2026 Proxy Preview reports far fewer ESG resolutions
The annual compilation of ESG shareholder activism registered a notable drop in resolutions this year.
Amalgamated Bank
Philanthropy, Politics, and the Public Bank Campaign
The left-of-center coalition is pushing New York City to charter a public bank. But they appear more concerned with funding left-wing sociopolitical priorities than with municipal banking. Indeed, the New…
Best of CRC Media Hits for the First Quarter of 2023
The first quarter of 2023 has been fruitful for CRC. Through January, February, and March (and early April), we had over 140 media hits, including traditional media, new media, TV,…
The Groups Supporting the SEC’s Proposed Climate Change Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule that would require public companies to regularly disclose certain climate-related information, including their greenhouse gas emissions. The rule is controversial,…
Capital Research, May/June 2022
In this issue, George Soros is remaking the U.S. justice system to create “Sorostan,” a land where criminals are enabled and law-abiding citizens are denied the rule of law. Amalgamated…
Amalgamated Bank: How Did We Get Here?
Few entities embody the symbiotic relationship between American organized labor and the Left better than Amalgamated Bank. With a client list that includes some of the biggest political players in…
Amalgamated Bank: Philanthropic Politics
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation has ballooned its revenues by 8,890 percent since its creation, from revenues of $253,000 in 2017 to nearly $23 million in 2019. The 501(c)(3) is focused on…
Amalgamated Bank: “Hate Is Not Charitable”
In mid-2019, the Amalgamated Charitable launched an aggressive campaign to curb donations to conservative, libertarian, and right-leaning nonprofits by labeling them “hate groups.” The Hate Is Not Charitable campaign was…
Amalgamated Bank: Shareholder Activism
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)activism can also extend beyond an organization’s own practices and investment decisions. Shareholders in publicly traded companies can attempt to leverage their position to pressure…
Organized Labor Is a Dubious Ally for Conservatives
American business, long the key funder and rock-ribbed ally of the Republican Party and the conservative movement that uses the GOP as its imperfect electoral vehicle, now seems captive to…