The INGO Path: Can INGOs Be Better at ‘Shifting the Power?’
When groups in the global south talk about #ShiftThePower, they’re often pointing their fingers at large International NGOs (INGOs). For…
Sustaining and Scaling Social Impact in Africa
In Africa, civil society has emerged as a key stakeholder in the development process and a vital force in strengthening…
Technology and Gaming Innovations Bring New Life to Russian NGOs
While there is significant debate over foreign funding issues and closing civic space in Russia, the key problem of the…
Holding Big Tech to Account
I recently met up with an old friend and colleague who now works in AI. He casually said to me,…
Let’s Avoid an Artificial Intelligentsia
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in commercial, government, and corporate systems that provide services…
The Future of Human Rights Technology
Technology has been extraordinarily effective in reducing distances between people and places, but it has created an increasing distance…
Corporate Structure and Human Rights – a report from the Croatan Forum
“Why should the citizens of this world keep companies around whose sole purpose is the enrichment of a…
Has Their Time Come? A Tale of Two Corporate Responsibility Movements
Amid the many calls for corporations to become socially responsible, two 21st-century movements stand out as being particularly serious about…
Can Benefit Corporations Fix What’s Wrong with Business and Human Rights?
Despite all the progress made since the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted the landmark UN Guiding…
Share-yngitis: Has Your Non-Profit Lost Its Shareholder Voice?
In late 2018, Chief Investment Officer Magazine announced the winners of their 2018 Industry Innovation Awards. The award…
Rise of the Shadow ESG Regulators
Rissman and Kearney’s post, and the law review article it summarizes, makes the case that the participation of the world’s…
CSO-Investor Dialogue Table
Investors and civil society professionals need to talk. Investors have become better attuned to the risks of human rights harms…
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