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August 2022 Newsletter

Our fourth newsletter features our new research report, “What is DEI? Market Signals of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” that analyzes…

August 22, 2022

Columbia University Data Science Institute Features Our Work

In July our work with the Data for Good Scholars of Columbia University’s Data Science Institute was featured on the…

August 2, 2022

Our data science code and keyword dictionaries now publicly available

Our team’s data science code and keyword dictionaries are publicly available on Github and can be accessed at this link.…

June 3, 2022

Rights CoLab at Truvalue Labs’ Academic Roundtable

On  April 5, Truvalue Labs hosted an Academic Roundtable featuring the latest research on ESG trends and events. Raiha Khan…

April 5, 2022

New Series: Meet the Data Science Team

In this interview series, data science team members tell us about their experience working to automate research on the financial…

January 25, 2022

October 2021 Newsletter

Our third newsletter features progress made by our data team in finding evidence to extend DEI metrics across a wider…

October 4, 2021

Value Reporting Foundation Interviews Rights CoLab for “Today in Market Feedback” Series

As part of VRF’s “Today in Market Feedback” blog, Greg Waters, Associate Director, interviewed Rights CoLab’s Joanne Bauer, Paul Rissman,…

September 30, 2021

Rights CoLab and Value Reporting Foundation Sign MOU

Rights CoLab is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Value Reporting Foundation in August…

September 27, 2021

Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking: The Podcast

Joanne Bauer features in episode 7 of the FAST Podcast, which focuses on the changing disclosure and due diligence landscape,…

July 2, 2021

June 2021 Newsletter

In our second newsletter, we share latest updates from our work to strengthen SASB’s ESG standards, with global labor experts,…

June 18, 2021

Rights CoLab and Partners Call for Stronger Just Transition Indicator

Drawing on insights from the SASB Project,  Rights CoLab, together with Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Interfaith Center on…

March 11, 2021

Expert Group letter to SASB covered by Responsible Investor

Responsible Investor reports on the public letter to SASB, drafted and facilitated by Rights CoLab and signed by Expert Group…

February 17, 2021

January 2021 Newsletter

In our first newsletter, we share project updates from the first-ever civil society collaboration with SASB. Learn about our efforts…

January 28, 2021

Invitation for Labor Rights Experts to Participate in SASB’s Consultation

SASB has opened a stakeholder consultation for the Human Capital Management Preliminary Framework. Companies, investors, and subject matter experts working…

January 28, 2021

SASB Issues Guidance on Preparing Human Capital Management Disclosures

SASB’s Human Capital Bulletin provides an overview of the human capital-related topics and metrics in SASB’s 77 industry-specific Standards to…

December 8, 2020

“Modern Slavery: Investment Risks and Opportunities” Webinar

Joanne Bauer discusses the research collaboration with SASB at the FAST Expert Investment Seminar, “Modern Slavery: Investment Risks and Opportunities.”…

November 13, 2020

Data Science Project to Expand Evidence on Labor-Related Human Rights Risks

In partnership with SASB, our data science project uses natural language processing, machine learning, and other data science techniques to…

October 1, 2020

New Report: Evidence of Corporate Risk of Harms to Workers in Their Value Chains

Evidence from across a number of industries points to the negative impact labor abuses within a company’s supply chain can…

September 30, 2020