Investors have taken interest in companies' Several investors and organizations working with connections to the gun violence value chain investors have integrated gun violence related issues into their portfolio management. ICCR Statement and As You Sow Institutional Investors Action • The Interfaith Center on Corporate • As You Sow is a U.S.-based non-profit that • CalSTRS and State Street Global Advisors, Responsibility (ICCR) use shareholder works to promote environmental and social among others, came together in a coalition of advocacy to press companies on corporate responsibility through shareholder institutional and private investors with environmental, social, and governance advocacy, coalition building, and innovative combined assets of more than $4.83 trillion to issues, including human rights issues. legal strategies. create and promote the Principles for a • In 2018, the ICCR released an Investor • Their Guns Free Funds is made for people Responsible Civilian Firearms Industry. Statement on Gun Violence, looking to align their investments with their • BlackRock asks questions to civilian firearms identifying 13 actions companies can adopt values by moving money out of companies manufacturers and retailers in effort to drive to reduce the risk of gun violence, many of that make and sell guns. They have also change. These questions include: them adapted from the Sandy Hook developed a Guns Free Action Toolkit to • What steps do you take to support the safe Principles. support employees to advocate their company and responsible use of your products? • The statement was endorsed by 142 to move to a guns-free 401(k). • What licensing do you have for your gun investors representing US$634 billion in sales? managed assets.