Tag: Human Right to Water
59.68% Independent Support for Human Rights Proposal at Tyson
February 3, 2020Update: The Human Rights Due Diligence proposal received 14.58% support overall at the Tyson AGM this year. Excluding the influence of the Tyson Limited Partnership, 59.68% of independent shareholders voted in support of the proposal, representing a majority. Tyson Shareholders Urged to Vote FOR Human Rights Due Diligence Proposal February 3, 2020 Investor Advocates for […]
Tri-CRI Urges Tyson Shareholders to Support Human Rights Due Diligence Proposal
January 18, 2019The American Baptist Home Mission Society and 10 co-filers urge you to vote FOR the Shareholder Proposal on Human Rights Due Diligence at The Tyson Foods Inc. Annual Meeting on February 7, 2019. Read Exempt Solicitation here. Support for this resolution is warranted because: (1) Tyson has a responsibility to respect human rights within company-owned […]
Shareholder Resolution Filed with Chevron on the Human Right to Water
December 17, 2018On November 23rd, the United States government publicized its Fourth National Climate Assessment. The report calculated the impact of climate change on various US functions, including the economy, water, health, infrastructure, and local ecosystems. Though President Trump has dismissed its findings, the assessment predicts hundreds of billions of dollars in annual losses by the end of the century if […]
“At Annual Meetings, Shareholders Highlight Multiple Risks from Poultry Operations”
February 8, 2018Shared from: http://www.iccr.org/sites/default/files/blog_attachments/pr_poultry_sector_2-7-18final.pdf CONTACT; Susana McDermott ICCR, Director of Communications 212-870-2938 smcdermott@iccr.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT ANNUAL MEETINGS, SHAREHOLDERS HIGHLIGHT MULTIPLE RISKS FROM POULTRY OPERATIONS Investors say environmental, human rights and health impacts from poultry operations may threaten social license. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH – Investors in poultry companies are speaking out at annual meetings this […]
Tri-CRI Comment to EPA on Clean Water Rule
September 27, 2017Echoing our longstanding engagements with companies in a broad range of sectors on addressing water risk in operations and supply chains, the Tri-State CRI submitted a public comment to the EPA opposing the proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule. See our comment below: September 27, 2017 Ms. Donna Downing Office of Water (4504-T) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, […]
Investors Urge Banks to Support DAPL Reroute
February 22, 2017Tri-CRI members joined over 130 investors in signing a statement urging the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to reroute the pipeline to avoid treaty territory. Investors highlighted the financial and reputational risks of being associated with a pipeline project that was developed without sufficiently assessing the implications for indigenous […]
Tri-CRI Meets with Cardinal Peter Turkson
March 4, 2016Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, who was the primary author of Laudato Si’, was in New York this month and we were pleased to have the opportunity to not only, see him speak, but also meet with him. He was the keynote speaker at a session entitled “Catholics, Capitalism, and the Climate,” […]
Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment Rejoices in Pope Francis’s Encylical, Laudato Si
June 18, 2015We rejoice in the leadership of our Pope Francis with this clear proclamation in Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ of the foundational Gospel message, “that all may have life and have it to the full.” His insights reinforce the calling of the ministry of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, to merge investment decisions with social values […]
May 18th Event: “Just Water: Making Water Visible in Theology and Ethics”
April 23, 2014One of Tri-CRI’s members, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, is hosting a lecture on water, specifically the global fresh water crisis. They’ve invited Christiana Peppard, Ph.D, to speak on the water crisis and how we can look to Catholic Social Teaching to consider and respond to this issue. Tri-CRI engages companies on the issue of […]
The Tri-State Coalition invests for profits and probity
September 18, 2012Tri-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 […]
