Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt
@DewinterSchmitt
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Associate Program Director, Investor Alliance for Human Rights @InvestForRight @ICCRonline
Joined May 2021
Today is the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, an outrageous crime of corporate negligence. The deadly toxic gas cloud killed over 22,000 people & injured 500,000. Yet the people of Bhopal still await full compensation. Read more 👇
amnesty.org
For the past four decades, a woefully inadequate and callous response towards the victims and survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy has been enabled by environmental racism, Amnesty International said...
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Shareholder engagement is vital & works @SDGBenchmarks “Companies that were engaged on human rights by their investors, through the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, have improved 15% faster than companies that were not.” 👉🏿 https://t.co/Af3niitlkX
@InvestForRights @ICCRonline
ipe.com
Companies improve their human rights credentials 15% faster when they are subject to shareholder engagement, says WBA
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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: https://t.co/PNFRM0jsha
#UNForumBHR #BizHumanRights
@InclusiveLaw
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40 years after the Bhopal disaster, investors have continued efforts to ensure Dow contributes to remedying the human rights harms and remediating the ongoing environmental damage. Join us on Oct. 23 for an update on those efforts: https://t.co/bq55BTu3Ej
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the Investor HREDD Precision Tools website, developed in collaboration with @rightscolab and other partners. The website features multiple tools addressing #HREDD pain points for companies with more on the way:
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The ability of federal agencies to issue regulations in the public interest is foundational to our democracy. Today's #SupremeCourt decision reduces the government’s ability to ensure a level playing field, prioritizes corporate over the public interest: https://t.co/bSxbCIZIf6
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Investor Alliance Associate Director @DewinterSchmitt sat down with @icoca_psc to discuss the new Investor ESG Guide on Private Security and Human Rights. Watch her interview below and read the guide here:
🎤 "Investors are increasingly investing in areas where #privatesecurity risks might be prevalent." @DewinterSchmitt highlights the importance of the ICoCA and @InvestForRights ESG Guide for investors to integrate security into their ESG strategies. 📘 https://t.co/XoQv8H6HJu
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Need to ensure your portfolio companies are managing their human rights risks? Join us on June 6 at 10:00 AM ET to learn how in the 3rd installment of our Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights series. See: https://t.co/59jBbXrNjD
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Are you engaging with your portfolio companies on their performance on human rights and gender? Join us on 5/14 at 11AM for a briefing on new investor guidance from @SDGBenchmarks containing assessment questions to use in your stewardship activities:
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@AnitaDorett writes on the dangers of relying on social audits for #supplychain due diligence in countries where state-imposed forced labor exists. Limited access to worksites & workers generates unreliable data. Read “Diversify for a Just Transition”: https://t.co/1yQPuHEmFc
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The #CSDDD passed by @Europarl_EN is a leap forward for responsible business and investment activities, although gaps remain relative to the #UNGPs. Read our blog: https://t.co/hGe9qPgYZA Attend our investor briefing on 5/2:
investorsforhumanrights.org
By Maya Nirula, Spring Fellow, Investor Alliance for Human Rights
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"We support the #CSDDD and call on European decision makers to do so as well." 90+ large companies, SMEs & networks reaffirm their support for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ahead of next week's final @Europarl_EN vote 👉 https://t.co/9LqArxmVGq
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LATEST📢: 4 in 5 UK adults support new laws to tackle environmental and human rights abuses in corporate supply chains. New @YouGov poll carried out for us & @friends_earth 1/3 @LolaHornsey
#bizhumanrights
#mHREDD
#environment
https://t.co/BbodU9SXsw
corporatejusticecoalition.org
LONDON | New research shows that four in five adults in the UK support new laws requiring companies to prevent serious environmental harm and human rights abuses in their operations or supply...
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📢 150+ businesses & investors call for UK Business Human Rights & Environment Act #BHREA 🇬🇧 @triodosuk, @FashionRoundTab, @TheVeryGroup & many more call on the UK Govt to create ambitious human rights & environmental due diligence legislation 👉 https://t.co/QXjhjfgyDj
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EU #CSDDD vote is a step forward (despite concessions) for mandating businesses address human rights impacts. Work lies ahead to ensure all businesses of all sizes, also financial institutions, conduct robust #HREDD in line with international business and human rights frameworks.
🗞️#CSDDD NEWS Today's endorsement of the CSDDD brings us 0.05% closer to corporate justice. While it’s an important step, the last-minute changes due to political manoeuvres force the endorsement to cover even fewer EU companies. https://t.co/3HFDq1xm7s
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🗞️#CSDDD NEWS Today's endorsement of the CSDDD brings us 0.05% closer to corporate justice. While it’s an important step, the last-minute changes due to political manoeuvres force the endorsement to cover even fewer EU companies. https://t.co/3HFDq1xm7s
corporatejustice.org
⛓️ In the EU, it matters how products are made! Ambassadors just confirmed the Corporate sustainability due diligence directive (#CSDDD)! 💚 It fosters sustainable & responsible corporate behaviour, anchors human rights & environmental considerations for companies' operations.
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Webinar: Sustainable Business & Investment Practices: Why Private Security Matters 📅 12/03/24 🕔 17:00-18:00 CET Explore a neglected aspect of ESG: #privatesecurity. Uncover industry insights, client risks and tools for responsible conduct. Register: https://t.co/eHFmMMFEkK
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is refusing to support the EU’s 🇪🇺 groundbreaking law to protect human rights and the environment. ⬇️We made a list of everyone who wants it. Who’s he going to listen to? #CSDDD #lieferkettengesetz @bundeskanzler
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