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.”
In response to the SEC announcement on May 29, 2026 that it intends to rescind its landmark Climate Disclosure Rule for companies Erica Lasdon, the Director for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)’s program on Climate and Environmental Justice, issued the following statement: “The Climate Disclosure Rule adopted by the prior SEC after a […]
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In response to the release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas Josh Zinner, CEO of ICCR, issued the following statement: “ICCR is grateful for the moral clarity and analytical rigor conveyed in Pope Leo’s encyclical about AI. On so many issues ranging from the over-concentration of corporate power, to income inequality, the future of […]
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Shut out of the government’s filing system, activist investors launched a rival platform—and it’s already outpacing the original.
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Guide urges shareholders to call for corporate responsibility around AI usage and other human and environmental justice concerns
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Our Guide features ICCR member-sponsored proposals for 2026 corporate proxies along with a preliminary overview of the proxy season. Please feel free to share this resource widely with your networks. And, if you are an investor, we urge you to exercise your shareholder rights by voting your proxies.
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Please join us on Friday, 3/20 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm ET for a preview of ICCR members’ 2026 shareholder proposals and our 2026 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide. Our webinar will help contextualize the more than 400 resolutions filed by ICCR members for this proxy season, with a deeper discussion by proponents of the rationale for key initiatives. Learn about ICCR member […]
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On February 12, 2026 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially rescinded the Endangerment Finding, which dates back to 2009 and has underpinned the ability of the federal government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, vehicles, and other heavy emitters. This action will severely compromise the federal government’s ability to respond to the threat […]
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Authors Sehr Khaliq is the Director of Program Evaluation, and Timothy Smith is the Senior Policy Advisor at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). This post is based on their ICCR report. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander[i] recently urged three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock, Fidelity, and PanAgora because of “inadequate” […]
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New York, NY, December 19, 2025 – This week the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) released a new report analyzing the 2025 proxy voting activity of more than 15 large asset managers. This latest report comes at a time of mounting asset owner scrutiny of how managers are providing oversight for material risks connected […]
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Let’s be honest, the Swedish Church’s decision to re-evaluate how it manages its vast forests – a chunk of land bigger than some European countries – feels a bit like a royal family arguing over the inheritance. It’s a surprisingly complex situation bubbling up from a seemingly simple question: Should a centuries-old institution focused on […]
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