Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, according to research published this week.
The last time the Western investment world saw a robust debate over the parameters of buying shares in the arms industry was roughly in the era of the Vietnam War. In the wake of that fraught conflict, thought-leading socially-responsible investor bodies such as the US Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and counterparts in Europe […]
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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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(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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Shareholders request Human Rights Due Diligence to determine whether pharma companies do everything they can to increase drug access and affordability
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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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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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Report sheds light on key topics for ICCR members, with climate still in focus and AI rising up the agenda.
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Save the Date: Thursday, February 15th at 11:30 am ET to Hear about ICCR Member Proposals for the 2024 Proxy Season Join us on Thursday, 2/15 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm ET, when we will share a preview of ICCR members’ 2024 shareholder proposals and our 2024 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide. Our webinar will help contextualize the more than 300 resolutions […]
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We are pleased to announce the release of ICCR’s 2024 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide. Our Guide presents the ICCR member-sponsored resolutions filed for 2024 corporate proxies as of February 15. The proposals included here illustrate ICCR’s guiding principle that sustainable corporations must look beyond the next earnings report to account for the full impact […]
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Save the Date: Thursday, February 15th at 11:30 am ET to Hear about ICCR Member Proposals for the 2024 Proxy Season Join us on Thursday, 2/15 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm ET, when we will share a preview of ICCR members’ 2024 shareholder proposals and our 2024 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide. Our webinar will help contextualize the more than 300 resolutions […]
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Lack of public communication suggests the majority of companies benchmarked are not adequately assessing or mitigating human rights risks. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 10TH, 2021 – A group of 208 global investors organized by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (the Alliance) and representing US$5.8 Trillion in assets under management announced it has sent […]
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