On the Tenth Anniversary of Rana Plaza Tragedy, Investors Call on Companies to Prioritize Worker Safety in Global Apparel Supply Chains

On 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, Heartland joined a coalition of 194 global institutional investors representing $2.1 trillion USD in assets under management in calling on apparel companies sourcing from Bangladesh and Pakistan to strengthen their implementation of human rights due diligence to effectively embed their corporate responsibility to respect human rights.

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