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From pension funds to global businesses, investors and consumers are handing over cash to companies using Xinjiang workers.

Shine Global has joined more than 100 civil society organizations to call on the US Department of Labor to continue fighting forced labor and child labor. Recent cuts of $500 million in funding for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), whose federally-funded programs play a critical role...

In our work as active owners, meaning asset managers, we see how timely and adequate information in regards to material ESG (environmental, social and governance) risks is key for a responsible investor. We also join forces with others to push for change.

The publication by the European Commission of its Omnibus proposal revising key corporate sustainability laws sends a clear political signal: President Ursula von der Leyen is deprioritising human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protections for the sake of dangerous deregulation. The...

By Matthew Welch, Responsible Investment Specialist at Degroof Petercam Asset Management (DPAM) DPAM took part in a breakfast investor roundtable on just energy transition, organised as a side-event to the UN Forum, by Swedwatch, a non-profit research organisation dedicated to empowering rights...

By Yumi Fujita, Senior Engagement Specialist, Robeco The UN Forum in Geneva in November 2024 was an incredibly enriching experience, offering a platform for insightful conversations and engagement on a range of vital topics. These included discussions about human rights due diligence, just...

By Tulia Machado-Helland, Head of Human Rights at Storebrand Asset Management There is limited understanding of the financial sector as a sustainability stakeholder among the participants in the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, but there is growing interest in the role that investors can play...

By Talya Swissa, Engagement Lead Social Transformation, World Benchmarking Alliance The 13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights was one of the busiest ones to date, with more than 2,000 participants. This isn’t surprising, given the possibility of upcoming EU legislation and other...

For the German-speakers, check out this profile of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights in the Tagesspiegel Background written by Marius Ochs with input from Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, PhD. Take-away: The Investor Alliance is a NGO that supports investors in keeping their value chains free of human...

Environmental, social and governance funds run by international managers have at the very least $1.4bn allotted to 14 electrical car and photo voltaic corporations linked to pressured labour in Xinjiang, in response to an evaluation by Ignites Asia.

Nearly 100 NGOs, think tanks and membership bodies have written to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen

Washington (November 21, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced that 54 new civil rights, labor, LGBTQ+ rights, consumer protection, housing, immigration, and disability organizations have endorsed his...

Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, according to research published this week.

By Monica Thorne, Intern, Investor Alliance for Human Rights The Investor Alliance for Human Rights’ report, ‘ Respecting Rights in Renewable Energy’, co-authored with Anti-Slavery International and Sheffield Hallam University, explores concrete actions investors can take to address forced labor...

By Aditi Rukhaiyar, Program Associate, Investor Alliance for Human Rights Background: To foster alignment of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approaches in the financial sector with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) , the UN Working Group on Business and Human...