Tag: Sustainable Agriculture Updates
“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 […]
Investors Refile Water Pollution Resolution with Tyson Foods
September 14, 2017For the fourth year in a row, Tri-CRI supported the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) in filing a resolution asking Tyson Foods to adopt a comprehensive water stewardship policy. This year the resolution was backed by thirteen co-filers including faith based institutional investors, foundations, and asset managers. It will be considered at the company’s […]
Investors Score a Meaty Win for Clean Water
June 7, 2017Original blog post published by Ceres Last week, Tyson Foods announced it was partnering with the World Resources Institute (WRI) to set targets to reduce water and greenhouse gas impacts in its operations and supply chain. This is big news, coming as it is from the largest poultry player in the U.S., which has had […]
Launch of Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
March 13, 2017The Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment welcomes the launch of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, a tool investors can use to inform shareholder engagements related to human rights in the supply chain. The pilot report assesses 98 companies from three key sectors, including agricultural products, apparel, and extractives. 100 different performance indicators across six measurement themes were used to rank […]
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-CRI applauds Cambell’s Leadership on GMO Labelling
January 14, 2016The Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment joins the broader Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility community in welcoming Cambell’s announcement that it will begin voluntarily labeling food products containing GMO ingredients. This decision places Campbell’s in a leadership role in terms of transparency and sustainability in the food sector. Tri-CRI also recognizes the leadership of Cathy […]
Tri-CRI Welcomes ADM’s First Progress Reports on No Deforestation, No Exploitation Policy Implementation
December 7, 2015The Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment welcomes the release of ADM’s first progress reports on the implementation of its No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy for both palm oil and soy. Implementation of these policies, which complement ADM’s Human Rights Policy adopted after engagement by Tri-CRI, has followed a four step process, as the […]
Tri-CRI Joins Investors With $2.6 Trillion AUM in Letters to 15 Companies on Water Management
August 19, 2015The Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment is proud to join over 60 institutional investors in sending letters to 15 food and beverage companies identified as laggards on water management by the recent Ceres report Feeding Ourselves Thirsty. In today’s Ceres press release about the letters, Acting Director Mary Beth Gallagher was quoted on the importance […]
Tri-CRI Commends ADM For Human Rights Statement
May 2, 2014Tri-CRI COMMENDS ADM FOR ADOPTING HUMAN RIGHTS STATEMENT Commitment regarding ethical recruitment practices models best practices to safeguard workers in agri-business supply chains Shareholders in Archer Daniels Midland and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility welcomed the company’s announcement at its general meeting on May 1, 2014 that it had formally adopted a […]
Pepsi Responds to Shareholder Concerns on GMOs
March 19, 2013For 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, […]
