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We work with civil society organizations to ensure investor strategies integrate the perspectives of impacted people and communities.
From grassroots organizations to international NGOs, civil society represents both impacted rights holders and an essential source of information for investors seeking to address human rights and material risks in their portfolios. Heartland creates opportunities for the recognition of shared risks to fosterfor collaborative solutions and seeks to ensure that impact humans are at the center of investors’ human rights risk analysis.
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ImpactPHL Perspectives | Rights, Returns, and Responsibility: Can They Coexist in Tech Investment?
Heartland is a proud partner of the Private Capital & Tech Accountability Working Group, which was launched in 2022 with the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, BSR, Empower, LLC, Investor Alliance for Human Rights, and Open MIC. In a new ImpactPHL Perspectives post, Anita Dorett, Audrey Mocle, and Kindra Mohr explain how the Working -
Sam Jones Joins Finding Nature at RIAA
At the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia Conference, Heartland’s Sam Jones joined Nathan Robertson-Ball on Finding Nature for a timely conversation about how investors and corporations can meaningfully uphold human rights. They explored the intersection of human rights and today’s global challenges, from conflict zones and mass migration to climate disruption, fragile institutions, and emerging -
Launch of Stakeholder Engagement Guide
Heartland is proud to support the development and launch of the Stakeholder Engagement Guide beta version, part of the Investor HREDD Precision Tools website. This tool was developed in collaboration with Rights CoLab, EIRIS Foundation, and ESG Inteligente – Consultoria em Direitos Humanos e Sustentabilidade, with generous support from Humanity United, The Generation Foundation, and -
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 -
56% of Global Corporations Remain in Russia, Possibly Funding Two Months of Its War Against Ukraine – Report
Rich Stazinski adds, “As the invasion passes its tragic anniversary, CEOs are gambling with Ukrainian lives by ignoring mounting risks in pursuit of marginal profits. It is past time for allied governments to issue business advisories on Russia and clearly convey these heightened material risks to their domiciled companies.” Related posts: Investor Statement on the -
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. -
Big Investors Back Conflict Area and Child Labour Resolutions at Mondelez
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the New York City Comptroller, KLP, AP4, AP7, and Storebrand Asset Management have announced plans to support a conflict-affected area shareholder proposal at Mondelez. Related posts: Swedish Investor AP7 to Back Study on Mondelez Russia Business At least one Mondelez investor, Swedish pension fund AP7, will back a resolution calling for -
Private Sector Forum | Investing in Business Integrity Across the ESG Agenda
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 -
ICCR Fall Conference 2023 | Controversial (Cyber)Weapons: The Case for Excluding Spyware from Portfolios
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 -
Managing Risks Created By Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Enhanced Due Diligence and Advanced Know-Your-Customer Policies
Working in partnership with Ukraine’s Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NAKO), the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Open Society Justice Initiative, Heartland contributed to the development of a set of recommendations for semiconductor and other microelectronics companies to help prevent the diversion and misuse of their products in Russian weapons systems, used during the illegal invasion -
Investors Step Up Engagement with Semiconductor Firms Over Russian Weapon Systems
Evidence that Western-made microelectronics are being used in Russian weapons systems has prompted a ramp-up in investor engagement with manufacturers. Sam Jones, president and co-founder of the Heartland Initiative, tells Responsible Investor that investors wanted to discuss the findings of the report. They also wanted to understand more about the firms’ human rights-related policies, practices -
Joint Statement on the Situation in Sudan
We strongly condemn the escalating violence and rapidly deteriorating human rights and humanitarian crisis in Sudan, which began on 15 April and continues at an alarming scale in dense population centres, including in Khartoum and Darfur. As organisations that work with companies and investors to advance corporate respect for human rights, we deplore the clashes
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