The TUC and the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital (CWC) are running a workshop for trustees of UK pension schemes on the social impact of investing.

This in-person event will be taking place in Congress House on the afternoon of 8^th June, and will focus on how asset owners can engage with investee companies and asset managers to promote high labour standards.

Sessions will cover:

• The CWC Baseline Expectations for Asset Managers on Fundamental Labour Rights and how asset owners can use this tool to hold asset managers to account
• Good practices to enable UK-based asset owners to uphold responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights
• The work of the Trade Union Share Owners organisation to develop voting and engagement guidelines for trade union funds, and run targeted campaigns on poor employment practices
• The Taskforce on Social Factors launched by the government in February this year, and how asset owners can influence policy development

Agenda

13:30 - Introducing the ‘S’ in ESG 

14:05 - What are UK unions doing help asset owners raise labour standards? 

14:45 - Break

16:00 - Wrap up/next steps

16:15 - Finish

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