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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...

Meg Roggensack, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, explains how the US National Action Plan 2.0 can be a valuable tool for investors. This article was originally a blog from the Investor Alliance website. View here.

Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology.

We believe that maintaining a supply chain free from forced labor is not only a legal and ethical imperative but is also crucial for the sustainability of the seafood industry.

By Meg Roggensack, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Countries around the globe use National Action Plans (NAPs) on business and human rights to support implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the internationally agreed upon guidelines for...

Being clear about jargon, understanding ethical challenges and keeping up with fast-changing regulations are considered positive signs.

Roughly 30% of Mondelez International Inc. shareholders voted in favor of a proposal on the company’s human rights policy in Russia and Ukraine, sending a clear signal to management that investors want the snack maker to provide more clarity on its business practices in the warring countries.

Anita Dorett, Director of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, warns of the pitfalls of relying on social audits to address state-sponsored forced labour risks.

From a heightened focus on human rights considerations to responsible AI integration, the ESG sphere is witnessing dynamic transformations.

By Maya Nirula, Spring Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights Last week marked a long-awaited milestone: On April 24 the EU Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, commonly referred to as the CSDDD, legislation that will require certain EU and non-EU companies...

Investors have taken action through engagement and exclusion but are being encouraged to double up efforts to increase transparency in the sector.

There was no shortage of disappointment and discourse from all sides during the recent negotiations on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Opinions were plentiful, diverse, passionate, and the gloves certainly came off in the final round.

In the latest episode of Corrs' Essential ESG podcast, Eloise O'Brien and special guest Dr Jonathan Kolieb (Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University) discuss responsible business conduct in the context of armed conflict.

The business case paradigm for human rights emphasizes a profit-based incentive for companies to respect human rights. Rights practitioners should be aware of this framework’s pitfalls.

The Investor Initiative on Human Rights Data will target big data and proxy houses to support just transition to a nature-positive and net-zero world.

Research finds negligible decline in state-imposed forced labour despite regulation, as Asia’s central position on issue draws eyes to Uyghur solar supply chain risk.

By Alexandra Pardal, Interim Co-Executive Director of Digital Action This year, more than 2 billion people are voting in over 65 elections across the world, making this a pivotal  Year of Democracy in the largest megacycle of elections of the internet age. But the biggest online platforms and...

More than 370 votes were held last year, breaking a record for the third consecutive year, but shareholder support has been receding.

Growing pressure from shareholders for robust ethical guidelines and governance structures seen as sending signal to policymakers.