Resources in 'Investor Responsibility'

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Investor Respect for Human Rights and the Case for Stakeholder Primacy

In the News
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...
a corporate board room
Friday, August 23, 2019

Investors with US$1.2 Trillion Submit Human Rights Recommendations to Equator Principles Review Process

In the News
On August 23, 2019, institutional investors representing a total of US$1.2 trillion in assets under management submitted recommendations to the most recent review process of the Equator Principles (EP4). The signatories commend the Equator Principles Association (EPA) and its signatory financial...
Equator Principles
Monday, July 15, 2019

Reimagining Amazon’s sustainability agenda

Blog
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...
Amazon AGM
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Shareholders to Present Human Rights Proposals at Amazon Annual Meeting

In the News
Human/civil rights, gender pay equity and plans to curb GHG emissions among a group of nine proposals highlighting widespread environmental and social risks investors believe endanger shareholder value over the long term. A group of socially responsible investors, many of which are members of the...
Amazon's logo on a dark, reflective surface
Monday, March 25, 2019

Investors with US$1.9 Trillion Support ESG Risk Management Legislation for Global Financial Systems

In the News
European Union’s (EU) Regulation on Disclosures Relating to Sustainable Investments and Sustainability Risks highlighted as noteworthy model for creating accountability for investor impact on people and planet. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MARCH 25TH 2019 – In a statement sent to European Union (EU)...
stock ticker
Monday, December 10, 2018

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70th Anniversary: What It Means for Investors

In the News
Today, December 10, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 70th anniversary. It remains as relevant as it was in 1948, when it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly via resolution 217A at its 3rd session in Paris. The UDHR is the foundation of international...
UN HR at 70
Monday, November 5, 2018

Swiss Pension Funds Feel Society’s Pull

In the News
The fallout from the deadliest garment factory accident in history shows the role that investors can have in changing business practices. Pressures have mounted on traditionally conservative Swiss pension funds to make an impact of their own. In April 2013, more than 1000 factory workers died when...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Primacy of Shareholder Value and the Rise in Economic Inequality

Blog
By Michael Musuraca The data continues to arrive from sources far and wide confirming that the growth in economic inequality continues unabated throughout the world, including a handy map of the United States by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released just this past week that shows the level of...
Friday, October 5, 2018

Investors Call for Better Supply-Chain Checks

In the News
More than 60 institutional investors have urged the jewelry trade to implement more stringent control of supply chains in order to eliminate human-rights abuses. The organizations, members of the Investors Alliance for Human Rights, last week expressed concerns about child and forced labor in the...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Investor Statement on Jewelry Supply Chain's Heightened Risk for Human Rights Abuses

In the News
Statement endorsed by global funds and sent to 32 jewelry manufacturers and retailers calls for enhanced human rights due diligence in jewelry supply chains to root out forced and child labor. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 – Members of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights are releasing...