Incubating the Taskforce on Inequality Related Financial Disclosures, a systemic risk management framework to reduce inequality created by the private sector.
TIFD will be created through collaboration between a wide range of stakeholders including civil society, investors, companies, academics, regulators, and policy makers. Please RT to help us build a bigger network. Why TIFD? 🧵 1/6:
We look forward to joining @theASBN & @UNRISD tomorrow for a panel discussion on UNRISD’s breakthrough SDPI User Manual & hearing from fellow practitioners, including @Delilah917@dennisaprice@ibonzugasti#OwnTheMetrics
Learn more and register here:
https://t.co/RJngOF0XFc
#OwnTheMetrics#webinar
Thursday, May 25, 2023
9am ET (United States)
Join us and the @UnitedNations Research Institute For Social Development (UNRISD) for a panel discussion on UNRISD’s breakthrough SDPI User Manual.
Learn more and register here:
https://t.co/UdaQhbeqV4
1/2 Congratulations to the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group on the publication of “Stocktake of Financial Instruments for Social SDGs” – a stocktaking analysis of financial instruments in use for #impactinvestments targeting Social #SDGs.
https://t.co/30OA6pz40R
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for the “Shining a Light on Older Women” webinar hosted by @amprog tomorrow at 11:30 AM EDT to discuss the multitude of issues faced by older women and explore solutions to improve their lives.
https://t.co/F1WPIikIId
The resolution, Promoting the Social & Solidarity Economy for Sustain. Dev., “offers the tools to confront the great challenges that humanity faces – the reduction of #inequalities & protection of the environment” & will increase the visibility of the social & solidarity economy.
Exciting news from the @UN acknowledging the work social enterprises & others undertake to improve lives & contribute to #SDGs.
https://t.co/BRazqOwzBF
2/2 The report identifies 10 key actions that businesses can take to advance #Equality, which include:
1. Implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
2. Make essential products & services more accessible & affordable
3. Pay & promote #livingwages & incomes
1/2 Inequality is a systemic risk that hurts both society & economy. Last week, @BCTI_WBCSD, powered by @wbcsd, launched its flagship report, unveiling the critical role of the private sector in tackling the #systemicrisk of inequality. #tacklinginequality
https://t.co/50cge6jHga
2/2 “Those looking to fight the inequality crisis are struck by the fact that the people who are affected the most are not considered part of the solutions proposed by political leaders… People want to come up w/ their own solutions & build a new economic system in the process.”
1/2 Nothing about us without us! @jenny_ricks from the @FightInequality argues for the need for systemic change in addressing #inequality in her latest piece in Al Jazeera.
https://t.co/1GyIS3tT0d
3/3 Companies that want to export technologies that have dual use should, however, implement human rights #duediligence as part of their business strategy to address any #financialrisk that may arise as a result.
2/3 The Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative Code of Conduct released at the #SummitForDemocracy will “apply export control tools to prevent the proliferation of goods, software, and technologies that enable serious human rights abuses.”
Persons with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to rising #inequality. In this piece for @Reuters, @DavidGrayson_ asks why #disability is left out of #ESG conversation at sustainable business conferences around the world.
https://t.co/VNXkdB7ALf
Interesting interaction between the #Covid19 pandemic and #inequality - in 2022, 21.3% of persons w/ a disability were employed, up from 19.1% in 2021; 30% of workers w/ a disability were employed part-time, compared w/ 16% for those with no disability.
https://t.co/VhMEvUN3hg
Joining @theASBN & @SocialEcoEU, UNRISD also launched “Own The Metrics,” a global #Social & Solidarity #Economy campaign convening Sustainable Human & Social Capital assets & metrics in 2022, w/ a global stakeholder event planned for Q3/Q4 2023
Stay tuned! https://t.co/RaWy24cSSd
UN Sus. Dev. Performance Indicators (SDPI)- a contribution by @UNRISD transcending the limitations of existing indicators & frameworks by allowing companies to assess sustainability impacts & performance against context-based normative thresholds & transformative change potential
The public consultation period on proposed definitions, strategies, disclosures, & templates for investor contribution is open until April 30.
@Delilah917@amanfeld@mikemccreless
See below for more info and huddle registration links: https://t.co/lfNyg5BvHG
Significant project by Impact Frontiers & @PDI_views to help build a market understanding of how investors contribute to positive and negative impacts, as well as #systematicrisks.