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  • 4 May

    Trustees Driving Real World Impact: An Interview with Cheri Hearty (Canada)

    The first interview from the CWC’s 2022 Trustee Leadership Profile Series features Cheri Hearty, a Canadian union-elected trustee and co-chair of the Pension Plan for the Employees of the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union since 2019. Despite being from a smaller plan, Cheri’s knows how to (...)

  • 26 April

    CWC 2022 Amazon proxy brief

    The CWC invites investors to vote for workers at Amazon.com Inc’s 2022 Annual General Meeting.
    This investor brief lists shareholder resolutions and proxy vote recommendations that the CWC encourages investors to support at the 2022 Amazon.com Inc (...)

  • 14 April

    2022 Proxy Season Bulletin

    The CWC Secretariat invites asset owners and managers to consider supporting the following shareholder resolutions related to decent work and labour rights during the 2022 proxy season.
    Building on filings from 2021, there continues to be heightened shareholder interest in fundamental labour (...)

  • 11 April

    Reporting on Labour Rights at Amazon.com: Expectations from the Committee on Workers’ Capital

    The CWC appreciates that Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) is planning to report on how it implements its commitments to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
    Since Amazon has not yet outlined just what it will include in its report, and, given our concerns regarding Amazon’s record on (...)

  • 5 April

    Amazon AGM Investor Briefing: Workers’ Rights & Opportunities at Amazon

    The Global Unions’ Committee on Workers Capital and the SOC Investment Group cordially invite you:
    Amazon AGM Investor Briefing: Workers’ Rights & Opportunities at Amazon
    April 27| 10:30 am - 11:45 am EDT
    REGISTER HERE
    Is Amazon fulfilling its promise to be the “Earth’s Best Employer” and (...)
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Documents

  • 4 May

    Trustees Driving Real World Impact: An Interview with Cheri Hearty (Canada)

    The first interview from the CWC’s 2022 Trustee Leadership Profile Series features Cheri Hearty, a Canadian union-elected trustee and co-chair of the Pension Plan for the Employees of the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union since 2019. Despite being from a smaller plan, Cheri’s knows how to (...)

  • 27 September 2021

    2021 CWC Virtual Conference Agenda

    The CWC 2021 Virtual Conference Draft Agenda is now online.
    The CWC 2021 Virtual Conference Agenda will be updated on a periodic basis. Please check back regularly for updates.
    Click here to register

  • 27 September 2021

    Spotlight on UBS: Opportunities to Reinforce Fundamental Labour Rights in Investment Stewardship Practices

    UBS Asset Management (“UBS”) is the world’s 13th largest asset manager with USD 1.1 trillion in assets under management (AUM). Of this amount, institutional investors – including pension funds - account for 59% of their global client base.
    The CWC’s analysis finds that UBS’s stewardship framework (...)

  • 6 July 2021

    Spotlight on Macquarie: Opportunities to Embed Labour Rights in Investment Stewardship Practices

    With a USD 146 billion portfolio invested in infrastructure and real estate around the world, Macquarie is the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager. It has an employment footprint of more 130,000 across its portfolio.
    This report, which focuses on Macquarie’s real asset portfolio, (...)

  • 3 May 2021

    CWC 2021 Mid-Year Virtual Roundtable

    Between June 8-10th, 2021 the CWC will host two virtual brainstorming events where participants will be able to share views and collaborate. Both 90 min sessions will feature a series of discussion questions and breakout-groups to facilitate interaction and dialogue.
    Session 1 will be (...)
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