Resources in 'HRDD'

The Investor Alliance’s latest guidance helps investors get the ‘people part’ of ESG right New York, 19 May 2020 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has published a new Investor Toolkit on Human Rights (with Executive Summary) for asset owners and managers to address risks to people posed by...

New business toolkits demonstrate practical actions companies and investors should take to safeguard defenders. New York, NY, Tuesday 28th April 2020 - In the shadow of hundreds of attacks and killings of human rights defenders, and increased threats to workers and civic freedoms during the COVID-19...

Legal & General Investment Management, Federated Hermes International, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Aviva Investors, BMO Global Asset Management, Robeco, and Achmea Investment Management among list of signatories New York, 21 April 2020 – A group of 105 international investors representing US$5...

New York / London, 23rd March 2020 – A group of 176 international investors representing over $4.5 trillion in assets under management have joined forces to call out the human rights performance of some of the world’s most well-known companies. The 95 worst performing companies on human rights due...

On Human Rights Day 2019, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) released an interview with the Investor Alliance's former Associate Director Sara Blackwell and Steering Committee member Lauren Compere from Boston Asset Management about why investors are supporting mandatory due...

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has launched a flagship project to develop a Toolkit on the Investor Responsibility to Respect Human Rights. The Toolkit was released on May 19, 2020. Read the concept note here. Investors, like all business actors, have a responsibility to respect human rights...

For annual meeting on September 24, shareholders seek support for proposal #4 recommending American Outdoor Brands ($AOBC) adopt a human rights policy to mitigate against potential human rights abuses. Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) announced that they are...

A response by the team at the Investor Alliance for Human Rights to the updated Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. On Monday, August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable (BRT), one of the largest corporate lobbying groups in the United States, released an updated Statement...

Same-day delivery reimagined customer service. What if the retail giant reimagined its commitment to human rights? Blog post by Sarah Zoen, Senior Policy Advisor with Oxfam America's Private Sector Department. Co-written with Diana Kearney, an advocacy advisor at Oxfam America, and Paloma Muñoz...