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RIAA's benchmarking impact investing series
This is a series of benchmark reports providing comprehensive insights into the impact investing market in Australia. It covers investor motivations, market size, and performance metrics, aiding stakeholders in understanding and enhancing their impact investment strategies.
'Signals of seriousness' for human rights due diligence
This discussion draft proposes a list of "signals of seriousness" that could inform administrative assessments of companies' HRDD efforts under potential EU legislation. The document provides comprehensive guidance on human rights and environmental due diligence and highlights key features of HRDD practices, offering critical insights to regulators seeking to enforce the proposed legislation.
Toward a G20 framework for artificial intelligence in the workplace
This report advocates for creating a high-level, G20 framework using a set of principles for the introduction and management of big data and AI in the workplace. The paper identifies main issues and suggests two paths towards adoption.
Top 10 principles for ethical artificial intelligence
This report provides 10 principles for ethical artificial intelligence. From transparency in decision-making to ensuring a just transition and support for fundamental freedoms and rights, the report aims to empower workers and maintain a healthy balance of power in the workplace.
The state of AI governance in Australia
This report reveals that Australian organisations lack structured governance around AI systems. Corporate leaders should invest in expertise, create a comprehensive AI strategy, implement addressing risks and support a human-centered culture. The appropriate governance of AI systems is critical for corporate leaders to mitigate risks.
The impact of digital technology on human rights in Europe and Central Asia
This report examines the impact of digital technology and artificial intelligence on human rights in Europe and Central Asia, with a particular focus on the use of data protection and legislative frameworks. It provides an overview of the relevant international and regional initiatives, and analyses the applicable legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks.
Safety by design: Model clauses for due diligence arrangements and funding agreements
This document provides model clauses for due diligence arrangements and funding agreements related to eSafety for startups. It includes pre-conditions for funding agreements, covering policies, staffing, training, and external communication. Additionally, the document urges startups to complete the eSafety assessment tool and implement safety by design measures.
Rights-respecting investment in technology companies
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.
Human rights risks in tech: Engaging and assessing human rights risks arising from technology company business models
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.
Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI
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.
Ethically aligned design: A vision for prioritising human well-being with autonomous and intelligent systems
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.
Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Privacy and data protection
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.
Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Political participation
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.
Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Freedom of opinion and expression
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.
Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Conflict and security
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.
Engaging the ICT sector on human rights: Child 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.