I’m currently teaching a three-week course in Oxford University’s master’s program in international human rights law, and each year I organize a film screening. This year I chose Oxfam America’s documentary, Hold the Line.
With a very busy month behind us, we’ve now had a chance to pull together some reflections on our Soil Wealth Capital Convening, which we held in Durham on April 22, Earth Day – and Croatan Institute’s 12th birthday.
Liz Umlas, Senior Fellow at Croatan Institute and senior advisor at IndustriALL Global Union, offers insights on the repercussions of the "green energy transition" and ways investors can make a change.
This week marks 10 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. Over 1,100 garment workers were killed and more than 2,500 others were injured in this industrial disaster. A decade after this preventable tragedy, where are we in addressing persistent human rights violations in global supply chains? This blog will flag just three things.
This view is published jointly by Croatan Institute and the US SIF Foundation and cites survey response data collected for the 2022 Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. The publication date marks the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Demanding Due Diligence: The 9th OECD Garment and Footwear Due Diligence Forum Written by Elizabeth UmlasFebruary 21, 2023The foundation for the annual OECD garment and footwear forum, held last week…
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas discusses an investor webinar co-hosted by IndustriALL Global Union and the UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas comments on the lack of social protections supply chain workers around the world face, particularly in the garment and textile sector.
Senior Fellow Liz Umlas reflects on the 10th annual UN Business and Human Rights (BHR) Forum and the need for radical change.
Liz Umlas pens a piece on her reflections from the Animal Law Conference hosted by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF).