Human & labour rights

Investor backed "100% of human-rights related" proposals at US firms in 2023, as Church Commissioners and HSBC AM target management on issue.

New York City Retirement Systems, SOC Investment Group and Trillium AM among group; AI and racial and gender pay resolutions to be voted on at tech giant.

Two years on from the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, RI asks whether investor appetite for engagement with firms operating in Russia has waned.

It is the latest case of scrutiny over alleged investor exposure to Myanmar’s military junta.

ShareAction's Good Work Coalition tells RI about its shift to a systemic risk approach and efforts to bring on more asset owners.

Proposals at retail giants highlight low wages are ‘harmful’ to economy and shareholder returns.

The region is grappling with the phase-out of coal-fired power generation, while regulators are tightening sustainable finance requirements.

Plus a review of 2023 through our top scoops and long-reads.

After a bruising 2023 in terms of average support for many, how will filers of shareholder proposals respond? What will be the key issues?

Investors supportive of the PRI 'not reinventing the wheel' by leveraging the existing WBA social transformation framework to track company progress for its human rights initiative.