Resources in 'Labor Rights'

Shareholders want Facebook to restructure its board so that the company can better address issues of harmful content among others. The New York State Common Retirement Fund and Illinois State Treasurer have reportedly filed eight proposals overall for the tech giant's review, according to a report...

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.

Lack of public communication suggests the majority of companies benchmarked are not adequately assessing or mitigating human rights risks. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, MAY 10TH, 2021 – A group of 208 global investors organized by the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (the Alliance) and representing US$5.8...

Third article by Frank Bold as part of the series of monthly briefings on sustainability reporting in 2021 with the contribution of BHRRC and ShareAction. The first article outlined upcoming policy developments for 2021, including 10 key changes expected in the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive...

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.

Investors are being urged to take steps to identifiy, prevent and mitigate risks in portfolio companies to ensue they have no direct links to human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region. Read the full article on Just-Style.