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Heartland connects investors, policymakers, civil society organizations, and companies to create enabling environments for human rights in business.
A significant obstacle to progress in corporate respect and accountability for human rights is the siloing of efforts by different stakeholders. Heartland identifies strategic opportunities when convening and coordinating these actors can result in concrete benefits for rights holders and shareholders. Our relationships with technical civil society experts, leading investors, and policymakers is essential to our ability to take quick and meaningful action when conflicts and crises arise.
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Shift in Reporting on Human Rights by Key Investment Advisors Raises Concerns
Leading U.S. advisory firms Morningstar Sustainalytics and MSCI play a crucial role in guiding investors by assessing the ethical and financial implications of their investments. A key responsibility of these firms is to flag companies involved in human rights violations. However, under pressure from lobbying groups, both firms have reportedly altered their approach and no -
Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected & High-Risk Areas: Practical Guidance for Investor Engagement with Companies
In October 2023, Heartland Initiative, PeaceNexus Foundation, and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights launched the Investor Engagement on CAHRA Pilot Project (Pilot Project). This initiative supports a coalition of twenty two lead and support investors in jointly engaging renewable energy and technology companies on emerging policies, practices, and governance strategies related to operations in -
Investor Webinar | Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Practical Guidance for Investor Engagement with Companies
On Wednesday, April 30th, at 10am ET / 3pm UK / 4pm CET, Heartland Initiative, the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR), and PeaceNexus Foundation will host a webinar to launch their new investor resource: Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Practical Guidance for Investor Engagement Companies. As global conflicts and human rights -
Investor Joint Statement on European Commission’s ‘Omnibus Legislation’
Heartland has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), alongside more than 200 investors and service providers to urge the European Commission to “preserve the integrity and ambition” of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. The move comes amid alarm that -
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2024 | Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence?
Heartland co-organized the session “Is the Arms Industry Exempt from Human Rights Due Diligence?” at the annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. Given the increasing exemptions of the arms industry from mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD), Susi Snyder (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Tulia Machado-Helland (Storebrand), James Ninrew Dong -
First Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct
Today, the Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct convened for its inaugural meeting. The Committee discussed initial recommendations aimed at advancing human rights and environmental considerations in business conduct, in alignment with the U.S. National Action Plan and the U.S. National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, -
Engagement in Complex Contexts: Exchange on Lessons Learned
On December 11th, Heartland’s Sam Jones will participate in the “Engagement in Complex Contexts: Exchange on Lessons Learned” session at next week’s Building Bridges event in Geneva. Amid rising global conflicts, responsible business practices are imperative for companies and investors to navigate increasingly complex geopolitical landscapes. Growing stakeholder demands for corporate responsiveness on social issues -
Heartland Joins the Global Network Initiative
Heartland is pleased to announce our membership in the Global Network Initiative (GNI) as part of its investor constituency. GNI is the leading multistakeholder forum for accountability, shared learning, and collective advocacy on government and company policies and practices at the intersection of technology and human rights. -
Engaging Business Forum 2024
On October 16th, Heartland’s Sam Jones will speak at the annual Engaging Business Forum at The Coca-Cola Company headquarters in Atlanta. This Forum convenes leaders from business, civil society, trade unions, and government to address today’s most pressing human rights challenges. If you’re attending, don’t miss the panel discussion titled “What’s Heightened about hHRDD?” Heightened -
Civil Society Letter: United States Must Reverse the Declining Use of Global Magnitsky Sanctions
Heartland along with 95 leading human rights and anticorruption nongovernmental organizations called on the U.S. Department of Treasury and the State Department to reverse the declining use of Global Magnitsky sanctions and act on dozens of outstanding civil society recommendations. In these final months of the Biden administration, we urge you to take immediate steps -
Rich Stazinski Named to the Federal Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct
Heartland is pleased to announce that Rich Stazinski has been named to the U.S. State Department’s newly formed Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct. The federal advisory committee will play a critical role in shaping U.S. policy on responsible business conduct. -
Congress Must Oppose Politically Motivated Threats to ESG Investing
Heartland, along with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and 77 institutional investors and civil society organizations, urged members of both houses of Congress to oppose a coordinated and well-funded campaign aimed at blocking investors from using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors as a framework for reducing long-term risk. [W]e are living in
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