Tag Archive: Responsible Investing

What ESG Can – and Can’t – Do

September 8, 2022 12:23 pm Published by

After a decade of increasing acceptance, the Environmental, Social and Governance movement has faced a political backlash of late, particularly against the “E” goals around the climate crisis. In this article, Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, provides an insight into how this event can be an opportunity for investors to gain greater clarity on ESG’s role in responsible investing and an understanding of what it can – and can’t – do.

Pride Month: UCF Stands with the LGBTQ Community

June 6, 2022 1:43 pm Published by

This year’s Pride month celebrations are tinged with some concern and even outright fear that these hard-won rights may be threatened. UCF supports marriage equality rights for all and calls on businesses and investment allies to support the LGBTQ+ community. Read more.

Dollar General Workers Silenced — Again — at Shareholders’ Meeting

May 27, 2022 12:28 am Published by

Dollar General workers traveled for nine hours by bus from Louisiana to attend a rally at corporate headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, on May 25, during the company’s 2022 annual shareholders’ meeting. They demanded better pay and safer working conditions, but were greeted with a closed door. Read more.

Translating Faith into Responsible Investing: The Growth of ESG Investing

May 24, 2022 5:39 pm Published by

Over the last two years, there has been a spectacular increase in investments that focus on or include environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. UCF has prepared a report that examines the recent explosion of ESG investing universally, as well as the ways in which UCF, on behalf of its clients, has participated in and contributed to that growth. Download and read the report.

Meta Shareholders Set to Vote on Resolution Filed by UCF

May 24, 2022 3:38 pm Published by

UCF filed a shareholder resolution calling on Meta to prepare and publicly release a report disclosing its lobbying activities and payments. That resolution, known as Item No. 13, will be voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Meta Platforms on May 25. Read more.

Reproductive Rights: UCF Turns to States and Companies

May 11, 2022 2:28 pm Published by

In the wake of the Supreme Court draft majority opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, UCF will continue the fight for legal abortion and women’s reproductive rights by focusing attention and engagement on states and large employers. Read more.

UCF Pushes for Independent Chairperson at Gilead

May 5, 2022 4:24 pm Published by

UCF’s Director of Responsible Investing, Matthew Illian, presented the following remarks at the Gilead Sciences Corporation meeting of shareholders on May 4, 2022, regarding a shareholder resolution calling for an independent Board Chair.

“Keeping the Faith”: The ICCR’s 50th Anniversary Gala

April 8, 2022 5:55 pm Published by

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility celebrated its 50th anniversary as a coalition of faith- and values-based investors on March 31. UCF and the UCC played prominent roles at the gala. Read more!

Will Russia’s War Set Back Sustainable Investing?

April 7, 2022 2:45 pm Published by

As the war in Ukraine rattles global energy markets, sustainable investors worry that the calls to address global climate concerns are getting drowned out by the cacophony of short-term energy needs. How does this affect the progress of sustainable investing?

Norfolk Southern Releases Climate Lobbying Report in Response to Shareholder Resolution

March 7, 2022 7:12 pm Published by

In response to a 2021 shareholder resolution co-filed by UCF, Norfolk Southern has responded by releasing its first ever Climate Lobbying report and financial contributions to seven different trade associations.