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🚀 LAUNCHED: Our Investor Statement on Autonomous Weapons is LIVE.

In partnership with Etica Funds, we are calling on investors worldwide to call on governments to keep humans in control of life-and-death decisions.

Here’s why this matters 🧵⬇️
🔗 www.stopkillerrobots.org/investorstatement
September 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Yesterday, 17 civil society organisations sent an open letter to European Commission VP @kajakallas.bsky.social, urging the Commission to reject a proposal to award €2bn in frozen assets to Raiffeisen Bank International - the largest foreign bank in Russia.

Read it here:
tinyurl.com/ypvhhv3m
Global civil society organisations call on European Commission to refuse €2 billion gift to Raiffeisen Bank International
Today, a coalition of 17 civil society organisations from Ukraine, the European Union, and across the globe sent an open letter addressed to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja…
tinyurl.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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“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
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“The CSDDD is bad for business.” Is it really? Or is that a convenient narrative for those resisting change? In a new joint blog, Noor Hamadeh of @theicar.bsky.social & our own Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt explore the pushback against the EU’s CSDDD. investorsforhumanrights.org/news/csddd-b...
CSDDD: Bad for business, or the bane of bad actors? | Investor Alliance for Human Rights
By Noor Hamadeh, Senior Advocacy Counsel at the International Corporate Accountability (ICAR) and Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Associate Director at the Investor Alliance for Human Rights
investorsforhumanrights.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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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
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Shareholder engagement continues to be an impactful tool for members of the Investor Alliance in improving the human rights records of the companies in their portfolios. Read more about the effectiveness of shareholder engagement via IPE:
www.ipe.com/news/shareho...
Shareholder 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
www.ipe.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:24 PM