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Safety by design: Investment checklist

eSafety Commissioner
This investment checklist is a concise guidance document, aimed at investors and venture capitalists considering whether to invest in tech companies. The checklist presents a 12-point criteria touching on design and provision of services, community guidance, safety reviews, user tools, and proactive steps to inform users about safety policies.
Research
18 January 2021

Rights-respecting investment in technology companies

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
This briefing highlights the potential human rights impact of technological advancements and the responsibility of institutional investors to mitigate these risks. Based on the UN Guiding Principles, investors should implement human rights policies, assess risks and divest from companies with inadequate human rights practices.
Research
27 January 2021

Report of COMEST on robotics ethics

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
COMEST has released a report on robotics ethics which covers the history, development, and social impact of robots. It also offers recommendations for the ethical use of robotics.
Research
14 September 2017

Human rights risks in tech: Engaging and assessing human rights risks arising from technology company business models

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
This tool outlines strategies for investors to assess technology companies’ responsibility to respect human rights. It includes questions addressing engagement on specific business model features that may create human rights risks and an evaluation framework to assess company responses.
Research
30 March 2023

Generative artificial intelligence in finance: Risk considerations

International Monetary Fund
Generative AI is a subset of AI/ML that creates new content. It offers enhancements to efficiency and customer experience, as well as advantages to risk management and compliance reporting. However, the deployment of GenAI in the financial sector requires the industry to recognise and mitigate the technology's risks comprehensively; financial institutions must strengthen their cybersecurity and regulatory oversight capacities.
Research
22 August 2023

Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI

European Commission
The European Commission's AI High-Level Expert Group has released their Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. The report provides a framework for creating lawful, ethical, and robust AI systems throughout the system's life cycle. The guidelines focus on respect for human autonomy, prevention of harm, fairness, and explicability.
Research
8 April 2019

Ethically aligned design: A vision for prioritising human well-being with autonomous and intelligent systems

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
This report is a call-to-action for technologists to align creation of autonomous and intelligent systems to defined values and ethical principles prioritising human well-being. Emphasising the importance of embedding values and morals into these systems, it discusses a range of topics, including job automation, personal data protection, A/IS education, law, and more.
Research
6 December 2017

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Privacy and data protection

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This report provides sector-wide risk assessment on privacy and data protection in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. It includes international standards and salient issues to consider when engaging with ICT companies, the "business case" for privacy and data protection, and investor guidance for engaging ICT companies.
Research
6 March 2020

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Political participation

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This ICT sector-wide risk assessment examines potential impacts on the salient human rights issue of political participation. It presents international standards, discusses the use of ICT in politics, and offers human rights guidance for businesses to follow. Additionally, the report highlights risks and offers stakeholder-engagement suggestions and investor efforts to mitigate negative impacts.
Research
1 April 2020

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Freedom of opinion and expression

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This report assesses freedom of opinion (FOE) and expression risks in the ICT sector. It identifies negative impacts and provides guidance for companies and investors on how to respect and promote FOE.
Research
6 March 2020

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Discrimination

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This report examines the risks of discrimination in the Information and Communication Technologies sector and its impact on human rights. It provides company guidance on eliminating discrimination and promoting inclusion, as well as investor guidelines for holding companies accountable.
Research
6 March 2020

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Conflict and security

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This report provides an overview of the main human rights instruments and adverse impacts of the ICT sector in conflict-affected areas, emphasising its role in promoting security and other human rights while highlighting the potential risks of new technologies in this context. It also includes investor guidance to help evaluate if companies are meeting their human rights responsibilities.
Research
6 March 2020

Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Child rights

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
This briefing explores the risks and opportunities Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) companies face in relation to children's rights. It highlights the importance of adhering to international standards and implementing internal policies and practices that prioritise the most severe impacts on children. Investors are encouraged to hold companies accountable.
Research
27 May 2022

Beyond explainability: A practical guide to managing risk in machine learning models

Future of Privacy Forum (FPF)
This report offers a comprehensive guide for effectively managing risk in machine learning models. It presents a framework that enables data science and compliance teams to create better, more accurate, and more compliant models. The report stresses the importance of understanding the data used by models and implementing three lines of defence to assess and ensure their safety.
Research
22 June 2018

Artificial intelligence: The public policy opportunity

Intel
The artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity is here, and it's transforming industry and society. Governments must create public policy environments that encourage AI innovation, while mitigating negative consequences. This report by Intel outlines several key recommendations necessary to realise the potential of AI and to prepare for this transformative technology.
Research
18 October 2017

AI policy principles

Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
This report outlines the responsibility of industry and governments in promoting responsible development and use of artificial intelligence. The policy principles focus on the integration of principles into the design of AI technologies, investment in AI research and development, and collaboration through public-private partnerships.
Research
25 October 2017
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