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News

  • 29 November 2022

    Shared Prosperity: The Investor Case for Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

    This brief explains why respect for the fundamental labour rights of collective bargaining and freedom of association is important to investors.
    For information on the PRI in Person Side event, click here.
    When workers come together in a trade union, they can effect meaningful changes in (...)

  • 26 April 2022

    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 (...)

  • 15 April 2021

    CWC Statement for Investors on the Union Election at Amazon’s Facility in Bessemer, Alabama

    On April 15th, 2021, the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital issued a statement that describes how Amazon’s anti-union campaign at its Bessemer, Alabama facility interfered with its workers’ internationally recognized rights to freedom of association.
    The statement lays out the steps that (...)

  • 7 July 2020

    Amazon In-Depth: Work, Rights and Risks at Amazon.com, Inc.

    Amid Amazon.com Inc.’s (“Amazon”) rapid growth, worrying patterns with respect to employee health and safety, infringement of international labour standards, and aversion to collective bargaining have emerged. This investor report provides an overview of Amazon and describes workforce risks in its (...)

  • 29 June 2020

    Investor Brief: Grupo México

    This investor brief summarizes environmental, social, and governance risks at Grupo México, the third largest copper mining company in the world. Grupo México’s wholly-owned subsidiary ASARCO operates copper mines, a smelter, a refinery and processing plants in the United States.
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Documents

  • 26 April 2020

    Investor Brief: Amazon.com, Inc. and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Amazon’s explosive growth has accelerated as a result of COVID-19 public health restrictions, creating new stress on the company’s operations. The company faces challenges in keeping its workforce, its customers, and the communities it serves safe - challenges that are amplified under increased (...)

  • 7 May 2019

    Trustee Brief: Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER)

    This brief summarizes some key considerations and risks associated with a potential investment in Uber. It includes steps trustees can take and questions you can bring forward to your boards, consultants, managers and staff.
    Please note that this brief was published on May 7, 2019.
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  • 15 February 2019

    Maritime Union of Australia BHP Investor Brief

    Investor alert issued in February 2019.

  • 20 April 2018

    CWC Investor Brief: Glencore Plc (LSE: GLEN | JSE: GLN)

    Glencore’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices may expose investors to reputational and operational risks that could impact the company’s long term performance. Furthermore, under the OECD Guidelines for MNEs, investors have a responsibility to conduct due diligence to ensure (...)

  • 8 November 2015

    Roadmap on Responsible Tax Practices by Pension Funds

    The Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) has released a roadmap on how tax evasion and corporate tax planning risks can be integrated in responsible investment practices. The CWC roadmap follows on a Global Union Call for Responsible Tax Practices signed by 45 trade union bodies (...)
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