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  • 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 (...)

  • 29 April 2021

    Comparison Table: SSGA and BlackRock

    Click below to download a PDF of the comparison table on State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and BlackRock’s incorporation of fundamental labour rights in their stewardship frameworks.
    Full report on BlackRock available here.
    Full report on SSGA available (...)

  • 28 April 2021

    2021 Proxy Season Bulletin

    The CWC invites you to consider the following proposals during the 2021 North American/European Proxy Season. A comprehensive list of key vote recommendations either filed by or supported by CWC participants is provided in the Excel spreadsheet below. This list will be updated on a continual (...)

  • 22 April 2021

    Spotlight on State Street Global Advisors: The Role of Fundamental Labour Rights in Investment Stewardship

    This report, part of the CWC Asset Manager Report Series, evaluates the strength of SSGAs stewardship framework, the impact of its stewardship practices on workers’ rights and its degree of alignment with the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and rights-based frameworks such as the (...)
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Documents

  • 26 October 2022

    Join us at the 2022 CWC Conference in Barcelona, Spain on November 28-29

    From November 28-29, the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital will be holding its annual conference, in person, in Barcelona, Spain. The conference is the premier forum for international collaboration and dialogue between trade unions and pension fund trustees to effect change in the (...)

  • 17 August 2022

    Registration: 2022 Workers’ Capital Conference

    On Nov. 28 and 29, the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital will be holding its annual conference, in person, in Barcelona, Spain.
    The global convening of pension funds trustees, trade union representatives and other stakeholders will take place in the Auditorium of the Confederación (...)

  • 12 July 2022

    Global Trade Unions Release Baseline Expectations for Asset Managers on Fundamental Labour Rights

    The Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) has released its Baseline Expectations for Asset Managers on Fundamental Labour Rights (“CWC Baseline Expectations”). Developed by trade unions and pension fund board members as part of the Asset Manager Accountability Initiative, the CWC (...)

  • 4 May 2022

    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
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