Updates
Investor Statement on Bangladesh
From ICCR: “In light of a series of recent calamities in Bangladesh apparel manufacturing plants resulting in an overwhelming loss of life, we, the undersigned investors and stakeholders including 200 organizations representing over 1.5 trillion in assets under management, are calling on industry leaders to implement systemic reforms that will ensure worker safety and welfare, […]
Pepsi Responds to Shareholder Concerns on GMOs
For years, the members of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, along with our colleagues at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have been sounding the alarm regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply. Increased pesticide and energy use, as well as weed resistance, are among our concerns. In addition to these environmental factors, […]
Chevron Unresponsive to Calls for Improved Risk Measurement in Fracking Operations, Say Investors
Citing growing impatience with the intractability of fossil fuel companies in addressing environmental and social risks, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility view 2013 as watershed year for the industry and its investors. NEW YORK, NY///February 19, 2013///As the fossil fuel industry comes under heightened scrutiny from both politicians and the public, investors […]
ICCR Publishes 2013 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide
ICCR Publishes 2013 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide From Sustainablity Investment News by Robert Kropp The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility reports that its members have filed 180 shareowner resolutions and engaged in 225 corporate dialogues this proxy season. SocialFunds.com — Last year’s Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) […]
Rev. Seamus Finn on a New Year and New Responsibilities for Corporations
An excerpt: As we prepare to bid 2012 adieu here in Washington, a phalanx of cameras are trained on Congress as they attempt to fulfill one of their old resolutions and to stave off the impending gloom portended by the “fiscal cliff.” Unable to come to an agreement on taxes and spending months ago, they […]
ICCR releases Principles for Sustainable and Equitable Food Production.
Through its work in the agricultural sector, ICCR has developed expertise that lead to the release of Principles for Sustainable and Equitable Food Production in November of 2012. An excerpt: Food has always played a central role in the world’s cultures and faith traditions. In religious life the spiritual dimensions of food are manifest in […]
Ranking the Banks
Ranking the Banks Read more, access videos, detailed resources and more at http://www.iccr.org/issues/subpages/finance.php JPMorgan Chase announces a trading loss on its own accounts of somewhere between $2 and $9 billion from a derivatives trade that spiralled out of control; Barclay’s admits to manipulating the LIBOR interbank lending rate; the attorney general of Massachusetts brings a […]
TriCRI Celebrates Hershey’s Vow to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020
From ICCR: Move to certify entire product line seen as significant step to eradicate trafficking and forced child labor on cocoa farms and plantations NEW YORK, NY///October 11, 2012///Today, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a shareholder coalition that engages companies on labor and human rights standards in global supply chains, commends the Hershey Company for […]
Hedging Against Hunger: Webinar for Investment Professionals
Hedging Against Hunger – An Update The Tri-State Coalition continues to be concerned about the impact of excessive speculation in food commodities on volatility in food supplies. On December 6, 2013, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) hosted a second informational session regarding excessive speculation in food commodities. This webinar featured Michael Masters and David Frenk of Better Markets, […]
The Tri-State Coalition invests for profits and probity
Tri-State Coalition to show documentary on investing By Gwen Orel, for the Montclair Times The words “shareholders” and “churches” may not seem like they belong together, but in order to raise money for missions, retirement funds and pensions, churches are big investors. Churches want those investments to be both profitable and ethical, according to […]
