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The OECD is consulting on changes to guidelines for multinational enterprises, with investors demanding greater protection for defenders and more focus on value chains. Investors have welcomed the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) planned update to its Guidelines for...
IAHR members highlight “growing anxiety” on human and civil rights risks emerging through the misuse of artificial intelligence. A group of 149 investors has called for a series of enhancements to the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act to create an environment with “parameters that incentivise...
A group of 149 global investors representing over US$1.6T in assets issues a statement to EU bodies tasked with developing a regulatory framework for safe AI development and use. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 2023 – Citing the need for ongoing human rights due diligence to regulate the...
Asset owners slate 15 proposals on issues including opaque algorithms and privacy rights, amid ongoing concerns over voting limits imposed by dual class share structures. Members of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR) have announced a series of proposals filed for the 2023 proxy of big...
Amazon Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Meta Inc. face shareholder proposals from human rights activists seeking greater transparency from the tech companies on a range of issues from racial equity to the proliferation of hate speech on their platforms. Read more .