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The Investor Alliance for Human Rights
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The Investor Alliance for Human Rights is a collective action platform for responsible investment that is grounded in respect for people’s fundamental rights.
People should have recourse when they’re harmed by a decision made by AI. The AI Civil Rights Act ensures a strong private right of action essential for for a fair and equitable #AIFuture. www.lawyerscommittee.org/ai-civil-rig...
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“The CSDDD is bad for business.”

Is it really? Or is that a convenient narrative for those resisting change?

In a new blog, Noor Hamadeh of @theicar.bsky.social
& our own Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, PhD, challenge this framing.

investorsforhumanrights.org/news/csddd-b...
October 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Investor Alliance, together with our investor members and civil society allies, works to reinforce corporate respect for human rights as an expectation, not an aspiration. Read our new Year in Review to learn how we did so in 2024-25: bit.ly/45b0YjH
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The People's AI Action Plan addresses the risks of an unregulated AI industry that puts the information of everyday people in harm's way. View the concrete, actionable ideas and strategies endorsed by over 90 organizations: peoplesaiaction.com
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social @openmicmedia.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As EU policymakers begin to deliberate the Omnibus proposal, Richard Gardiner with @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social provides recommendations on avoiding uncertainty and committing to a meaningful sustainability framework.

Read the blog here: bit.ly/3FZlxqu
Read our latest newsletter here: bit.ly/4ndWSzg
June 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read our latest newsletter featuring stories on a new report on portfolio exposure to CAHRA, our new tech salient risk briefing on AI, and a blog from Richard Gardiner @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social on EU Omnibus deliberations.

Read here: bit.ly/4ndWSzg
Read Richard's blog here: bit.ly/3FZlxqu
June 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Raiffeisen Bank International's stalled wind-down of its Russian operations puts investors in a tough spot. Join us on May 14 at 11AM for an investor briefing with @banktrack.bsky.social and @b4ukraine.org that examines potential legal and reputational risks of Raiffeisen's holdings: bit.ly/3EMch8G
May 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our upcoming webinar on May 20 at 10 AM ET features a new study by the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights and Finance & Human Rights on how financial institutions are integrating human rights and how investors can support effective human rights due diligence: bit.ly/42B9f0c
May 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Financial institutions increasingly recognize their impact on human rights, yet fail to systematically implement human rights due diligence. Join us on May 20 at 10 AM ET as we explore next steps with the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights and Finance & Human Rights: bit.ly/42B9f0c
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
On May 13 at 10AM ET, the Investor Alliance and @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social will host an investor briefing on the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index to discuss the limited progress and decline in user privacy and freedom of expression made by #BigTech companies over the past 2 years: bit.ly/4iGSvt0
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Join us on May 14 at 11 AM ET for an investor briefing with @banktrack.bsky.social and @b4ukraine.org on Raiffeisen Capital's holdings in sanctioned Russian government bonds and the implications of legal, human rights, and reputational risks for investors. Sign up here: bit.ly/3EMch8G
May 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Read our new report, developed with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus Foundation, which provides practical guidance for investors on identifying, assessing, and addressing portfolio exposure to conflict-affected and high-risk areas. View here: bit.ly/42SyOsr
May 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Global investors call for robust digital rights safeguards as new Ranking Digital Rights report exposes the continued failure of #BigTech companies to meet human rights commitments amid the unchecked rise of genAI, misinformation, and threats to democracy. Read our press release: bit.ly/4cVwV2E
April 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join us TOMORROW at 10 AM ET for a webinar on our new report with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus, providing practical guidance on engaging portfolio companies in the tech and renewable energy sectors on addressing risks related to conflict-affected and high-risk areas: bit.ly/42KOLkA
April 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our new report, developed with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus, provides investors with guidance on managing portfolio exposure to conflict-affected and high-risk areas based on engagements with the tech and renewable energy sectors. Join us on 4/30 at 10 AM ET to learn more: bit.ly/42KOLkA
April 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Join us on 4/30 for a webinar on our new report, Navigating Portfolio Exposure to Conflicted-Affected and High-Risk Areas, developed with @heartlandorg.bsky.social and PeaceNexus, and learn how investors can manage CAHRA risks in the tech and renewable energy sectors. Register here: bit.ly/42KOLkA
April 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Our latest tech briefing explores the risks posed by #AI to human rights, governance, and business and provides actionable guidance on the responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence as it becomes embedded in our everyday lives: bit.ly/4lqZ99v
April 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 NEW RESEARCH

@b4ukraine.org, in collaboration with the Kyiv School of Economics and Squeezing Putin, exposes how foreign businesses, including global household names, are still funneling billions in taxes to Russia nearly three years into its war on Ukraine.

Read our new report: bit.ly/B4U_2025
January 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📢 Legal certainty > legislative ping-pong.

90+ organisations urge EU leaders to protect the sustainability reporting framework, promoting smart implementation and providing the legal certainty companies need to thrive.
🔍 en.frankbold.org/news/a-call-...
December 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Interested in the role of financial actors in the just transition? Follow our session on Mon Nov 25 3-4:20pm CET in English, French and Spanish! Register for in-person or online participation: indico.un.org/event/1005651/
#UNForumBHR #BizHumanRights
November 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM