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ESG Explainer: Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain

Chris Hall

The impact of human rights abuses in portfolio companies and their supply chains is becoming more apparent to investors. Martin Buttle, Head of Good Work at NGO ShareAction says, given the estimates, “there is a very real chance that victims are present in the global supply chains” of investee companies.

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Divesting from Russian Investments

Chris Hall

To divest or not to divest? Another is establishing the liquidity levels of those investments which enable rapid divestment. Many began the divestment process because of evidence of systematic human rights abuses and corruption led from the very top. However, allocators’ work does not end there. billion (£2.3 billion (£2.3

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NBIM Divestments Driven by Social, Governance Risks

Chris Hall

More than half of divestments by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) last year were the result of unacceptable social and governance-related risks. This can escalate action to voting, and, when necessary, resort to risk-based divestment. trillion in assets under management (AUM). trillion in assets under management (AUM).

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Diversify for a Just Transition

Chris Hall

Given multinationals’ complex global supply chains and trading relationships, the vast majority of today’s goods are sourced and produced far from where they are sold and consumed. Where these programmes fail, however, is in geographies where state-imposed forced labour is prevalent.

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Investor Guidance Offers Steer on Uyghur Forced Labour

Chris Hall

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR), together with Anti-Slavery International and Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, has released investor guidance on how to address Uyghur-linked human rights risks in the green technology supply chain.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5 This week in ESG news: Texas pulls $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5 Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Texas Places BlackRock, Credit Suisse & UBS on Divestment List for “Boycotting” Fossil Fuel Companies in Anti-ESG Backlash. Canada Signs EV and Battery Supply Chain Agreements with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz. Diginex Launches “Worker Voice” Supply Chain Transparency Platform. ESG Services and Tools.