All Human rights articles
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Blog postThe human right to a healthy environment provides a strong mandate to investors
By Louisa Guy, UK Policy Analyst, PRI
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Introductory guide
Human rights benchmarks for investors: an overview
This resource provides a general overview of human rights benchmarks available to investors.
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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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PRI Web Page
Endorse Advance: the PRI-led stewardship initiative for human rights
Sign the investor statement for Advance, the new PRI-led initiative where institutional investors will work together to take action on human rights and social issues.
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Workshop summary
Human rights in private markets: identifying and assessing negative human rights outcomes
Key points from a workshop held on 30 June 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to identify and assess negative human rights outcomes
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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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Podcast
Incorporating human rights and climate into investment mandates
The ICGN have recently published an update of the ICGN model mandate paper alongside the GISD. In this session we will explore the paper, how it might be used and how the relationship between asset managers and asset owners has changed since the publication of the original paper in 2012.
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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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Blog post
The net-zero transition in China: progress has been made, but challenges remain
By Nan Luo, Head of China, PRI
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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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PRI Web Page
Call for case studies: Human rights in fixed income
Just as for all businesses, institutional investors have a responsibility to respect human rights, as defined in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Fixed income investors are no exception.
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DDQ
Diversity, equity and inclusion DDQ for institutional investors
This due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) is designed to help institutional investors understand how investment managers and investment consultants approach diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within their own organisations, through their investment activities or the manager research process
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Podcast
Spotlight on human rights: addressing sovereign bondholders’ challenges
In this episode of the PRI podcast, Jasper Cox, Investment Practices Analyst at the PRI, speaks with Camilla Ogunbiyi, Senior Sovereign ESG Analyst at Nordea Asset Management, and James Lockhart Smith, Vice President for Markets at Verisk Maplecroft.
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Case study
The Westly Group: Helping to build diverse teams for the future
The Westly Group highlights how its diversity work across deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio management and internal hiring is starting to deliver notable results.
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Case study
Glasswing Ventures: Driving DEI adoption in venture capital
Glasswing Ventures highlights its approach to engaging in and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion activities within its firm and portfolio companies.
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Webinar
What is a social taxonomy and why do investors need one?
Against the backdrop of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance’s new report on the design of a social taxonomy, the panel will discuss the key ideas behind extending the Taxonomy Regulation to cover social objectives, as well as the merits and concerns of which investors should be aware.
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Webinar
Responsible investment in times of conflict: the social implications
In this session, we will bring together different voices to highlight and discuss the social and human rights implications of conflict.
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Blog post
What the war in Ukraine means for climate policy
By Ed Baker, Head of Climate Policy, and Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy, PRI
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Blog post
What does international conflict mean for responsible investment?
By Nathan Fabian, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, PRI
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Webinar
Using investor stewardship to tackle human rights and social issues
This session will explore how investors can collectively contribute to advancing the human rights agenda through their stewardship activities.
