Advocacy Matters
IASJ’s Award Recipients
We extend our heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to this year’s award recipients. Your dedication, leadership, and contributions have made a lasting impact on IASJ and shareholder advocacy. We are proud to recognize your outstanding achievements and the inspiration you bring to others. Sister Patricia Daly Legacy Award Recipient: Cathy Rowan The Sister Patricia Daly Legacy Award honors […]
A Six-Month Reflection from Our Executive Director
Dear Fellow Advocates, As I reflect on six months in this role as Executive Director, I am beyond grateful to join in this tremendous commission given today’s climate – a time filled with uncertainty and abnormality, yet marked by resilience and perseverance. It’s a pleasure working alongside such a dynamic team of staff, board members, […]
A Voice in the Wilderness: 50 Years of Pursuing Justice without Fear or Favor
September 16, 2025Caitlin Seznec and Aaron Acosta Introduction Since its inception 50 years ago, Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ) has consistently been a leader in countering systems of oppression and advocating for corporate accountability. IASJ’s work is carried out according to our faith-based convictions, that all humanity is equal and imbued with inherent dignity […]
Unprecedented Investor Action Demands Microsoft Answer for Reported Involvement in Gaza Genocide
– July 23, 2025 Shareholder resolution calls for an assessment of the effectiveness of its human rights due diligence processes after reports of Microsoft technologies being used to target and kill Palestinians; At least sixty shareholders have co-filed the resolution, representing more than 80 million in Microsoft shares, slated to go to a vote at […]
Standing Together: A Legal Response to the Anti-Inclusion Executive Order
Investor Advocates for Social Justice has joined 27 other employers, firms, and organizations in filing an amicus brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Together, we are urging the court to preserve our right to maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This case challenges an injunction against the Administration’s anti-DEI Executive Order. In our […]
Investors, Workers, and Communities are Calling on Ford to Provide Answers at the May 8 AGM
May 7, 2025 Tomorrow, at its 2025 AGM, Ford Motor Company faces a defining moment. The Company has an opportunity and an obligation to address mounting concerns of investors, workers, and frontline communities related to its joint venture, BlueOval SK. The multi-billion-dollar joint venture is constructing three battery plants – two in Kentucky, one in […]
Investors Call on Ford’s Board to Address Workers’ and Communities’ Rights at the AGM
– May 1, 2025 With the Ford AGM taking place in exactly one week, Investor Advocates for Social Justice (“IASJ”) and investors collectively representing more than USD $58 billion AUM are calling on Ford’s Board of Directors to explain to investors, at the May 8 AGM, how Ford plans to effectively address concerns regarding union […]
Investors and JPMorgan Chase Reach Agreement to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
April 16, 2025 – United Church Funds (UCF), in collaboration with the Investor Advocates for Social Justice (IASJ), has reached an agreement with JPMorgan Chase, marking significant progress in advancing Indigenous rights within the financial sector. As part of this agreement, UCF has withdrawn a 2025 shareholder proposal that called on JP Morgan to evaluate […]
Shareholder Proposal Withdrawn Following Agreement with NextEra Energy, Inc.
April 8, 2025 – An agreement has been reached with NextEra Energy, Inc., leading to the withdrawal of the 2025 shareholder proposal filed on behalf of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, NY. The proposal, filed for the first time this year, requested a third-party Environmental Justice Audit to assess the heightened racial impacts of NextEra’s […]
Wells Fargo Reverses Climate Commitments, Exposing Investors and Human Rights to Greater Risks.
MONTCLAIR, NJ, MARCH 27, 2025. Wells Fargo has recently made the controversial decision to abandon its previously announced commitment to achieve net-zero financed emissions by 2050. In addition, the bank has rescinded its interim 2030 emissions reduction targets for key sectors such as power generation, oil and gas, auto manufacturing, and steel production. This shift […]
