Resources in 'State-Imposed Labor'

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Why and How Should Investors Act on Human Rights?

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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...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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

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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...
workers in an Amazon facility
Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Un-Just Transition: How fossil fuels and forced labor taint the solar energy sector in Xinjiang, China

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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...
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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

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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.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Why China’s exploitation of Uighurs implicates Western brands

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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.
Friday, May 21, 2021

The ESG Interview: Human Rights Risk is a Business Risk

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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.
Monday, April 12, 2021

Investors press companies with Xinjiang ties to clean up supply chains

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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.
Monday, April 5, 2021

Global brands need to comply with international human rights law: Investor Alliance

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Companies may be seen as complicit if they continue business dealings with parties linked to human rights abuses, says Anita Dorett of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights. See full video interview on CNBC below.
Forced labor risks in China
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

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( 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.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Citing Multiple Human Rights Risks, Investors Escalate Engagements with Companies Doing Business in Uyghur Region

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Companies urged not to succumb to intimidation in the face of Chinese government’s threats of commercial retaliation against companies citing forced labor risks in Uyghur Region. NEW YORK, NY – TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights today announced that its members have...
Forced labor of Turkic and Muslim in a factor in the Uyghur Region