CCLA: UK companies still failing to address modern slavery, CCLA finds
CCLA’s Modern Slavery Benchmark reveals number of financial firms in the top tier for leading on human rights innovation
Human Rights
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We urgently need a just transition in the mining sector
The supply-demand imbalance for critical minerals poses a risk to the global energy transition, says RLAM’s Hamilton-Claxton
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How can investors carry out modern slavery due diligence?
Businesses that fail to address modern slavery risks face increasing legal, reputational and financial consequences, according to First Sentier report
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CCLA’s Buttle: Nike’s silence on worker rights speaks volumes
Nike ignored letters from CCLA and other investors asking for evidence of social responsibility
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What is the most ‘under-used stewardship tool’ by wealth managers?
EQ Investors has attended seven AGMs this year to question boards on green financing targets and human rights impacts
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Do investors hold the key to ending the fast-fashion hype?
Leading brands are starting to focus on values rather than value, but ‘no industry is perfect’
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Amundi, Norges Bank and Union Investment call for an end to arms exports to Israel
Investors and companies ‘at risk of being complicit in international law violations’
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CCLA leads investor letter to Amazon expressing concerns over workers’ rights
‘The clock is ticking and it is time for Amazon to set the record straight’
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Exploitation risk: Putting the S of ESG into strawberries
Emma Wall shares what she learned about fair working conditions and pay on farms as part of a CCLA visit to a strawberry farm
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Tabula launches ESG-focused gold ETC
Only 4% of gold is currently traceable, posing ‘serious ESG risks’ to investors
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New Beginnings with RLAM’s Hamilton Claxton: Industry at risk of trying to do too much too soon
Ashley Hamilton Claxton urges the industry to avoid burning out and to ‘walk forward with intent’
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Green Dream with Tobam: Assessing the autocracy risk factor
Tobam’s Christophe Roehri says the concept of assessing democracy and autocracy will make its way into all asset classes