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I'm looking forward to attending the #PRIinPerson conference next week in my own backyard of Toronto! For investors or colleagues interested in discussions on promoting respect for workers’ rights in investment stewardship, here's my list of can't miss events in the city next week: 1) ❇ The CWC's 2024 Annual Conference❇ from October 7-8 will connect over 100 trustees and trade unions colleagues from around the world to discuss the responsible investment of workers' capital. This year’s keynote speaker John Coates, author of "The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything", is primed to spur discussions on how collective action can shift the financial landscape, ensuring that workers' rights are prioritized in the face of concentrated power. 2) ❇ The Labour Rights Investor Network's (LRIN) side event at the PRI on Supporting Investor Stewardship on Trade Union Rights ❇ is taking place on Wednesday October 9th at 8am. With case studies on Tesla and Starbucks, and insights from experts like John Adler, Kiran Aziz, Delaney Greig, and Aleksandar Zuza, the event promises to offer practical guidance for engaging companies on labour rights risks. Breakfast will be provided - you can register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/guf2yUwK 3) ❇ The PRI's break-out session on Two Years of 'Advance': Lessons Learnt on Using Stewardship to Tackle Human Rights Issues ❇ will underscore the critical role of engaging with affected stakeholders, like workers and trade unions, to support investors' understanding of companies' human rights impact. After working on the initiative's technical advisory committee since its inception, I'm thrilled to moderate the panel with my dear colleagues, Liz Umlas, Igor Kareld Díaz López, Mary Beth Gallagher, Wilhelm H Mohn and Nabylah Abo dehman. What excites me most is the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers. If you’re attending any of these events, I’d love to connect. There’s so much to learn and share. #PRIinPerson #ESG #ResponsibleInvestment #LabourRights #InvestorStewardship #TradeUnionRights #SustainableFinance

We’re excited to be hosting 2024's Democratic Business Summit in Cardiff with inspiring partners like Cwmpas, Co-operatives UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Leading Lives, and Anthony Collins Solicitors. This year’s Summit is perfectly poised to influence the government's commitment to "double the size of the co-operative and mutual economy" – so make sure you’re part of expanding democracy in business and communities. Join us to develop a movement-wide approach to: + How can we secure the investment we need to grow the sector? + What would a strong ecosystem of democratic business support look like? + What kinds of  evidence and research can most effectively make the case for a democratic economy/democratic business? + What does our business movement want from the new government? 3 December 2024 from 10am to 4pm 👇 Link to the event info and tickets in the comments below

We've given a lot of thought to mission-driven approaches to government and social innovation, and how to help organisations become more ambitious, evidence-based and effective. In this publication, colleagues at our parent organisation Nesta and Institute for Government offer some thoughts on what a mission-driven approach to government means and how it can be delivered. https://lnkd.in/eXvdrRE4

We at r3.0 engaged in depth with the Corporate Racial Equity Alliance (CREA) over that past few years, to support them in developing a set of corporate performance standards that integrate racial and economic equity thresholds, and tie in to corporate duties & obligations to manage their impacts on rightsholders sustainably. CREA is hosting an important Webinar next week (on 20 May) introducing the draft standards and opening up an extended public comment period. I'm particularly excited to hear from Mahlet Getachew of PolicyLink, who has been leading the development of these standards (which she will be speaking about at the r3.0 Conference this fall in the thresholds & allocations session https://lnkd.in/eTN-QBAf ) Other key players in the standards development who will be speaking include Ashley Marchand Orme of JUST Capital and Kendra Berenson of FSG. And we deeply appreciate the participation of Jocelyn Corbett of PolicyLink & Christine Auwarter of FSG representing CREA in our Global Thresholds & Allocations Network. I strongly encourage folks to attend this Webinar, and participate in the public comment period for these pioneering standards. https://lnkd.in/e7n68mQz

Great article Tom Rathborn, I welcome your more balanced view- from my perspective media coverage has been pretty negative. Still in first 100 days after long period in opposition after all!

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Celebrating our top 10 advisers of the week who have gone above and beyond this week! Your dedication to your work is truly inspiring! 👏 #CFDCompanies #GrowWithUs #FinancialAdviser #FinancialAdvice

I've occasionally seen new Chamber offerings that catch fire with members. This was one... I was at a meeting of the Cabarrus Chamber board when a board member approached. “Brian,” she said, “I just love hearing you explain what is happening in policy. I know you write weekly updates, but have you ever thought about recording video updates?” No. I hadn’t. But I started, and the response caught me by surprise. Chamber members that I had never met would approach me like an old friend. They felt a greater connection with the chamber because even if they had not attended a chamber event in a month, someone from the chamber was talking to them each week. Top-level investors would tell me that the information we provided to them about how public policy proposals could impact their business justified their membership. In fact, many increased their investment because of the work that the chamber was doing in advocacy and the way the videos connected members to that work. We highly recommend these updates during the legislative session for a chamber with or without an existing advocacy program. But, how? Let me show you... The video updates I mentioned in my story at the beginning of this post are our clients’ favorite method of updating their membership. Click here to see examples of video updates we've created for many of our chamber clients: https://hubs.la/Q02QjHz_0 P.S. We're offering these video updates for chambers in North and South Carolina for the legislative session starting in January. We have multiple options for customization and budget that we can share with you. Message me if your chamber is interested.

Small businesses are the engine of our economy, employing nearly half of all private sector workers and contributing to every industry. They play a vital role in local economies and communities, and their impact is significant. As we celebrate National Small Business Week, let’s continue to support and appreciate the contributions of small businesses across the nation! #smallbusinessweek #cityofwhittier

📚 Looking for an easy way to prove the positive impact of your projects when making funding applications? 📚 Get in touch to arrange a Teams meeting with Michelle Chapman and find out how The Knowledge Exchange can benefit your organisation! #policy #research #publicsector