ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
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Three Days of Leadership, Capital Strategy, and Human Rights Action
Tags Share We held our 2025 RFK Compass Summer Investors Conference at Chatham Bars Inn, located on the coast of Cape Cod, convening a dynamic community of investors, policymakers, and human rights advocates for three powerful days of conversation and collaboration. RFK Human Rights President Kerry Kennedy opened the conference with a moving reminder that…
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RFK Human Rights, Adasina Social Capital, and FreeCap Launch New Briefs Highlighting Financial Risks of Private Prison Investments
Tags Share New York, NY, May 29, 2025 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with Adasina Social Capital and FreeCap Financial, has released the first in a new quarterly series of investor risk briefs detailing financial risks for shareholders of GEO Group and CoreCivic, private prison companies operating upwards of 90% of U.S.…
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Quarterly Investor Risk Briefs for Private Prison Companies Geo Group and CoreCivic
Our quarterly investor risk briefs highlight timely risks for shareholders in GEO Group and CoreCivic.
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Investing in Human Rights: Six Areas for Impact and a Database for Change
For more on responsible investing, subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Get the latest issues of Charting the Course from our Business & Human Rights department delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share When we think about human rights, we often picture activists with protest signs or diplomats at negotiation tables. But what about investors? The…
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In Conversation with Andrew Siwo, New York State Common Retirement Fund
For more on sustainable investing, subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Get the latest issues of Charting the Course from our Business & Human Rights department delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share Tags Share Andrew Siwo is the Head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) at the New York State Common Retirement Fund and…
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Bias in Code: Algorithm Discrimination in Financial Systems
Tags Share On day one of the new administration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s 2023 executive order on U.S. AI Standards, which outlined AI safety, disclosure, and risk management principles. This lack of regulatory oversight, coupled with the continued explosion of AI and machine learning technologies, has put the future of AI development in…
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Deadline: Broadway-Heavy Concert For America Fundraising Event Set For Inauguration Day In NYC
Tags Share First debuting in January 2017, Concert for America returns this year with musical and comedic performances, inspiring stories, and messages from those advocating for freedom and justice. An article from Deadline highlights Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as one of the many featured groups supporting the event, all working to make a meaningful…
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#NoExcuse for US Investors: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the World of Work
Tags Share As we await the impacts of the new administration’s economic policies, institutional investors and asset managers can strengthen their portfolios by proactively addressing gender-based violence and harassment within both their workplaces and investments. Violence and harassment persists across the supply chain, with one in five workers reporting such experiences—and the financial sector is…
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Charting the Course: Q&A with Tom Dinapoli, NYS Comptroller
Tags Share The urgency for action on the climate crisis continues to grow: July marked the 13th consecutive month that global average temperatures set new monthly records, and the 12th consecutive month of temperatures being 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The potential for even more record-breaking months ahead should underscore that climate change is a material risk…
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RFK Compass Investors Panel calls for urgency to address climate change
Tags Share Investors remain firmly committed to supporting the energy transition that favors renewables and supporting the businesses that do right by doing good for the environment, panel experts agreed while speaking at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Summer Investors Conference. AP6 CEO Katarina Staaf, who joined three others on the panel, cited…
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“What Gets Measured Gets Managed”: Investing in Equity & Navigating DEIA Realities
Tags Share Just a few years after the murder of George Floyd and a surge of corporate commitments to promoting equity, business leaders and politicians have slashed DEI roles in their companies, introduced anti-ESG and anti-DEI bills in local and state legislatures. This has been coupled with efforts to overturn affirmative action in universities and…
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RFK Human Rights’ Compass Investors and Lenox Park Solutions to Launch 2024 Alpha Equity Survey
Tags Share RFK Human Rights’ Compass Investors program is proud to announce its ongoing collaboration with Lenox Park Solutions to advance inclusion initiatives globally, with the launch of the 2024 RFK Compass Investors’ Alpha Equity Survey, the results of which will allow for meaningful year-over-year analysis. In 2023, RFK Compass Investors partnered with Lenox Park…
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