April 2019

 

 

 

 

Where #BizHumanRights meet #sustainablefinance.

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April 26

Companies can have both positive and negative impacts on human rights at any stage of the value chain. Knowing and showing these impacts is a foundation for meaningful action. More info in upcoming @wbcsd CEO Guide focused on #bizhumanrights pic.twitter.com/V6gfRRKmKE

— Filippo Veglio (@fveglio) April 25, 2019

Today @cadillacmohawk of @NATOA_CA launched Advancing Reconciliation in Canada: a Guide for Investors at #RIACon19. Learn how investors can understand, support & respect reconciliation & Indigenous rights https://t.co/QnKFRVgF5U #InvestingInReconciliation @IndigenousRI pic.twitter.com/qbuwUMNn7F

— SHARE (@share_ca) April 25, 2019

April 24

John Ruggie from @Harvard on ESGs at #RIACon19: “Companies must serve a broader social purpose to survive and thrive. (…) ESG investing allows companies to become embedded in the social fabric and natural ecosystems.” #impinv #susty

— RIA (@RIACanada) April 24, 2019

John Ruggie says he wants to speak about three things today. 1. #ESG inv. is important as a potential transformative agent in world econ. 2. Drive ESG inv. into the mainstream 3. Look at the "S" to strengthen data for investor confidence. #RIACon19 #NEIatRIA

— NEI Investments (@NEIinvestments) April 24, 2019

"Put simply, the S in #ESG investing is about people. That is why human rights are the core of the S, and the S is the core of the social sustainability of business itself." – Prof. John Ruggie at #RiaCon19 pic.twitter.com/CYkcrvPAr0

— Shift (@shiftproject) April 24, 2019

At #RIACON19 with John Ruggie from @Harvard and Chris Moran from @CanadaFP poll on adoption of #UNGP 's ( UN Guiding Principles) : 88% of 207 respondents say their org does but 62% need help to go further! "Heartening ", says Chris Moran #ESG #Susty #CSR pic.twitter.com/eAM8w3FlJH

— RIA (@RIACanada) April 24, 2019

April 23

I'm in #Oslo! Tomorrow we're launching our newest EBHR report on institutional investors' #bizhumanrights obligations when investing in companies operating in occupied territories, commissioned by @fagforbundet & @npaid. 1/# pic.twitter.com/0TnStwXgCM

— Tara Van Ho (@TaraVanHo) April 23, 2019

April 16

Nice #bizhumanrights piece on Australia's #modernslavery laws. https://t.co/MGg6cHZmJL

— Tara Van Ho (@TaraVanHo) April 16, 2019

What are the FTSE 100 companies doing to tackle modern slavery?

Check out our new #ModernSlavery dashboards, with scores for every company 👉 https://t.co/U5GjjqYmF1 pic.twitter.com/aNJe0Y9a2K

— Modern Slavery Registry (@ModSlaveryReg) April 16, 2019

Advanced copies just arrived…. pic.twitter.com/i4sp34M6dv

— Daria (@DariaDavitti) April 16, 2019

April 15

Want to find out how ethically clean your clothes are? Here’s this year’s rankings from #BehindTheBarcode. #bizhumanrights https://t.co/p2IQcmOvs3

— Freya Dinshaw (@FreyaHRLC) April 15, 2019

April 14

In case you missed it: Gender #PayGap is getting worse at half of UK companies – new figures show. Read here 👉 https://t.co/EKBvoviA3N | #BizHumanRights pic.twitter.com/DVVsCtByp0

— Business & Human Rights (@BHRRC) April 14, 2019

April 9

UK NGOs and union call for new law to make companies take action to prevent human rights & environmental abuses, and to hold them to account when they fail to act. Statement: https://t.co/rWETghaKxc #bizhumanrights pic.twitter.com/afVvL41aCL

— CORE Coalition (@corecoalition) April 10, 2019

April 8

Canada "🇨🇦 is pleased to announce the appointment of Sheri Meyerhoffer, Canada’s first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise! This appointment furthers Canada’s commitment to global leadership on #ResponsibleBusiness conduct. #CSR #BizHumanRights … pic.twitter.com/0LUHBvnLxa"

— Int Trade Council (@IntTradeCouncil) April 8, 2019

April 5

This is great news!

RDR urges all companies to assess the #humanrights risks from their use of automated decision-making technologies like #Rekognition. https://t.co/HZFCgExrYq

— Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) April 5, 2019

April 1

Placing #humanrights into #sustainablefinance agenda https://t.co/BnU5y0kdGS via @DelanoMagazine #ESG

— Alyssa Di Cara (@aly_di05) April 1, 2019

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