{"id":68113,"date":"2023-10-16T17:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&p=68113"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:59:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:59:07","slug":"submission-to-the-un-working-group-on-business-and-human-rights-inquiry-on-investors-esg-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/submission-to-the-un-working-group-on-business-and-human-rights-inquiry-on-investors-esg-and-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights inquiry on investors, ESG and human rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This report consists of a response to a call for inputs on investors, ESG (environmental, social governance) and human rights by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. It focuses on the climate change-related human rights responsibilities of investors, including both investors’ responsibility to avoid contributing to human rights harms associated with climate change and the need to provide finance for ‘just transitions’ to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This submission argues that there a need for stronger integration between the social and environmental aspects of ESG, particularly in regard to climate action. Such integration can be supported through the application of a human rights lens to climate change, in line with evolving international principles and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n