Northwest Coalition for Responsible Investment

Violence in Society

Mission: We Seek to foster a global environment of peace and sustainability.

Concerned by the content of some video games and the ease with which children under 17 have access to them, religious investors have pressed for greater accountability within the industry.

ICCR members met with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the industry’s self-regulating association for video games, to discuss the rating system and protective guidelines for children.

We have been instrumental in moving retailers to adopt and monitor video game sales policies, including:

display signage about the ESRB rating system
restrict access to M-rated games
establish a system to identify the age of the purchaser
conduct employee training programs
monitor employee compliance with policies

NWCRI members have worked with Best Buy and Target, both of whom have publicly disclosed their video game sales policies.