Tag: Water Stewardship Updates
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 […]
“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 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 […]
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 Encourages Vote FOR Water Policy Resolution at Tyson Foods
February 3, 2017The Tyson Foods Annual General Meeting is coming up on February 9th and Tri-CRI encourages shareholders to vote FOR the resolution asking the company to adopt a “Policy to Address Water Impacts of Business Operations and Suppliers”. The American Baptist Home Mission Society is the lead filer and six ICCR members co-filed the resolution. Overview […]
Tri-CRI Letter Calls on GE to Complete Cleanup of the Hudson River
September 1, 2015On August 21, the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment sent a letter to General Electric urging the company to fully complete the cleanup of the Hudson River: “As shareholders in GE, our Coalition has long been involved in encouraging our company to take full and complete responsibility for the contamination caused by the disposal into […]
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 […]
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 […]
