All human rights articles
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NewsChurch of England Pensions Board introduces stricter rules on defence investing
New policy responds to paper from its Ethical Investment Advisory Group and a survey of scheme members’ views
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NewsChurch of England fund prioritises peacebuilding, human rights in new strategy
CEPB is establishing a Global Centre for Peacebuilding and Business to help investors play a constructive role in reconciliation and sustainable development
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NewsPME, PFZW are latest funds to sell stocks linked to Israel human rights violations
The two Dutch pension schemes recently divested from Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Motorola
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NewsABP divests from UN-listed companies involved with Israeli settlements
The €520bn Dutch civil service scheme sold its €65m stake in Booking.com and €368m stake in Caterpillar, a supplier of armoured bulldozers to the Israeli army
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NewsDanish pension fund divests Booking on Israel links, as Norway SWF takes steps
Pension fund for early childhood and youth educators decries treatment of children in Gaza; Stoltenberg says NBIM will take measures on Israeli investments next week
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NewsPRI to step up on human rights lobbying
Announcement about policymaker-focused strategy comes as Unilever and Allianz say trade association reviews need standardisation
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NewsNorway defends legality of SWF’s Palestine-linked investments
UN rapporteur says 6.9% of GFPG invested in firms backing ‘egregious violations of international law’ in occupied Palestine
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NewsShareholder engagement drives human rights improvements at companies, finds research
Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, says WBA
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NewsCalls for pension funds to sell investments linked to West Bank settlements
The trigger for the FNV statement was a ruling by the International Court of Justice last month, although the trade union did not name companies
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NewsAPG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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NewsNBIM opts for talks with Bolloré despite own council’s divestment advice
Companies should have policies to respect human rights in supply chains as well as own operations, says Norwegian sovereign wealth fund manager
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NewsISSB pledges investor-focused, scalable sustainability standard
The board will focus on implementing IFRS S1 and S2, which is essential to creating a global baseline of sustainability-related financial disclosures
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NewsISSB to issue feedback statement, urged to tread carefully on human rights
The ISSB will prioritise support for jurisdictions applying International Financial Reporting Standard S1 and IFRS S2
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NewsEthos finds shortfalls in Nestlé’s sustainability report
The company is failing to disclose sufficient detail in particular on Scope 3 emissions
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NewsInvestor group to target data providers, proxy advisers over human rights
New engagement initiative takes aim at MSCI, Bloomberg, ISS and others
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NewsAkademiker and LD Pensions challenge DSV on human rights
Danish pension fund duo make AGM proposal asking transport firm to broaden reporting on human rights risks
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NewsKLP ditches Saudi Aramco and 11 other companies over climate and human rights
The exclusions are mainly related to the building and construction, property, and telecommunications sectors
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NewsAP3 sets out framework to eye impact of countries, firms on human rights
Swedish pensions buffer fund says mission to be a responsible owner means it does invest in companies and sectors with high risks regarding human rights
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NewsHuman rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
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NewsInvestors urge ISSB to focus on human and labour rights
The European Union plans to introduce a stronger law around human rights due diligence throughout the value chains of companies
