Investor Advocates for Social Justice

Chevron’s “Racial Equity Audit” Fails to Satisfy Shareholders’ Request

May 15, 2023

Originally published on the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility website. View post here.  Audit developed in response to a shareholder proposal fails to address key concerns on environmental racism and discrimination. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 8TH, 2023 – Faith-based investor members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and shareholders of Chevron ($CVX) today […]



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Shareholder Resolution Filed with Chevron on the Human Right to Water

December 17, 2018

On 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 […]



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Investors View Solid Support for Climate Proposals at ExxonMobil/Chevron AGMs as Wake-Up Call for Industry

May 25, 2016

CEOs Tillerson and Watson remain bullish on fossil fuels in spite of mounting pressure from institutional investors calling for alternative, more sustainable energy pathways. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 – ICCR members who have long advocated for climateconscious business planning at oil and gas giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, pushed for climate action through […]



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Report Back From AGMs: Investors Press CEO to Acknowledge Climate Risks

May 27, 2015

Shareholder proposals to adopt Greenhouse Gas reduction goals were put forward at Exxon Mobil and Chevron on May 27th.  The proposal at Exxon received 9.6% of the vote in support and at Chevron received 9% in support. Proponents are disappointed by this result, particularly given the urgency of action to address climate change and the […]



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On Eve Of Shareholder Meetings at ExxonMobil and Chevron, Global Investors Demanding Bolder Action on Climate Change

May 26, 2015

Press Release Public and faith-based investors representing over $1 trillion will urge oil & gas giants to live up to their stated visions as energy companies of the future by driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2015 – As members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and […]



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Tri-CRI and Fellow Investors File with ExxonMobil and Chevron on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

December 15, 2014

As part of ongoing corporate engagement on climate change, the Tri-State Coalition led 47 investors, including state pension funds, faith-based investors, healthcare systems, foundations, and socially responsible asset managers, including 9 investor members of the Coalition, in filing a shareholder resolution with ExxonMobil urging the company to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals for its […]



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Chevron Unresponsive to Calls for Improved Risk Measurement in Fracking Operations, Say Investors

February 19, 2013

Citing growing impatience with the intractability of fossil fuel companies in addressing environmental and social risks, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility view 2013 as watershed year for the industry and its investors. NEW YORK, NY///February 19, 2013///As the fossil fuel industry comes under heightened scrutiny from both politicians and the public, investors […]



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ICCR Publishes 2013 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide

February 7, 2013

ICCR Publishes 2013 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide From Sustainablity Investment News by Robert Kropp The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility reports that its members have filed 180 shareowner resolutions and engaged in 225 corporate dialogues this proxy season. SocialFunds.com — Last year’s Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) […]



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Chevron Corp. Makes Breakthrough on Tracking Carbon Emissions, Shareholders Withdraw Greenhouse Gas Resolution

May 26, 2009

Chevron Action Contrasted with “Recalcitrance” at ExxonMobil (XOM) as Company Becomes First U.S. Super-major to Agree to Separately Track Carbon Content of Products DALLAS, TX///May 26, 2009///On the eve of the Chevron and ExxonMobil annual meetings, the Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, NJ, a faith-based institutional investor and member of the Interfaith Center on […]



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