@shiftproject

Shift is the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

 New York City
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Joined January 2009
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In this op-ed by Caroline Rees, President and Co-Founder of @Shiftproject, learn about the ways in which companies can apply a #humanrights lens to tackle #inequality and ensure their activities and business relationships uphold basic dignity. @WBCSD tacklinginequality.org/news-…
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JOB ALERT | We are looking for someone who can cultivate and lead strategic relationships with governments, companies, CSOs and funders to drive alignment of standards with the UNGPs. Details at: shiftproject.bamboohr.com/jo…
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🔔 NEW ROLE | Shift is hiring! Role: Senior Advisor - Standards Location: UK, US or NL Type: Full-time Details at: shiftproject.bamboohr.com/jo…
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A new report by @cisl_cambridge, @FightPoverty and @shiftproject indicates living wages not only offer a way out of in-work poverty and help tackle inequality, they also support business resilience, stability and growth. europeancleaningjournal.com/…
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🚨 We are recruiting! 💼 Position: Full-time Advisor 🌎 Location: US, UK or NL ⏲️ Apply by June 20th! Details at: shiftproject.bamboohr.com/jo…
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🎬 “Be part of making the change that is needed to make sure that every worker everywhere realises their right to earn a living wage” - Caroline Rees @shiftproject Our upcoming report on the business case for #LivingWages is coming soon: snipbfp.org/3s5GKVL #BizForEquity
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Two representatives of Alliance for Corporate Transparency, Filip Gregor from @Frank_Bold and David Vermijs from @shiftproject have been appointed to @EFRAG_Org Sustainability Reporting Board ✅ ➡️ bit.ly/3tbp9wv
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The long awaited #SustainableCorporateGovernance initiative will be published soon👏 @RBCwg is organising a webinar to present and discuss the #SCG legislative proposal with a broad range of stakeholders #mHREDD #UNGP #BizHumanRights Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Rachel Davis, @Shiftproject "We want business to engage, to try to solve issues with their suppliers and partners (not to cut them)" #HumanRightsDueDiligence
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Replying to @purposeofcorp @shiftproject
Rachel Davis @Shiftproject in our webinar "ESG Due Diligence": We need remedy - we need to address things when something goes wrong. We need mechanisms in place to address these issues @ECCJorg @SDGBenchmarks @richardhowitt @HeidiHautala
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Join us for a tribute to John Ruggie: 🔸 Mary Ruggie | @Harvard 🔸 Rachel Davis | @shiftproject 🔸 Mathias Risse | @Kennedy_School 🔸 @kathryn_sikkink | @Kennedy_School 🔸 @ARamasastry | @UWSchoolofLaw 🗓️ 12/03 ⏰ 9:00am ET Register ➡️ bit.ly/2ZJ9vwB
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Join us for this webinar assessing the #UNGPs "ten years after", and also to pay tribute to John Ruggie @BizEthicsProf @ProfSuryaDeva @DoroBauPau @CUP_Law #bizhumanrights @bhrwettstein @cbssust
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RED FLAG 15 🚩| Does a company make it a priority to discuss #humanrights before closing a business deal? When engaging in a relationship for the first time, companies have a unique chance to use their leverage to mitigate #bizhumanrights risks. Read 👉 shiftproject.org/resource/re…
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At #SCF21 @DianaChavezPM sat down with Rachel Davis from @ShiftProject, @WPalmerSport from @Dartmouth & Alex McLin from Gymnastics Ethics Foundation 👇 to explore what catalyses change and how cultures can evolve to embrace responsible sport. #HumanRights 🎞 Watch full session 👇

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🚩 NEW | How can you tell if a company is truly WIRED to respect human rights? Announcing the launch of our Business Model Red Flag series. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we feature each of the 24 flags. Or take a look at the entire collection at: bit.ly/3Ee4Y3V
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Book now ‘Human Rights Due Diligence and Systemic Inequalities 25 Oct 📌Session 2 Spks @danberezowsky Barnali Choudhury @UCLlaws @profErikaGeorge Harpreet Kaur @hkaur0304 Charmika Samaradiwakera-Wijesundara, James Sinclair Ethical Innovations 📌Details buff.ly/3iQSmqU
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SocialValueInt: We are thrilled to announce that President & CEO of @shiftproject will be joining us at #SocialValueMatters2021 for a discussion into the importance of transforming the way we account for value, to protect people & the planet. Join Caroli… xitter.cf/SocialValueInt/status/…
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Book now ‘Human Rights Due Diligence and Systemic Inequalities ⚖️ 25 Oct: The UNGPs and Systemic Inequalities 🎤 Spks Michael Addo @manel_chibane @ClooneyFDN Rachel Davis @shiftproject Bonita Meyersfeld Krishnendu Mukherjee @KMhumanrights Details buff.ly/3lfL41N
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"The genius of the UNGPs - and that's the genius of John Ruggie - is that the state duty to protect human rights sits separately from the responsibility of organisations to respect human rights, though it's ideal if those align." Rachel Davis - @shiftproject #SCF21
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At this morning's @WBCSD / @UNDESA #CSO #HLPF2021 NA meeting: Alyssa Auberger (CSO @bakermckenzie), Andreas Eggenberg (Chairman, @Masisa_Chile) & Caroline Rees (Pres./Co-founder, @shiftproject) spoke with @fveglio & @wolframald on realizing shared prosperity for all! #Vision2050
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