Investment
Michael Goldhaber
REPORT: Making ESG Real: A Return to ...

Our latest report, “Making ESG Real: A Return to Values-Driven Investing,” explains the historical wrong turn taken by ESG investors, and proposes ways to re-prioritize the protection of the environment and society.

REPORT: Making ESG Real: A Return to Values-Driven Investing
Technology
Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat
REPORT: Reality Check: How to Protect Human ...

Our latest report, “Reality Check: How to Protect Human Rights in the 3D Immersive Web,” explains the risks to privacy and safety exacerbated by immersive technologies and recommends steps tech companies and the government can take to minimize those risks.

REPORT: Reality Check: How to Protect Human Rights in the 3D Immersive Web
Technology
Paul M. Barrett and Justin Hendrix
REPORT: Safeguarding AI: Addressing the Risks ...

Our latest report, Safeguarding AI: Addressing the Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence, identifies he risks related to generative AI and recommends steps tech companies and the government can take to minimize those risks.

REPORT: Safeguarding AI: Addressing the Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat
REPORT: Gaming the System: How Extremists ...

Our latest report, Gaming The System: How Extremists Exploit Gaming Sites And What Can Be Done To Counter Them, describes how extremist actors are exploiting online gaming sites to disseminate violent ideologies, network with like-minded people, and perpetrate real-world harm. The report recommends concrete steps the gaming and gaming-adjacent industries should take to counter such exploitation and avoid serious harm to users and society.

REPORT: Gaming the System: How Extremists Exploit Gaming Sites And What Can Be Done About It
Manufacturing
Natasja Sheriff Wells & Chana Rosenthal
REPORT: A BROKEN PARTNERSHIP: HOW CLOTHING ...

Our latest report on global supply chains and manufacturing coincides with the tenth anniversary of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013. In the decade since Rana Plaza, garment factory safety in Bangladesh has improved. But global apparel brands and retailers continue to put exploitative economic pressure on factory owners.

REPORT: A BROKEN PARTNERSHIP: HOW CLOTHING BRANDS EXPLOIT SUPPLIERS AND HARM WORKERS – AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT

Data Analysis

Research Brief: NO RIGHTS WITHOUT REMEDIES — AN ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE REMEDY CHANNELS

Research Brief: NO RIGHTS WITHOUT REMEDIES — AN ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE REMEDY CHANNELS

The Center finds that a quarter of the 369 companies we analyzed publicly committed to respecting human rights without implementing any means to pursue remedies or address violations.

Research Brief: ESTIMATING THE TRUE COST OF REMEDIATING THE READY MADE GARMENT INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH

Research Brief: ESTIMATING THE TRUE COST OF REMEDIATING THE READY MADE GARMENT INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH

Four years after Rana Plaza, the majority of factories still have major electrical, structural, and fire safety deficiencies, and the sector lacks adequate funding to resolve them. The Center suggests a starting point for addressing these serious problems.

Research Brief: BANGLADESH FACTORY SAFETY - FOUR YEARS AFTER RANA PLAZA

Research Brief: BANGLADESH FACTORY SAFETY - FOUR YEARS AFTER RANA PLAZA

The Accord and Alliance programs have one year left in their collective efforts to make the Bangladeshi garment industry safe and sustainable. What have they have achieved to date and what remains to be done?

Research Brief: FOREIGN FUNDING COMMITMENTS FOR BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR

Research Brief: FOREIGN FUNDING COMMITMENTS FOR BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR

In Bangladesh, over 5 million people work in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry. Despite the quarter of a billion dollars in funding after the Rana Plaza collapse committed to improve the industry, progress on fixing factories is slow. 

Research Brief: COMPARING RESOURCES OF HUMAN RIGHTS MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES

Research Brief: COMPARING RESOURCES OF HUMAN RIGHTS MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES

Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) have become the default response to governance gaps in different industry settings, ranging from private security providers to apparel to information and communication technology. To effectively close these gaps, MSIs require resources and capacity to implement the agreements and procedures that their members negotiate.

Garment Factories in Bangladesh: Interactive Map

Garment Factories in Bangladesh: Interactive Map

Using data made available following the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2013, this map displays where garment factories are located and how many (or how few) factories foreign brands acknowledge as part of their supply chains. Almost three million workers are excluded from the building and safety programs initiated by foreign brands in the wake of Rana Plaza.