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Heartland’s learning services are designed to assist investors in identifying and addressing interconnected human rights and material risks across their entire stewardship activities. Through supporting company engagement, conducting HRDD for portfolios, or developing human rights policies and screens, Heartland works with learning partners to better understand their institutional values, needs, and priorities and develop solutions that fulfill their evolving ethical and fiduciary responsibilities.
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Sam Jones Joins Just Investing from United Church Funds
Heartland President Sam Jones recently appeared on Just Investing from United Church Funds, which explores significant topics in the field of responsible investing. During the Season 2 premiere, Mr. Jones offered insights on the role of investors in advancing human rights in an increasingly complex global environment. The episode is available for streaming on Spotify, -
UM News | Wespath Intensifies Its Scrutiny of Bonds
The United Methodist Church’s pension and benefits agency, Wespath Benefits & Investments, is now avoiding investments in the government bonds of approximately 60 countries due to human rights concerns. This decision expands on a resolution from the 2024 General Conference that specifically called for divestment from the governmental debt of Israel, Morocco, and Turkey because -
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 -
Heartland Joins Statement on EU Sustainable Finance Framework
Heartland has joined nearly 200 signatories, including prominent organizations like the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), in issuing a joint statement. The statement emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining the core of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. It highlights that -
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 -
“From Iraq to Investor Roundtables”
As geopolitical conflict and global fragility continue to intensify, investors are increasingly confronted with a complex landscape of human rights and material risks. For decades, Storebrand Asset Management (Storebrand AM) has employed an integrated approach to managing portfolio risks related to human rights, particularly in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRA). In this effort, Storebrand AM -
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 -
The Intersection of Human Rights and Financial Risks
The human and financial costs of geopolitical turbulence are rising sharply. The World Bank estimates that by 2030, two-thirds of the world’s poorest populations will live in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence, while the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) reports a 40% increase in conflict between 2023 and 2020. Further, the 2021 Economic Value of Peace report indicates
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