Inside Corporate Engagement: How Investors Influence Change with Chris Meyer

This episode of Faith & Finance explores corporate engagement as a powerful tool for faith-based investors to influence positive change in companies. Host Rob West welcomes Chris Meyer, Stewardship Investing Research and Advocacy Manager at Praxis Investment Management, who explains how investors can use their ownership rights to advocate for better corporate practices on issues like creation care, human rights, and ethics in tech. Meyer emphasizes that corporate engagement is not about confrontation but about building long-term, trusting relationships with company leadership through deep research, collaboration with other faith-based investors, and persistent dialogue. He shares real-world examples, such as ongoing efforts to improve human rights in global supply chains, and discusses how success is measured through incremental progress, policy changes, and increased transparency. The episode also addresses common misconceptions, such as the belief that secondary market investors lack influence, firmly refuting that notion by highlighting the tangible impact of sustained engagement. Listeners are encouraged to see their investments not just as financial assets but as instruments of stewardship and social transformation.