A mining engineer holds up a tablet to a rock quarry. Credit: Morsa Images/iStock.
As the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) wave continues to build around the world, many are wondering what this year has in store. According to Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, investors plan to double their allocations to sustainable investments over the next five years, and 20% say that Covid-19 is accelerating those allocations.
The pandemic has greatly intensified the growing societal concern over rising inequality and the negative impacts of human activity on our planet. Investing towards good for the planet and society is now front and centre, and the demand for transparent disclosure on ESG performance is not letting up. Over half of institutional investors are looking for companies to disclose more details about their social or “S” factors, according to RBC Global Asset Management’s annual Responsible Investment Survey.
Now Is the Time to Stand Up for Human Rights
Call for improved transparency on business respect for human rights
Dec 10, 2020 11:15 AM ET
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As the world marks Human Rights Day, the widening societal inequalities brought into focus by the pandemic are a stark reminder of the action needed to advance human rights. The role that companies play, in terms of understanding how their behavior contributes towards respect for human rights, is therefore crucial.
Under the theme ‘Recover better – stand up for human rights’, the United Nations is calling for human rights to be positioned at the center of COVID-19 recovery efforts, by applying