Tag Archive: Responsible Investing

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.

Sustainable Investing – Just a “Craze”? Or Here to Stay?

February 11, 2022 7:42 pm Published by

Sustainable investing strategies have been hotly debated, and in recent weeks, that debate has reached something of a fever pitch as high-profile journalists and spokespersons shared their takes. In this article, Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, shared an integral part of responsible investing that was often overlooked.

UCF Files Shareholder Resolution Calling on Meta to Reveal Annual Lobbying Activities and Expenditures

December 13, 2021 7:58 pm Published by

UCF filed a shareholder resolution calling on Meta (formerly Facebook) to prepare and publicly release a report disclosing its lobbying activities, payments made toward those activities and a description of the company’s decision-making and oversight processes with regard to those payments. Read more.

COP26 and Faith-Based Organizations

November 4, 2021 6:44 pm Published by

While world leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the COP26 summit, we can all be thinking about ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Settings of the United Church of Christ are already doing just that. Read more!

Climate Symposium

October 18, 2021 3:04 pm Published by

Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, recently presented at a Climate Symposium sponsored by UCF and the UCC Pension Boards. View the video presentation today.

Will We Build Back Better?

September 13, 2021 4:39 pm Published by

While COVID-19 and climate change pose ongoing challenges, the stock market continues to generate more wealth than ever before. Matthew Illian, Director of Responsible Investing, has written an article that reflects on these disparities and highlights a practice that is key to building back for a stronger future. Read more.

UCF 2021 Shareholder Resolutions

June 7, 2021 4:54 pm Published by

On behalf of our clients, UCF works to encourage responsible corporate citizenship in the companies we invest in. One way we do this is by filling shareholder resolutions that bring up specific issues for vote by shareholders to help create a just world for all.