An investor HREDD precision tool for evaluating meaningful engagement with rights holders within portfolios
June 11, 2025 – Rights CoLab is pleased to announce the launch of the beta version of Stakeholder Engagement Guide, now available on the Investor HREDD Precision Tools website. The Guide is developed in collaboration with EIRIS Foundation, ESG Inteligente, Heartland Initiative, BSR, and PRI.
Grounded in authoritative stakeholder engagement frameworks, the Guide introduces four Pillars and seven Effectiveness Criteria to help investors determine whether their portfolio company’s stakeholder engagement practices are robust, reciprocal, and secure. It aims to support investors’ efforts to:
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improving engagement
- Understand how companies integrate stakeholder feedback into their risk management systems
- Evaluate engagement strategies in high-risk or conflict-affected areas
Alongside succinct explanations of each Effectiveness Criterion, the Guide contains questions investors can ask portfolio companies and answers they should look for, as well as sector-specific and worker-specific considerations.
What’s Next:
In the coming weeks, Rights CoLab will be announcing Learning & Feedback opportunities for investors to trial the tool. Based on these sessions we will refine the Guide, which we expect to publish in its final form at the end of the year.
We will also be incorporating additional content from the forthcoming work of other project partners, including BSR’s guidance on stakeholder engagement in relation to the just transition and PRI’s guidance on direct investor engagement with affected stakeholders.
Also coming soon to the platform is the final version of Certifications Red Flags, featuring a practical checklist to help investors assess the reliability of social certifications. The tool, currently available on the site in beta, helps investors identify red flags and positive indicators in the certification schemes that their portfolio companies use.
The Investor HREDD Precision Tools Project was made possible through the generous support of Generation Foundation; Accountability Accelerator at the Global Commons Alliance, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; and Humanity United.