Resources in 'UNGPs'

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Global Funds Representing Nearly US$6T Call for Due Diligence in ICT Sector to Prevent Infringement of Users' Digital Rights

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Concerns over user privacy and freedom of expression prompt investor letter to 26 ICT companies benchmarked in the 2020 Ranking Digital Rights Index. NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2021 – A group of global investors engaging the information and communication technology (ICT) sector on human...

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Why and How Should Investors Act on Human Rights?

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The food sector spans the globe: seafood from Thailand, sugar from India, cocoa from Ghana, and coffee from Brazil. But this global reach brings problems: poor working conditions and low wages, forced labor, child labor, gender inequality, and violation of community rights to land. What’s a...

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

New Podcast Episode - "This Way Up: Unpacking Human Rights for Business"

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The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has launched a new podcast series "This Way Up: Unpacking Human Rights for Business". This episode features our own Anita Dorett along with Steven Heim & Michelle Cook and explores the impact of the UNGPs. https://audioboom.com/posts/8231279-investor...

Monday, June 14, 2021

Investors Caution Companies to Steer Clear of Lawsuits Against Human Rights Defenders

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Statement supported by 44 investors representing $US270B calls on companies to forswear involvement in Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and to support, not sue, defenders. NEW YORK, NY - TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2021 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights released a statement...

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Un-Just Transition: How fossil fuels and forced labor taint the solar energy sector in Xinjiang, China

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Anita Dorett, Director, & Nicole Bohannon, Program Support Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights The investment community has flocked to invest in the renewable energy sector to support the global transition to clean energy as governments, civil society, and businesses around the world are...

Monday, May 10, 2021

Investors with $5.8 Trillion Exhort Companies Scoring Zero On the CHRB to Know and Show their Human Rights Risks

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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...

Monday, April 5, 2021

Global brands need to comply with international human rights law: Investor Alliance

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Companies may be seen as complicit if they continue business dealings with parties linked to human rights abuses, says Anita Dorett of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights. See full video interview on CNBC below.

Monday, February 8, 2021

EU mandatory due diligence legislation: What investors need to know and why they should care

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Johannes Blankenbach & Saskia Wilks, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Since its beginning a year ago, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed once more the vulnerabilities in value chains, the precarity of global business operations, and the weakness of voluntary corporate action in...

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

New Investor Briefing Highlights Significant Social and Governance Risks at Palantir

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As Palantir files S-1 with SEC in bid for listing on NYSE, fresh concerns emerge regarding contracts with government agencies with a record of human rights abuse. NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 – The Investor Alliance for Human Rights is today publishing a risk briefing on Palantir...

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

New Investor Guidance Cites Human Rights Risks to Brands with Relationships Connected to Uyghur Region in China

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Abuses including widespread forced labor, mass surveillance and internment of Uyghurs in detention camps on the part of Chinese authorities create unacceptable risks for global brands. Amid mounting calls from civil society and human rights groups for brands to exit the Uyghur Region in Xinjiang...