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A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.

A video interview with Investor Alliance Director Anita Dorett (05.22.21). Beijing’s internment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang has Western companies scrambling to unwind supply chains.

From ESG Investor: Anita Dorett, Director of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, predicts a further increase in awareness of human rights risks among asset owners.

Lack of public communication suggests the majority of companies benchmarked are not adequately assessing or mitigating human rights risks. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 10TH, 2021 – A group of 208 global investors organized by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (the Alliance) and representing US$5.8...

Third article by Frank Bold as part of the series of monthly briefings on sustainability reporting in 2021 with the contribution of BHRRC and ShareAction. The first article outlined upcoming policy developments for 2021, including 10 key changes expected in the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive...

Investors are raising the pressure on companies exposed to potential labor abuses in China's autonomous Xinjiang region to overhaul their supply chains as western governments move to impose stricter human-rights regulations on companies that do business there. Read more.

From Nikkei Asia: Investors backed by the U.S.-based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) last month urged 47 companies believed to be linked to forced labor in Xinjiang to provide more details about their supply chains. Google parent Alphabet, Apple and Volkswagen, as well as Fast...

( Reuters) A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions.

As Palantir files S-1 with SEC in bid for listing on NYSE, fresh concerns emerge regarding contracts with government agencies with a record of human rights abuse. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights is today publishing a risk briefing on Palantir...

From WWD: In recentering those working in factories and on farms, what role do fiber and textile standards in the industry play? By Kaley Roshitsh on August 12, 2020 Investors who assume do-gooding in the distant apparel factories and farms within their portfolios of investments are waking up to...

Investors are being urged to take steps to identifiy, prevent and mitigate risks in portfolio companies to ensue they have no direct links to human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region. Read the full article on Just-Style.

The Alliance is seeking a Program Director to lead a ground-breaking initiative that works to promote both investor and corporate responsibility to respect human rights domestically and globally. The Program Director will work closely with ICCR’s CEO and Human Rights program team, as well as with a...

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights was launched as an initiative of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) in May 2018. In just two years, membership has grown to over 160 institutional investors from 18 countries, representing over US$4 trillion in assets under management. We...

In this comment piece on Ethical Corporation, Christen Dobson of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and Ali Hines of Global Witness say safeguarding labour rights and rights to land and resources is a strategic imperative for companies and institutional investors “I’ve been getting more death...