Identify and assess human rights and social risks in your portfolio: a data-driven approach

Overview

Location: In person, Delta Hotels Toronto

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Time: 8:00 - 11:00

Summary

Background

Accurately identifying and managing climate- and nature-related risks still remains a challenge for investors, yet increasing reputational scrutiny, stakeholder pressure and a greater understanding of the interconnectedness of risks mean that human rights due diligence has already become the next frontier for the financial industry. Emerging frameworks (e.g. TISFD) and best practice approaches, including from the UNPRI, highlight the significance of accurately assessing social risks.

However, investors need the tools to confidently identify the civil, political and labour rights or human security risks in their portfolios – where these risks are most salient and which companies and assets are most affected. Drawing on our Asset Risk Exposure Analytics (AREA), we discuss how assessing human rights risk exposure at the asset level across the public equity universe addresses a longstanding gap in granular, comprehensive human rights due diligence, empowering investors and banks to make more informed investment and lending decisions, engage more effectively with corporates, and meet reporting requirements.

This is a closed event and will not be recorded. Out of respect to our members, Chatham House rules will apply.

What you will learn:

• How to successfully operationalise PRI recommendations on human rights due diligence using robust country and industry data analytics and use outcomes for better risk management, reporting and engagement
• The critical role of asset-level locational risks and context in shaping both the dependencies and the impacts of the companies in your portfolio
• Our approach to assessing sovereign sustainability and our outlook for social and human rights risks across developed and emerging markets

Speakers