Resources in 'Digital Rights'

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

New slate of ESG proposals at Amazon signal ongoing shareholder concerns

Press Release

Investors say proposals citing health and safety risks to workers, liabilities related to third-party sellers, and due diligence around the sale of surveillance tech, among other issues, indicate the company is failing to adequately manage risks. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2020 –...

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Racist Robots and the Rise of AI Activism

In the News

Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Securing Big Tech Disclosures in 2024's Year of Democracy 

Blog

By Alexandra Pardal, Interim Co-Executive Director of Digital Action This year, more than 2 billion people are voting in over 65 elections across the world, making this a pivotal  Year of Democracy in the largest megacycle of elections of the internet age. But the biggest online platforms and...

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Kirkland ESG Roundup

In the News

Investor Alliance for Human Rights files 14 shareholder proposals at Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta.

Thursday, February 22, 2024

AkademikerPension Holds Tech Firms to Account

In the News

Amazon and Meta are among the companies targeted by 14 recent shareholder proposals by IAHR members, citing social harms including misinformation risks.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Investors Say Tech Companies are Failing to Address Systemic Human Rights Risks Inherent in Business Models and Exacerbated by AI

Press Release

A suite of 14 shareholder proposals for the 2024 proxies of Alphabet, Amazon and Meta call out the deleterious human rights impacts of the tech sector’s products and services as well as its governance structures and revenue models. NEW YORK, NY –TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024 – Investors who have been...

Thursday, February 1, 2024

2024 Tech Proposals

Press Release

Meta Give Each Share an Equal Vote Lead Filer: NorthStar Asset Management Child Safety Online Lead Filer: Proxy Impact "Meta is the world’s largest social media company, used by billons of children and teenagers. Its platforms—including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp—have been linked to...

Thursday, October 5, 2023

How Will AI Affect Investors? Clues From This Year’s Annual Meetings

In the News

Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon face human and digital rights-related shareholder proposals. In 2023, members of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights filed a series of 15 human and digital rights-related proposals at tech companies Alphabet GOOGL, Meta META, and Amazon.com AMZN.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Meta Shareholders to Vote on Child Safety Impacts Proposal

Press Release

Investors are calling on the company to implement an annual assessment of child safety policies and practices. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, MAY 30TH, 2023 — Tomorrow, Meta ($META) shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on a shareholder proposal asking the company to publish an annual report...

Thursday, April 20, 2023

A Group of 131 Investors Mobilizes for Human Rights in Iran

Press Release

[Montréal, Qc, 19 April 2023] - A group of 131 investors representing over $352 billion in assets is mobilizing for human rights in Iran. The protest movement in Iran has been ongoing since the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked waves of mass protests throughout the country calling for...