Closing the Gap: Building Union-Investor Dialogue to Inform Labour Rights Stewardship
October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
The growth of the ESG industry has generated an ecosystem of disclosure frameworks and a plethora of products that consolidate and disseminate ESG data. There are questions regarding the extent to which the proliferation of ESG data has equipped investors to identify and mitigate labour rights risks effectively.
This session will explore the potential and limits of ESG data on workforce issues, drawing on trade union and investor perspectives. It will discuss how dialogue with trade unions supplements conventional data sources and assists investor stewardship practices. It will touch on research products that unions provide to investors. Finally, it will explain how the Labour Rights Investor Network (LRIN), an investor network hosted by the CWC, is facilitating information flow on labour risks in sectors and countries where visibility to investors may be limited.
Speakers:
- John Adler, Chief ESG Officer, Office of the New York City Comptroller, USA
- Rachel Hargreaves, Investor Engagement Advisor, UNI Global Union, Switzerland
- Casey Thompson, Worker’s Capital Manager, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Australia
Moderator:
- Aaron Brenner, Senior Capital Markets Analyst, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)