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Why and How Should Investors Act on Human Rights?

Thursday, September 23, 2021
The food sector spans the globe: seafood from Thailand, sugar from India, cocoa from Ghana, and coffee from Brazil. But this global reach brings problems: poor working conditions and low wages, forced labor, child labor, gender inequality, and violation of community rights to land. What’s a...
workers in an Amazon facility

New Podcast Episode - "This Way Up: Unpacking Human Rights for Business"

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has launched a new podcast series "This Way Up: Unpacking Human Rights for Business". This episode features our own Anita Dorett along with Steven Heim & Michelle Cook and explores the impact of the UNGPs. https://audioboom.com/posts/8231279-investor...

Investors Caution Companies to Steer Clear of Lawsuits Against Human Rights Defenders

Monday, June 14, 2021
Statement supported by 44 investors representing $US270B calls on companies to forswear involvement in Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and to support, not sue, defenders. NEW YORK, NY - TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2021 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights released a statement...
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Un-Just Transition: How fossil fuels and forced labor taint the solar energy sector in Xinjiang, China

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Anita Dorett, Director, & Nicole Bohannon, Program Support Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights The investment community has flocked to invest in the renewable energy sector to support the global transition to clean energy as governments, civil society, and businesses around the world are...

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

Sunday, May 30, 2021
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.

Why China’s exploitation of Uighurs implicates Western brands

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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.

The ESG Interview: Human Rights Risk is a Business Risk

Friday, May 21, 2021
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.

Investors with $5.8 Trillion Exhort Companies Scoring Zero On the CHRB to Know and Show their Human Rights Risks

Monday, May 10, 2021
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...

The missing piece: corporate sustainability standards in the EU and how they fit with the investors’ disclosure regulation and taxonomy

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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 press companies with Xinjiang ties to clean up supply chains

Monday, April 12, 2021
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.