mission of sustainable investors. “It is important […]
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The Investor Environmental Health Network reports that of six shareowner resolutions filed this year with companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, four were withdrawn and two received substantial support. SocialFunds.com — Readers of SocialFunds.com know by now that encouraged by remarks by Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Daniel Gallagher disparaging the use of the current proxy […]
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by Robert Kropp The 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report downgrades the status of Thailand due to widespread human trafficking and official corruption in the country’s lucrative seafood industry. SocialFunds.com — The US State Department recently published its annual Trafficking in Persons Report, in which it downgraded the human trafficking performance of Thailand to […]
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y Robert Kropp FedEx has naming rights to Washington DC stadium that is home to the Washington Redskins, the professional football team under increasing pressure to change its racist name. SocialFunds.com — There is no denying that a consensus of influential groups and individuals now condemn the name of the Washington Redskins football team as […]
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by Robert Kropp. Investors issue statement in support of bill introduced this week that will require companies to disclose policies addressing human trafficking in their supply chains. SocialFunds.com — Last month, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed five bills seeking to curb some of the worst abuses associated with human trafficking. For the most part […]
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This week, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 (H.R. 4842). This important bill calls on corporations to uphold their commitment to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery by requiring them to disclose the policies and management systems they have […]
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HOUSTON – Surrounded by well-heeled investors in a packed Omni Hotel conference room on Tuesday, Jimmy Dunne took his turn at the microphone and held up a folded newspaper article from The New York Times. He said it was about how shareholders get one chance every year to tell off their chief executives. At the […]
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By David Koenig The Associated Press DALLAS — U.S. sanctions against Russian officials are having no effect on Exxon Mobil’s operations in that country, CEO Rex Tillerson said Wednesday after the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Sanctions imposed over Russia’s annexation of Crimea have targeted the president of Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, but not the […]
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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson pushed back against criticism Wednesday that the company was not doing enough to reduce emissions and combat climate change. He questioned climate modeling that suggests that reducing carbon dioxide emissions would curb global warming. “There’s no one that has a viable pathway to achieve that,” he said at Exxon’s annual […]
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WASHINGTON – Thailand should be liable to potential US sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labour organisations said on Friday. In a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry, 19 organisations, including Human Rights Watch and the American Federation of Labour, said Thailand […]
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WASHINGTON, May 2 2014 (IPS) – The future of religion in U.S. politics lies not with conservatives but rather with religious progressives, social scientists here are suggesting, with a faith-based movement potentially able to provide momentum to a new movement for social justice. According to a new report from the Brookings Institute, a think tank here, the […]
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By Carey L. Biron Hasina, one of the 2,438 Rana Plaza workers that came out alive, by the remains of the factory on Sep. 25, 2013. Credit: Robert Stefanicki/IPS WASHINGTON, Apr 24 2014 (IPS) – A coalition of 134 institutional investors are calling for global corporations to institute new transparency policies throughout their supply […]
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Recovery Is Slow as Victims Deal With Injuries, Await Adequate Compensation
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Mercy Investment Services is pleased to announce that it has withdrawn board diversity resolutions at Republic Services, Joy Global and Jarden Corporation following successful engagements resulting in progress by the companies.
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Motivated by mounting scientific evidence that human activity is a leading cause of climate change, major institutional investors are pushing for stronger action by companies in climate-related shareholder resolutions in the 2014 proxy season. The 35 institutional investors are led by Walden Asset Management, the New York State comptroller’s office, the California State teachers’ retirement […]
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After engagement with environmental nonprofits As You Sow and the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment (MCRI), the St. Louis-based utility Ameren Corporation has released its 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The new report represents an improvement over its prior disclosure, and brings the report up to the industry standard. The changes came about following […]
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C-span hosted the book talk in February of 2014.
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Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility warn US trade negotiator against expanding tobacco sales and increasing intellectual property rights for medicine. SocialFunds.com — The November publication by WikiLeaks of a draft text of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) revealed that US negotiators proposed the extension of intellectual property rights for drugs manufactured […]
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By Laura Campos Over the past year, shareholder activists racked up a list of accomplishments that would be the envy of many foundations. They secured agreements from some of the world’s largest companies to set targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. They persuaded companies to be more transparent and accountable with corporate political spending and to […]
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In announcing this month that, as of Oct. 1, CVS Caremark Corp. will no longer carry tobacco products in its 7,600 stores, company President and CEO Larry J. Merlo has acknowledged the obvious incongruity of selling cigarettes and other deadly tobacco products while positioning the drugstore chain’s pharmacies as health care providers. The decision is […]
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connected. “I truly believe [human trafficking] is the horrific crime of our lifetime,” she said. “There’s a thread throughout all of that. So why not work at it from – See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/242873051_In_Montclair__battling_slavery… There may be a “modest uptick” in human trafficking around large sporting events such as the Super Bowl, according […]
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When the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) first learned about a new legislative initiative in California that requires companies to report on what they are doing to address human trafficking and slavery in their supply chains, we were very encouraged. In response, ICCR members sent a letter in 2010 signed by dozens of investors […]
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As Americans gather around the television to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, human trafficking victims’ advocates, social service agencies and law enforcement officials will use this major sporting event to bring awareness to the plight of the millions of people who are trafficked across the globe each year. “About five years ago, we […]
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Sustainable shareowners request that fossil fuel companies report on financial impacts of having to leave in ground a majority of reserves on their books if climate change is to be addressed. SocialFunds.com — Public advocacy for meaningful climate change legislation has been a key strategy of sustainable investors for decades. US SIF – The Forum […]
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This video program looks at what faith communities are doing to raise awareness and empower survivors.
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Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and other members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have submitted shareholder proposals at all three banks asking for a “report on business standards.”
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From The Fairfield Mirror: By advocating access to health care, environmental justice, climate change issues and natural resource sustainability, ICCR is able to address the many different types of social injustice corporations are normally guilty of, according to Daly. ICCR was founded in 1971 when the Episcopal Church filed a shareholder resolution asking General Motors […]
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FORTUNE — A new-fangled government intervention is in the works that just might pummel your retirement nest egg, once again. Rather than train her sights on prosecuting Wall Street executives, SEC Chief Mary Jo White has decided to focus her attention on a hitherto unknown problem, investor “information overload.” White’s latest salvo is a rallying […]
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(Reuters) – Sporting goods maker Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE) has signed a pact to promote the safety of garment workers in Bangladesh, picking a European-led initiative over a rival U.S. drive, it said on Tuesday. Adidas said although it had only limited production in Bangladesh, it thought that signing the Accord on Fire and Building Safety […]
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SocialFunds.com — A recent report by a consortium of European nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) including BankTrack exposes the claims of sustainability by many major global banks to be little more than greenwashing. Almost all the banks analyzed “have expressed their concern about global warming and have made far-reaching statements regarding their commitment to a ‘low-carbon economy’,” […]
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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 key element of process allows shareholders who meet certain criteria to submit proposals for inclusion in […]
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