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Rolling out clean energy is clearly a critical part of global mitigation efforts, but there are rising concerns that some of these projects are failing to properly incorporate human rights. This could in turn put these businesses, and even the whole energy transition, at risk. Read more.

NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2022 – In a statement organized by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, 65 signatories representing over US$8.7 trillion (€7.6 trillion) in assets under management and advisement voiced support for rights-respecting internet regulation in the European Union...

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 11TH, 2022 – Shareholders announced a group of proposals they filed for the 2022 Alphabet proxy raising a series of civil/human rights and governance risks they believe are material to their investments. In total shareholders filed eleven proposals calling for...

As governments ratchet up accusations of human-rights violations in China, officials there are pressuring foreign companies to take China’s side. The recent flashpoint with Beijing centers on Xinjiang, where the U.S. and others have accused China of committing genocide against the region’s Uyghur...

Facebook faces more calls from shareholders to address harm on its platforms and corporate governance at the company, now known as Meta Platforms. Shareholders including the New York State Common Retirement Fund and Illinois State Treasurer are among an investor group that collectively filed eight...