News on #BizHumanRights issues mostly in a #sustainablefinance perspective.
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June 29
#Entreprise | 25% des entreprises que les ONG @Asso_Sherpa et @ccfd_tsolidaire estiment concernées par la loi sur le #devoirdevigilance ne publient pas de plan de cartographie et de prévention des risques https://t.co/YNz0Oo7WtU
— Novethic (@Novethic) June 29, 2020
OUT NOW: Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark assesses 16 of the biggest renewable energy companies.
Nearly half of them scored below 10%.
Read the results 📊 https://t.co/JuPHZFsI09 | #BizHumanRights pic.twitter.com/uLjE0PPg5x
— Business & Human Rights (@BHRRC) June 29, 2020
June 16
Companies respond to @ICCRonline statement from 118 investors worth $2.3 trillion calling for better working conditions & protection of workers in the meat industry following #COVID19 outbreaks.
Read the statement and the companies' responses 👉 https://t.co/Iaf7bNLGA4 pic.twitter.com/xuchkNs27X
— Business & Human Rights (@BHRRC) June 16, 2020
#bizhumanrights: what to expect from a #EU directive on mandatory #HumanRights due diligence by 2021?
👉 Getting serious for every #business and #investor
👉 Have a look here: https://t.co/UezXb3SKOO#supplychain #Leadership #RSE #CSR #SDGs #procurement #ESG #DevoirdeVigilance pic.twitter.com/zMMT8Kvdd1— Farid Baddache (@FBaddache) June 16, 2020
June 15
Latest benchmark by @KnowTheChain finds that workers making the tech we rely on are at great risk of #ForcedLabour. Shockingly, all 49 companies assessed score 0 on ensuring supply chain workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively. Urgent need to put policy into practice. https://t.co/ipwW1bUj5a
— Workforce Disclosure Initiative (@WDIwork) June 15, 2020
June 8
🚨 Results are in from @Google's AGM. Nearly half of the company's independent shareholders voted in support of calls for stronger #HumanRights oversight at the board level. Read about it 👉 https://t.co/NKflh2fWpY #bizhumanrights pic.twitter.com/uMQRfVIOpr
— InvestForRights (@InvestForRights) June 8, 2020
May 29
🚨📰🚨 Hot off the press! @InvestForRights newsletter provides one-stop snapshot of the latest news, tools, & events at the intersection of #ResponsibleInvestment #SustainableFinance, & #BizHumanRights 👉 https://t.co/eUb6VKQi3a 👈 @PRI_News @BHRRC @RI_News_Alert @FT @WGBizHRs pic.twitter.com/frRJy6jSiE
— Sara Blackwell (@sara__blackwell) May 29, 2020
May 22
Amnesty activist and board member takes shareholder Action re lack of Climate change in BP’s human rights policy. #bizhumanrights https://t.co/CIktQIoj7J
— Ulrika Sandberg (@sandberg_ulrika) May 22, 2020
May 19
The @EU_Commission announced that they will launch a law on mandatory @humanrights and #environmental #duediligence legislation.
This is extremely positive and it will be important to embed the #gender perspective into it. #HRDD, #OECDRBC.— Muriel Treibich (@mTreibich) May 19, 2020
May 14
#SustainableFinance: @Fidelity, @Vanguard_Group & @JPMorgan accused of ignoring #HumanRights
3/4 biggest AMs make reference to human rights in their policies, but few take action. @Robeco, @BNPParibas AM & @LGIM scored A grades, reports @ShareAction.https://t.co/rQIi16ULN6
— SUST4IN🏠 (@SUST4IN) May 14, 2020
Our latest analysis shows the world’s largest asset managers are only paying lip service to #HumanRights issues. @ShareAction’s latest report >> https://t.co/GlfN2LePsA pic.twitter.com/3RrdDxZxjL
— Catherine Howarth (@ca_howarth) May 14, 2020
May 11
"Modern slavery can't be addressed without the #finance sector" – The PRI's CEO @Fireynolds explains why #investors should use the leverage they have to try to eradicate #ModernSlavery. https://t.co/QcpqLaUFqw pic.twitter.com/i3x8jwh8hI
— The PRI (@PRI_News) May 11, 2020
May 8
@MVOplatform representing 2000 Dutch companies including all the biggest Dutch banks, supports mandatory human rights due diligence – other banks should take note and follow suit!@ingnl @ABNAMRO @asnbank @Rabobank @Bomenbank @TriodosNL @devolksbank https://t.co/9f4Qd8itQS
— BankTrack (@BankTrack) May 8, 2020
May 5
GBI & Clifford Chance release commentary on mandatory human rights due diligence & the effect of COVID-19
For more: https://t.co/nuY3WmfThJ#bizhumanrights pic.twitter.com/A2MQ8taPFH
— LegalAccountability (@cla_bhrrc) May 5, 2020
