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  • 11 December 2019

    Asset Manager Accountability in Action: First Super puts Orbis Investment Advisory on watch over ESG concerns at XPO Logistics

    This week, the board of Australian superannuation fund First Super placed Orbis Investment Advisory on a watch list due to its poor investment stewardship at US-based XPO Logistics, Inc (NYSE: XPO).
    Citing concerns that it is exposed to significant legal, regulatory and reputational risks in (...)

  • 22 November 2019

    Progress in the CWC Engagement with UBS

    Recent developments suggest that the CWC asset manager accountability (AMA) initiative is starting to bear fruit for workers on the ground.
    Since September, the CWC has been coordinating meetings between Swiss asset manager UBS and trustees from Australian, Finnish, Dutch and US pension fund (...)

  • 16 October 2019

    CWC October 2019 Newsletter

    In our October newsletter: CWC Conference recap, Responsible Investor article on the CWC, report-back from the PRI in Person, CWC Asset Manager Accountability Initiative, XPO on notice, news from national participants and more.
    The 2019 CWC Conference: CWC Conference Recap: Putting asset (...)

  • 1 October 2019

    The 2019 CWC Workers’ Capital Conference: Putting asset owners in the driver’s seat

    The theme of the 2019 CWC Workers’ Capital Conference focused on a concern shared by trustees and trade union delegates from across the world: a need to improve accountability in the investment chain so that workers’ deferred retirement savings are invested in a way that improves workers’ lives (...)

  • 28 August 2019

    2019 CWC Conference: Important travel and event information

    This page contains information on registration, the schedule and hotel options for the 2019 Workers’ Capital Conference in Paris, France. Please note that this conference will take place in two different venues: The AG2R LaMondiale on Sunday, September 8 and the OECD Headquarters and Conference (...)
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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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