Resources in 'Uyghur Region'

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

ESG round-up: EFRAG urged to continue work on ESRS sector standards

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Highlights from the latest developments in sustainable finance: A group of business and finance institutions, including the Investor Alliance, have issued a call for sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Read the full statement here. P+ divests 10 Chinese solar...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

New Research Warns That Investors, Governments Are Not Adequately Addressing Uyghur Forced Labour Risks in Renewable Energy Sector

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FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: Anti-Slavery International: Jessica Turner on +447789936383 or email us at media@antislavery.org . The Investor Alliance for Human Rights: Susana McDermott on + 1-201-417-9060 or smcdermott@iccr.org . Helen Kennedy Centre for International Justice: Caroline Dale...
a transition to renewable energy will never be just if it relies on Uyghur forced labor
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Investors Under Pressure on Uyghur Forced Labor

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The risk of complicity in abuses against the Uyghur population highlights the need for investors to focus on supply chain transparency. “In the Xinjiang region of western China, a crackdown on what the Chinese government describes as separatist terrorism has escalated into one of the most drastic...
Person with East Turkestan flag face mask with a hand of the People's Repbulic of China flag covering their mouth
Monday, January 3, 2022

It’s China vs. Walmart, Latest Western Brand Entangled in Human Rights Dispute

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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...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Engaging Solar Companies on Uyghur Forced Labor

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A blog post by Ruben Walter, Business 360 Associate Analyst for Eventide Asset Management At Eventide Asset Management, one of our core investment ideals is respecting the value and freedom of all people. For this reason, we take a strong stance against the use of forced labor at any stage in a...
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 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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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.