The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) released an overview of its ESG-related efforts and achievements attained through its members' filings of 281 shareholder proposals at 195 companies during the 2020 proxy season.
Key takeaways include:
- Of the 112 proposals that went to a vote, 65 garnered support of at least 25%. These nine garnered majority support:
- 114 proposals (40%) resulted in agreements between the company and proponent, the majority of which focused on workplace D&I (27), climate change (26), and human rights (19).
The overview summarizes the ICCR's efforts and progress (replete with company names and vote or engagement outcomes) on multiple human rights and workforce issues, climate change, D&I, political spending, and more.
Access additional resources on our Shareholder Proposals and Proxy Season 2020 page.