Want to be an activist investor? As a shareholder, start with proxy voting

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 – The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the decades-old doctrine of Chevron deference, which gives deference to federal agencies to write sensible rules to carry out the laws of Congress. In scuttling this important doctrine, the Supreme Court will make it harder for federal […]

Tim Smith, senior policy advisor for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, talks about shareholder engagement on the ‘A Matter of Faith’ podcast

The Financial Services Committee advanced a Congressional Review Act challenge to the rule by a 28-22 vote split along party lines.

ExxonMobil Corporation recently released its 2024 proxy statement, which includes a United Church Funds shareholder proposal requesting that Exxon report on how a reduced demand for virgin plastic would impact the company’s financial position. The proponent designated As You Sow as its representative.

Oil major repeats claims that shareholder proposal process is being abused, calls out filers.

US SIF, ICCR, and Shareholder Rights Group challenge statement from Republican commissioners, while fund industry association ‘urges’ SEC to align anti-greenwashing regulation with watered-down climate disclosure rule.

The fossil fuel giant is suing investors to intimidate them from ever trying to influence corporate decisions.

The corporate behemoth’s lawsuit is a wake-up call to investors. And all Americans.

On Monday, March 18, members of the CalPERS Board of Directors voiced serious concerns about continuing to invest in Exxon after the oil company sued shareholders who brought forward a climate resolution. 

In May 2023, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) successfully filed a motion to intervene in a federal case brought by the anti-ESG group the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), challenging a shareholder resolution No Action determination. The NAM motion opened a broader challenge to the […]

In this episode, Frankly Speaking explores the new climate disclosure rules just agreed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States and asks what are the implications both in the US and worldwide. To answer those questions, Richard Howitt welcomes Tracey Rembert, Associate Director, Climate Change and Environmental Justice at the Interfaith Center […]

The guide is designed to aid investors who want to align with denominational guidelines.