Shareholders to Demand Action from Mark Zuckerberg and Meta on Child Safety

Debates around tech accountability tend to focus on ethics, regulation, and corporate behavior. Yet, finance, easily one of the most powerful forces shaping any industry, particularly the ever-growing and capital-intensive technology ecosystem, remains largely invisible to most. Especially in today’s world of ‘broligarchies,’ finance remains one of the primary levers of influence, determining what technologies are […]

In five shareholder proposals, investors illustrate how the company’s business model, policies, and practices create risks for multiple stakeholders that threaten shareholder value. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 – At Amazon’s ($AMZN) annual meeting last Thursday, five shareholder proposals were presented for a vote, each raising issues that illustrate how the company’s business […]

As an organization committed to learning, we continuously reflect on what it means to achieve complex goals in a complex world. The question we are currently grappling with: How is the tech system changing and how are our efforts contributing to that change? Asking and answering these questions has helped us design our strategy for […]

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 […]

With the technology moving fast and policymakers struggling to stay apace, investors can help to regulate the space.

Companies should give their workers paid time off to vote in the US presidential election next month, investors that advocate on environmental, social, and governance issues told an influential business group.

NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) today announced they had sent a letter on Friday, October 11th to over 200 CEOs who are members of the Business Roundtable asking them to voice their support for democratic institutions including free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer […]

A Closer Look at the Spread of Algorithmic Management Systems—Which Contributed to $8 Billion in Turnover Costs and a 45% Injury Rate at Amazon—Across Corporate America

A group of 80 nuns in Kansas has made headlines for their commitment to social investment and investment activism.

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 […]

Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology.

Haugen will call out Meta for radically underestimating safety incidents on the platform