Updates
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 […]
Hedging Against Hunger: SRI Food Commodities Resources
Hedging Against Hunger With over 450 organizations concerned with the issue, and more than 90 reports raising the flag about excessive speculation in food commodities markets, the issue of gambling on hunger has come into focus for many investors. As the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility aptly explains:”excessive hedging leads to volatility, volatility leads to […]
True Price of a Low Cost Review
In March, Tri-CRI Member Sr. Mary Heyser, RSHM, with the Fordham University’s Office of Alumni Relations and the Office of Mission and Ministry, the New York Coalition of Religious Congregations Stop Trafficking of Persons (NYCRC-STOP), and LifeWay Network hosted a full-day conference on the entitled: The True Price of Low Cost: Labor Trafficking and Consumerism. […]
ICCR’s Round-up of Our 2012 Actions
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility is a pioneer coalition of social investors, and a group where TriCRI is a proud member. In celebrating it’s 41 year history, ICCR has released a short round-up of our current work. Visit the link to learn about our work on commodities, safer energy, access to healthcare, childhood obesity, […]
