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December 14, 2020
Sustainability Unwrapped: Is human rights a happy topic?
<p>Human rights impact of business activities is one of the hot topics of today. While the discussion has roots as far back as the times of Dutch East India Company (early 17th century), the landscape is still rocky and contentious, and different types of tensions embedded in the discussion are hard to escape.</p> <p>Human rights issues, particularly within the context of companies’ supply chains, have been broadly recognized. However, since supply chains are increasingly located in Global South, the responsibility of addressing them has been a hot potato few companies have been willing to ‘own’ fully.</p> <p>The approaches companies have adopted to various human rights challenges they face through their activities are varied, as there is no binding regulation that would steer the companies in these aspects. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were launched in 2011, but still, nine years later, there is little concordance as to the level and means business enterprises implement these guidelines. This has spurred on the growing interest in this topic and given rise to new ideas of how to go about charting the terrain.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Also, Finland has taken a closer look at the Finnish business’ human rights performance in an ongoing SIHTI-project, which has used the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) methodology to obtain a comprehensive and in-depth overview of how Finnish companies are fulfilling their human rights responsibility.</p> <p>The SIHTI-report will be published on 18 January 2021, and a corresponding publishing event will be streamed online on 26 January at 9-11 am. The event will be held in Finnish, and you can register <a href="http://bit.ly/37McfJB" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>This interesting podcast, which features discussion between the project research team, discusses both SIHTI, the CHRB-methodology, and human rights questions in relation to business activities in a broader sense. It is hosted by <strong>Nikodemus Solitander,</strong> Director of Centre for Corporate Responsibility (CCR) at Hanken with guests <strong>Jaana Vormisto</strong>, Managing Director at FIANT Consulting and <strong>Suvi Halttula</strong>, Founder and Senior Advisor at 3bility Consulting.</p>
December 7, 2020
Sustainability Unwrapped: ESG investing, Institutional Investors, and Active Ownership
<p>For many investors, the financial outcome of their investments is not their only objective. Some investors are also interested in the impact and role of their investments in promoting sustainability and responsible actions.</p> <p>Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing is a term for investments aiming for long-term positive impact on society and the environment with positive financial returns. For instance, the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock recently stated in their 2020 Letter to Our Clients that “sustainability should be our new standard for investing”. They see especially climate risk as a transition and investment risk for investors, and for their portfolios. Sustainability-oriented portfolios can provide higher risk-adjusted returns. On efficient markets, returns are viewed as compensation for taking on risks, and therefore sustainability-oriented investing should not yield excess returns.</p> <p>The Bank of Finland (BoF) has had responsible investment practices in place for several years. It takes into account the risks and sustainability aspects related to investment activities. By signing the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in December 2019, BoF committed to incorporating environmental and social, and corporate governance issues into its investment decisions and ownership policies and practices.</p> <p>One might ask, is ESG investing about achieving higher risk-adjusted returns? Can responsible investing work to mitigate risks during poor economic times for investors, i.e., work as a kind of insurance against bad times? How does the BoF actually implement responsible investment strategy?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find out answers to these and other timely questions by listening <strong>Niclas Meyer</strong>, post-doctoral researcher at Hanken with <strong>Anna Hyrske</strong>, Principal Responsibility Specialist at Asset Management Department, Bank of Finland <a href="https://bit.ly/3lRK0hk" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">podcast</a> on ESG investing!</p>
December 7, 2020
Sustainability Unwrapped: How can volunteering promote sustainability mindset?
<p>Volunteering is defined as a free act of an individual or a group to give time and/or service to others. It’s about taking action for issues that feel important to oneself.</p> <p>Volunteering has often been criticized for being harmful in certain contexts or being motivated by egoism. While the former is problematic, is the latter also a problem? Should volunteering be purely altruistic?</p> <p>At the same time, there has been a lack of sense of community and increased polarization in different societies across the world. We are also facing a climate crisis and many other sustainability challenges. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased isolation and has also led us to question many things about our existence, communities, and societies.</p> <p>This raises many questions! Is there a need to look at volunteering differently especially in the context of sustainable development? Has the COVID-19 pandemic put volunteering in a different light? What are the benefits of volunteering for individuals, companies, communities, and societies as a whole?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Get answers to these and many more interesting questions in this <a href="https://bit.ly/2Li76S1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">podcast </a>hosted by <strong>Marisun Gajitos</strong>, Lecturer at the Centre for Languages and Business Communication at Hanken. Marisun teams up with <strong>Henrietta Grönlund</strong>, Professor of Urban Theology from the University of Helsinki, <strong>Daniela Sumelius</strong>, Hanken alumni and Client Development Manager at the Publicis Groupe agency CJ Affiliate and <strong>Kaisa Vainikka</strong>, Social Responsibility Manager at UPM for a very insightful conversation.</p> <p>Let’s remember</p> <blockquote>‘’If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together’’!</blockquote> <blockquote>African proverb<br> </blockquote>
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