New Administration’s Crack-down on Shadow Lobbying and Golden Parachutes Reflects ICAR’s Recent Recommendations

An open letter to Candidates, the Media, Political Parties, and Policymakers

This year, ICAR came together virtually and chose to spread the ICAR Annual Meeting out over four days during the last two weeks in September. We were saddened we could not meet in person, but also pleased that moving to a virtual platform allowed us to connect with more of you.

ICAR is proud to join workers around the world today in support of the Global Day of Action to Climate-and-Employment-Proof Our Work (#CEPOW). Watch our video for more information on #CEPOW and how we’re standing in solidarity by supporting the International Trade Union Confederation’s (ITUC) initiative.

Our latest blogpost relating to the Covid-19 pandemic details how coronavirus response measures may exacerbate tactics used to silence dissent and benefit a variety of actors–SLAPP bullies, autocratic regimes, and paramilitary groups alike.

The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), along with over 30 partner organizations, released joint statements today calling on governments, businesses, and investors to respond to Covid-19 related challenges consistent with their environmental and human rights obligations and responsibilities.

ICAR is pleased to announce the publication of "Fashion’s Next Trend: Accelerating Supply Chain Transparency in the Garment and Footwear Industry," the second report from the Transparency Pledge coalition. Building on the coalition’s previous efforts, this report takes stock of supply chain transparency as of late 2019.

After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are designed to stifle public dissent.

ICAR writes to express our solidarity with the United Auto Workers and General Motors auto workers on strike.

ICAR is pleased to launch ApparelData.org, a free online data directory that connects advocates seeking to transform working conditions in the apparel and footwear industry with publicly accessible data that can make their efforts more effective. Previously only available as an excel sheet, ApparelData.org is a user-friendly, searchable online database.

Yesterday, a discussion draft of the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Mitigation Act of 2019 was introduced, a landmark piece of legislation that would require U.S. companies to provide critical information regarding their human rights risks and impacts to investors and consumers.

Today, ICAR called on the SEC to require companies to disclose environmental, social, and governance information critical for investors to assess and mitigate risks. By mandating these disclosures, the SEC will help investors, fulfill its duty to regulate in the public interest, and bring the US in line with requirements already being implemented in other major markets.

In May 2019, ICAR, FLEX, and CORE made a submission to Australia’s Modern Slavery Business Engagement Unit, commenting on the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018’s Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities.

A new report by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) makes the business case for companies to adopt greater supply chain transparency measures, showing that when they do, businesses enjoy better reputations, greater operational efficiency, improved legal compliance, and increased access to capital.

Since our founding in 2010, ICAR has hosted members and partners from the Business and Human Rights and Corporate Accountability movement for an annual conference in Washington, D.C. to freely explore new ideas, share tactics, and strategize for the future. This year, ICAR convened its Eighth Annual Meeting on April 24-25, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

ICAR submits written testimony to the Congressional record for the April 2, 2019 Banking Committee hearing entitled “The Application of Environmental, Social, and Governance Principles in Investing and the Role of Asset Managers, Proxy Advisors, and Other Intermediaries.”

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting provides critical information to investors that helps to guide their investment decisions, and as such is critical for the long-term health and well-being of a public company.

Over the past few decades, investors have become increasingly concerned not only with the short term profits of their investments, but also the long-term viability of the public companies in which they invest.

A new report by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) and Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) finds that modern slavery reporting requirements around the world currently fail to adequately prevent forced labor and human trafficking in global supply chains.