On the sidelines of Building Bridges in Geneva, Heartland, in partnership with TrustWorks Global, de Pury Pictet Turrettini, and the One Earth Future Foundation, co-hosted a closed-door workshop titled “Rights, Risks, and Returns: Advancing Responsible and Effective Investments in Conflict-Affected Areas” for Swiss financial institutions. Amid rising instability, investors—including DFIs, commercial, institutional, and impact investors—are

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

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,

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

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

On September 19, Heartland board member, friend, and mentor, Patricia (Pat) Zerega received the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s 2024 Legacy Award. For more than 45 years, Pat has dedicated her life and career to serving and speaking out for the “least of these my brothers and sisters.” Her care for the dignity of each

On March 21, 2024, Mallory Miller from Heartland participated in a panel discussion titled “The Saliency-Materiality Nexus: A Practical Approach to Identifying Severe and Systemic Human Rights Risks in Investment Portfolios” at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s Spring Conference. During the session, the panelists presented an exclusive preview of a white paper, co-authored by

On December 12, 2023, Sam Jones of Heartland participated in the “Investing in Business Integrity Across the ESG Agenda” panel at the Private Sector Forum, held on the margins of the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The forum, titled The

On October 5, 2023, Heartland convened a panel discussion titled “Controversial (Cyber)Weapons: The Case for Excluding Spyware from Portfolios” at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility’s Fall Conference. Faith-based and socially responsible investors have long used exclusionary screens to avoid companies involved in the development and sale of controversial weapons that violate international law due to their

Numerous recent reports have revealed the Russian army’s reliance on critical Western components to power its war on Ukraine. Moscow’s forces depend on Western-made inputs for the construction and maintenance of their drones, cruise missiles, communications systems, and electronic warfare complexes. Many of these components originate in countries supporting Ukraine militarily, including the United States,