🚨 FCC chief Brendan Carr launched an investigation into Disney for its DEI programs in March — just days after Disney shareholders voted to crush anti-LGBTQ+ proposal. Thank you @rokhanna.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/nanc...

Annual shareholder meeting season might be over, but our push on major investors is only just beginning. Join us in calling on major investors like public pensions to use their shareholder power to demand corporate climate action. bit.ly/4gqDxYQ

ING released its 2025 climate update today. Disappointingly, the Dutch bank has failed to take any new steps to restrict financing for fossil fuel expansion. www.ing.com/Newsroom/New...

📢 Investor organisations call for a credible sustainability reporting standard for small and mid-caps #Omnibus #CSRD #ESRS. More info: www.eurosif.org/news/investo...

🚨 Fighting harmful bank finance? We just launched a Users' Guide for communities & their allies on how to use bank human rights complaint channels: 👇 www.banktrack.org/campaign/hru...

This year, lawmakers in over a dozen states took aim at private equity’s risks in healthcare. ✅ 6 states passed oversight laws ⚖️ 5 still debating ❌ Industry lobbyists stalled progress in others Read PESP’s full roundup ➡️

To mark the coming 10th anniversary of "The Tragedy of the Horizon" - the landmark #ClimateChange speech by Mark Carney - register for this webinar to hear from leading academics, economists & sustainable finance experts. Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @investors4paris.bsky.social

In an attempt to limit the voices of critical investors and lock in support from individual shareholders, Exxon will offer "auto-voting" in line with management recommendations at its AGMs. Will other companies follow suit? New from @rosskerber.bsky.social www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

After CA lawmakers introduced a proposal early Wednesday morning to reauthorize the state's cap-and-trade program, Ceres urges the legislature to pass the bill to ensure market stability, efficiently drive the state toward a cleaner economy, and invest in communities. www.ceres.org/resources/ne...

We’re partnering with @ien-online.bsky.social on their Annual Forum, Oct 27-28 in Baltimore! Join to discuss topics including the fiduciary duty case for environmental & social factors, and 7+ hours of dialogue and networking. Register here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ien-annual-forum

“We call on countries and the WHO to demand pharmaceutical corporations make these key diabetes treatments available in-country by immediately registering them and – critically – making them affordable.” msfaccess.org/msf-responds...

Who is Really Fueling your AI? Precarization and Resistance in Data Work. September 17th 2025 11 AM EST / 17:00 CET in Berlin @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social 🔗 Register in-person: tickets.weizenbaum-institut.de/jl89e/ 📽️ Watch online www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3w...

📢 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝘀: 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗗𝗗" 🔎 This webinar will explore the intersection between 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 under the #CSDDD. 🔗 Register before 24 September 2025 here: lnkd.in/d_ezwpn9

Last week, our team hosted a webinar featuring @wendellpotter.bsky.social and Rep @doggett.house.gov to discuss The Sunlight Report — the first-ever analysis of UnitedHealth Group's ~2,700 subsidiaries! Watch the recording now at c4hd.org/SunlightWebinar and learn more about what we found!

We’ve requested Nasdaq investigate $Tesla for a possible listing standard violation related to the estimated $29 billion award made to CEO Musk in early August. If “a deal is a deal,” we believe shareholders should have been able to vote on this one. #corpgov #execpay bit.ly/4mJU8J4

We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of Catalyzing Corporate Change, our recap of the impact of ICCR members' efforts during the 2025 proxy season. Read about the issues that galvanized our members, such as corporate governance and human/worker rights: bit.ly/3Ugq23E

Over the past 12 months ICCR members have pressed corporations to address their impacts on people and planet, resulting in improved corporate policies and practices. It's our pleasure to now share our new annual report, where you can read about our members’ successes. www.iccr.org/reports/iccr...

🚨This week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and DoJ said they plan to 'kill' DEI, by any name, including in the private sector. But DEI is a business imperative. Corporations that do not capitulate to the Trump regime will win consumer support. peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/sha...

The People's AI Action Plan addresses the risks of an unregulated AI industry that puts the information of everyday people in harm's way. View the concrete, actionable ideas and strategies endorsed by over 90 organizations: peoplesaiaction.com @ainowinstitute.bsky.social @openmicmedia.bsky.social

The world's largest health insurance corporation seeks to expand its dominance over the US healthcare system through vertical integration. Read the first-ever in-depth look from @cforhd.bsky.social into the 2700 subsidiaries owned by UnitedHealth Group: sunlightreportinsurance.com #SunlightUNH

Why Faith Groups Have Historically Practiced Sustainable and Responsible Investing: This week, ICCR released a public statement describing why and how faith-based investors engage with their portfolio companies to mitigate environmental and social harm. Read it here 👇 www.iccr.org/faith-consis...

Join @htlegalcenter.bsky.social & Outlaw Ocean Project for a briefing on the US import ban against fishing vessel Zhen Fa 7, based on #forcedlabor allegations. Learn how investigative journalists & legal advocates are teaming up to hold corporations accountable. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

💥 NEW AfroTech: "Shareholders at 30 of the largest U.S. companies just delivered a powerful counterpunch to the anti-DEI movement. During the 2025 proxy season, every single one of the anti-DEI proposals filed at these corporations’ shareholder meetings was rejected" afrotech.com/shareholders...

Black, rural, and Southern #workers are especially likely to live in states that block local communities from making progress on paid sick days. No one should have to choose between their livelihood and their health: nationalpartnership.org/psd-progress... #PaidSickLeave #RaiseUpTheSouth

Insurers are facing growing pressure from #ClimateRisk, and now they have a new tool to help guide the transition. 🔗 Read more: GreenCB.co/4nHqmG8 #Insurance

When the Trump admin slashed humanitarian aid programs, it claimed broad support from the American people. We investigated this claim & what we learned was clear: The American public rejects Trump’s extreme cuts to lifesaving & development aid. politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/aid-funding-...

We welcome Tesla’s decision to announce a date for their AGM, though it seems like this move was made only after we and other investors pressured them to do so. This behavior only adds to investor concerns around transparency and governance at the Company. #CorpGov #Tesla www.wsj.com/business/tes...

For #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, the policy department at the National Black Worker Center is highlighting what the #WageGap looks like for Black women in the South. What are the systematic barriers that southern Black women face and how were they created? Read their latest 👇 medium.com/@nationalbla...

Black women are paid just 64 cents for every dollar paid to white men. If the wage gap closed for 1 year, Black women could afford 27 months of food, 23 months of child care, or 12 months of mortgage payments. Let's close the wage gap and demand equal pay. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

Climate change is putting millions of workers at risk during extreme weather events like heat waves. This summer, Amazon workers in FL reported unloading trailers while Amazon’s own thermostat showed a temperature of 112 degrees, without nearby access to water. www.cbsnews.com/news/workers...

Western tech firms 𝘤𝘢𝘯 stop their products from reaching the Russian military—but doing so requires genuine goodwill. Civil society offers all the support needed. The responsibility now lies with manufacturers and policymakers. A new in-depth report 👉 bit.ly/460hPaS

"The Declaration of Independence...continues to inspire people around the world to fight for freedom & equality. Communities of faith must continue to hold truth as a beacon in the darkening light of tyranny & oppression." -Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP 👉🏾 Latest blog: ow.ly/1FFC50WmtjY

Just because an Executive Order says it doesn’t like #ESG or diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility doesn’t mean you have to change. The law hasn’t changed. Your freedom to lead with your values hasn’t either. #FreedomTo #ValuesDriven #BusinessForGood

Worker-driven social responsibility (WSR) principles are a critical tool that help companies identify and effectively prevent actual and potential human rights abuses in their supply chains. Today $KR shareholders will vote on a Domini WSR-focused shareholder proposal: domini.com/insights/dom...

ICCR is proud to stand with leading international business groups in joining a new Business Call for Accountability, calling for higher standards on corporate engagement as part of UNFCCC processes, especially participation at COPs. Learn more here: wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/CallforAccountability

📣👋 New paper from @sierraclub.org out today! It's been a long time in the making. It challenges conventional sustainable investing and urges asset owners to confront climate change as a systemic threat to the global economy and long-term portfolios. 👉 Full paper: www.sierraclub.org/systemic-cli...

Our efforts to defend shareholder rights, the hidden liabilities of Amazon's workforce model, AI’s threat to human rights, and a new report on how investors should consider portfolio exposure to conflict-affected and high-risk areas. These stories and more in our Corporate Examiner: bit.ly/3ZZSCtb

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is holding crucial talks on the future of work in the platform economy, including the protection of workers' rights and dignity. We're calling on them to end harmful, unregulated practices. privacyinternational.org/advocacy/559...

The International Labour Organization held crucial talks on the future of work in the platform economy, including the protection of workers' rights and dignity. Our colleague Nadira Narine met with the Gig and Platform Service Workers Union, a women-led trade union for workers in India.

Former Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s latest op-ed explains why businesses and investors must be free to consider material financial risks, including climate change, to protect long-term stakeholder value: www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

We launched a campaign to hold #BigGasPolluters accountable for their methane emissions. Our database shows that of the 100 largest US onshore oil & gas producers, over half of the companies have no goal for reducing methane & 93% don’t have a goal to reduce their total emissions footprint AT ALL.

Amazon ($AMZN) shareholders vote on multiple proposals, raising concerns about the company's business model and inadequate risk management structures, which expose the company and its stakeholders to significant risk. Read the press release here: bit.ly/4dxfc1W

This excellent new report unpacks how retreating from diversity, equity and inclusion is likely to lead to more discrimination at work and therefore increased liability risk for employers.

I’m honoured and grateful to see the work of the @accesstomedicinefoundation.org reflected in India Today. It’s a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more remains to be done to ensure equitable access to medicine, especially for women and underserved communities.

Today, Boyd Gaming shareholders are voting on a proposal to assess the financial impacts - and advantages - of going smokefree in its casinos. Jen, a table games dealer and CEASE member, released this video asking Boyd CEO Keith Smith to conduct this study. youtu.be/xUsUzENQVhY?...

100+ civil society organizations are calling on @USDOL to restore $500M in funding to combat forced labor & child labor. These funds are essential to protect children and to end #humantrafficking. #ForcedLabor #ChildLabor View the statement here: stopchildlabor.org/civil-societ...

Great to see investors speaking up on the critical importance of safeguarding public health. These calls are timely and necessary as decisions made today will have lasting implications for equitable access to healthcare globally. Looking forward to seeing more investors join this important effort.

In response to exits from global health bodies & funding freezes which threaten both public health & the economy today over 50 investors called on companies to support a robust US public health system @who.int @msf.ca @publiccitizen.bsky.social @oxfamamerica.bsky.social www.iccr.org/over-50-inve...

ICCR and @investforrights.bsky.social condemn the funding cuts to key U.S. government agencies such as ILAB (Labor), DRL (State), and USAID working to prevent trafficking and forced/child labor. We call on the Secretaries of Labor and State to reinstate this funding in our statement: bit.ly/4ijjLxO

⌛ This Wednesday: join @iccr.bsky.social for the webinar: "Aligning Proxy Voting with Values." The webinar invites panelists from within the ICCR community to share their experiences on how they work to align proxy votes with their investor values. 🗓️ April 16, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET