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

Manufacturing

Rana Plaza, Five Years On: Safety of Workers Hangs in Balance in Bangladesh

Rana Plaza, Five Years On: Safety of Workers Hangs in Balance in Bangladesh

Our report, Five Years After Rana Plaza: The Way Forward, was referenced in The Guardian in an article about the deaths caused by fire and building collapse since Rana Plaza.

,

REPORT: Five Years After Rana Plaza: The Way Forward

,
REPORT: Five Years After Rana Plaza: The Way Forward

The Center’s report on factory safety in Bangladesh, Five Years After Rana Plaza: The Way Forward, finds that efforts by Western brands and retailers have resulted in safer factories but thousands of additional facilities still require remediation. 

,

U.S. $1.2 Billion to Cost to Complete Bangladesh Factory Remediation

,
U.S. $1.2 Billion to Cost to Complete Bangladesh Factory Remediation

Just-style quotes our report on the Bangladesh garment industry, which details the remaining cost of remediating poor conditions in factories.

,

Remediation of Left-Out RMG Factories to Cost $1.2b

,
Remediation of Left-Out RMG Factories to Cost $1.2b

Our report on Bangladeshi factories is quoted in a Financial Express article that focuses on the economic and policy changes needed in order to create a safer environment for workers.

Beyond Bangladesh: The need for responsible purchasing practices in supply chains is a global issue

Beyond Bangladesh: The need for responsible purchasing practices in supply chains is a global issue

New research by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Ethical Trading Initiatives (ETI) confirms the Center’s research on the detrimental effect of certain purchasing practices on working conditions in supplier factories. Now, findings show that these practices are not unique to Bangladesh.

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.