Resources in 'EU'

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Investors Call for EU AI Act to Reinforce Trust

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IAHR members highlight “growing anxiety” on human and civil rights risks emerging through the misuse of artificial intelligence. A group of 149 investors has called for a series of enhancements to the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act to create an environment with “parameters that incentivise...
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Citing the Significant Human Rights Risks Inherent in AI, Investors Offer Recommendations to Strengthen the EU's Proposed AI Act

Press Release
A group of 149 global investors representing over US$1.6T in assets issues a statement to EU bodies tasked with developing a regulatory framework for safe AI development and use. NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 2023 – Citing the need for ongoing human rights due diligence to regulate the...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Increasing demand by investors for corporate accountability from tech companies

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A blog post from Lydia Kuykendal, Mercy Investment Services, Michela Gregory, NEI Investments, and Anita Dorett, Director at the Investor Alliance for Human Rights. With mobile banking, remote learning, healthcare services, greater citizen participation, and coordination of democratic movements...
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Friday, December 16, 2022

Why EU member states fell short on holding the financial sector to account for its role in human rights and environmental abuses

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Blog post by Richard Gardiner, EU Public Policy Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance On the first of December, EU economic ministers met to discuss the position of the European Council on the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive (CSDDD). This law seeks to create a legal...
Monday, November 21, 2022

INVESTORS HEARTENED BY RESULTS OF 2022 CHRB ASSESSMENT INDICATING SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS BY COMPANIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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PRESS RELEASE INVESTORS HEARTENED BY RESULTS OF 2022 CHRB ASSESSMENT INDICATING SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS BY COMPANIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS Latest scores from the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) tie corporate human rights performance to needed regulatory frameworks, robust board oversight, and...
Friday, June 10, 2022

Q&A: Why (Some) Investors Want More Regulation

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As the EU works on rules to protect worker rights and the planet from corporate harm, Open Society’s Jon Jacoby spoke to Anita Dorett, of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, about how investors are pushing for change. Read more on OpenSocietyFoundation.org
Friday, March 4, 2022

Investor bodies join NGOs in call to MEPs to broaden scope of EU CSRD

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EFAMA and Eurosif, along with non-profits including Finance Watch and ShareAction, have called on Members of the European Parliament to broaden the scope of EU corporate sustainability reporting legislation. Their letter to MEPs comes as various committees in the European Parliament will in the...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Investor Alliance for Human Rights Responds to EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Today the European Commission released its long-awaited proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The Investor Alliance for Human Rights welcomed the proposal as an important step forward but cautioned that significant gaps remain relative to expectations laid out in...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

Investors Representing over US$8.7T Call on the European Union to Develop Digital Rights Regulation

Press Release
NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2022 – In a statement organized by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, 65 signatories representing over US$8.7 trillion (€7.6 trillion) in assets under management and advisement voiced support for rights-respecting internet regulation in the European Union...
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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...