All Decent work articles
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Case studyEcoEnterprises Fund: Cultivating gender-inclusive investments
ORGANISATION DETAILS Organisation: EcoEnterprises Fund Signatory type: Investment manager HQ country: United States of America COVERED IN THIS CASE STUDY Asset class: Private equity Geography: Latin America EcoEnterprises Fund, an innovator in the field of gender-inclusive investments, was the first female-owned and managed impact fund to ...
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Webinar
PRI in Person 2022: Using stewardship to tackle human rights issues in metals & mining and renewables
Hear about the plans and strategy for the first phase of Advance – PRI’s new collaborative stewardship initiative on human rights and social issues, where engagement has begun with the metals & mining and renewables sectors.
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Webinar
PRI in Person 2022: Advancing investor action on human rights and social issues
How can investors take action on human rights and social issues in line with international human rights standards, and in line with a rapidly evolving existing and anticipated regulatory environment?
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Blog post
Investor action on decent work would receive boost from SEC-mandated disclosures
By Remi Fernandez, Specialist, Human Rights & Social Issues, PRI, and Karen Kerschke, US Policy Analyst, PRI
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Article
Investor human rights policy commitments: an overview
Examples of our signatories’ human rights policy commitments that are consistent with the UNGPs
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Article
Human rights benchmarks for investors: an overview
This resource provides a general overview of human rights benchmarks available to investors.
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Policy report
Investing for a just transition: Proposals for a just transition disclosure framework in China
As China moves towards a low-carbon society and increasingly pursues a strategy of high-quality development, there is rich context for a just transition to be applied in China.
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Blog post
What does the Roe v. Wade ruling mean for investors?
By Remi Fernandez, Specialist, Human Rights & Social Issues, and Betina Vaz Boni, Senior Analyst, Governance, PRI
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Podcast
The role of Stewardship: reflections from proxy season 2022
Join the PRI’s Bonnie Groves and guests John Hoeppner, LGIM America, and Aeisha Mastagni, CalSTRS, in this episode of the PRI podcast. John and Aeisha discuss this year’s AGM season and the trends that will shape future proxy seasons. They tackle voting on new and complex shareholder resolutions and the ...
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Webinar
The investor role in advancing decent work
This session will explore how and why investors should act on advancing the decent work agenda. It will focus on how the pandemic has exacerbated many of the pre-existing challenges, what minimum safeguards are needed to support decent work and how investors can harness the key transitions to support workers ...
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Discussion paper
How investors can advance decent work
This paper will define the concept of decent work, emphasising a human-centric approach towards workers and their rights, in line with various global standards and frameworks.
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Case study
Öhman Fonder and Folksam: Taking on Amazon’s approach to human rights
Human rights case study
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Blog post
A new social contract: Ensuring decent work in the low-carbon economy
The case has been made for the transition to a low-carbon economy. The question is no longer ‘why’ but ‘how’
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Podcast
Spotlight on human rights: impact of mass incarceration on equity and labour rights
This episode explores the impact of mass incarceration on people and also on their families and communities. It also looks at the involvement of investors and businesses in the prison system, particularly around contracted prison labour in companies’ supply chains and the actions they can take to mitigate negative social ...
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Blog post
Breaking the bias: International Women’s Day at the PRI
By Mandy Kirby, PRI Chief Reporting Officer and DEI champion
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Podcast
Spotlight on human rights: Taking stock of what’s next for business and human rights
In this episode of the PRI’s human rights podcast series, the PRI’s Bettina Reinboth speaks to Surya Deva, Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and John Morrison, CEO of the Institute of Human Rights and Business, on the impact of the UNGPs during the last ...
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Case study
MN: Collaborating through Platform Living Wage Financials
As an investment manager for pension funds, we look to create long-term value for our clients and their beneficiaries and consider stewardship as central to realising this.
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Engagement guide
Responsible cobalt sourcing: Engagement results
This report summarises the outcomes of the PRI-supported collaborative engagement on responsible cobalt sourcing between 2018 and 2020
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Podcast
Spotlight on human rights: why investors should care about the union drive at Amazon
In this episode of the PRI’s human rights podcast series, the PRI’s Nabylah Abo Dehman speaks to Jennifer Bates, an Amazon worker who played a key role in organising the union drive in Bessemer, Alabama and Corey Klemmer, Director of Engagement at Domini Impact Investments.
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Webinar
How Investors can Improve Workers’ Rights: Lessons from the Fair Food Program
This webinar will explore how WSR has transformed the lives of those involved and outline how investors can support the drive to protect the workers in corporate supply chains.
