Resources in 'UNGPs'

By Matthew Welch, Responsible Investment Specialist at Degroof Petercam Asset Management (DPAM) DPAM took part in a breakfast investor roundtable on just energy transition, organised as a side-event to the UN Forum, by Swedwatch, a non-profit research organisation dedicated to empowering rights...

By Yumi Fujita, Senior Engagement Specialist, Robeco The UN Forum in Geneva in November 2024 was an incredibly enriching experience, offering a platform for insightful conversations and engagement on a range of vital topics. These included discussions about human rights due diligence, just...

By Tulia Machado-Helland, Head of Human Rights at Storebrand Asset Management There is limited understanding of the financial sector as a sustainability stakeholder among the participants in the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, but there is growing interest in the role that investors can play...

By Talya Swissa, Engagement Lead Social Transformation, World Benchmarking Alliance The 13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights was one of the busiest ones to date, with more than 2,000 participants. This isn’t surprising, given the possibility of upcoming EU legislation and other...

By Aditi Rukhaiyar, Program Associate, Investor Alliance for Human Rights Background: To foster alignment of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approaches in the financial sector with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) , the UN Working Group on Business and Human...

Meg Roggensack, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, explains how the US National Action Plan 2.0 can be a valuable tool for investors. This article was originally a blog from the Investor Alliance website. View here.

By Meg Roggensack, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Countries around the globe use National Action Plans (NAPs) on business and human rights to support implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the internationally agreed upon guidelines for...

Anita Dorett, Director of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, warns of the pitfalls of relying on social audits to address state-sponsored forced labour risks.

By Maya Nirula, Spring Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights Last week marked a long-awaited milestone: On April 24 the EU Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, commonly referred to as the CSDDD, legislation that will require certain EU and non-EU companies...