Heartland, in partnership with Access Now, the Business & Human Rights Resource, and with support from regional digital rights organizations (DROs), published “Navigating the surveillance technology ecosystem: A human rights due diligence guide for investors.” This effort is helping to build capacity among investors and DROs to advance corporate accountability for
In October 2023, Heartland Initiative, PeaceNexus, and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights launched a pilot project to support a coalition of more than 50 investors in collaboratively engaging renewable energy and technology companies on emerging policy, practice, and governance related to activities in conflict-affected and high-risk areas.
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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.
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In The Saliency Materiality Nexus: Addressing systemic risks to people and portfolios in a turbulent world, Heartland, Wespath Benefits & Investments, and Schroders Asset Management provides a practical, rights-based framework that can focus investors’ analytical and engagement efforts on identifying and addressing the most severe and systemic social risks in their portfolios.
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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.
