Corporate Engagement
As part owners, [investors] must cooperate in shaping the policies of companies through dialogue with management, through votes at corporate meetings, through the introduction of resolutions, and through participation in investment decisions.
- USCCB, Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines, 2022
Corporate Engagement
Each time IWP votes against a management ballot measure, we reach out to the corporation notifying them of our position.
We request additional information, share our reasoning, and beliefs, and offer recommendations. Our goal is to forge meaningful dialogues that lead to productive outcomes.
In 2022, IWP initiated conversations with 415 companies with 25% — or 103 companies — responding to our exchange. Ultimately, we personally met with representatives from 10 companies
