{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Responsibility of Investing","title":"The Investor Imperative: Human rights 15 years on from the UNGPs","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2665,"description":"In this episode, Nathan Fabian, Chief Sustainable Systems Officer at the PRI, is joined by Elisabeth Andvig, Senior Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management, and Robert Lewenson, Head of Responsible Investment at Old Mutual Investment Group, to mark 15 years since the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were endorsed.\nTogether, they reflect on how investor practice has evolved, the progress companies have made in embedding human rights due diligence, and the challenges that remain as investors navigate geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruption and the transition to a more sustainable global economy.\nOverview:15 years after the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles, human rights have become a core consideration for responsible investors. Yet implementation remains uneven, particularly when it comes to due diligence, access to remedy and adapting to an increasingly complex global environment.\nThis episode explores how investors can strengthen human rights stewardship, support a just transition and help ensure long-term value creation while respecting the rights of people across global supply chains.\nDetailed coverage:How investor practice has evolved\nThe guests reflect on how awareness of the UNGPs has grown over the past 15 years, with human rights moving from a niche sustainability issue to an increasingly integrated part of investment stewardship and corporate governance.\nHuman rights due diligence in practice\nThe conversation explores the progress companies have made in embedding due diligence processes, alongside the challenges investors face in assessing risks across large, global portfolios and complex supply chains.\nA changing policy landscape\nNathan, Elisabeth and Robert discuss the impact of geopolitical fragmentation, evolving regulation and shifting global supply chains on responsible investment and human rights implementation.\nAccess to remedy and investor responsibility\nThe episode examines why...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/L6mO_rGCcHVdmsXnDG7OguQrs7e4l3o-iptSVtpAbL4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNjhh/NmViMjNkN2Q1NTk4/ZDkzZDZmNDY0N2Y0/MzU1Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}