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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A new Venezuelan law clamping down on social media and broadcast organizations demonstrates in extreme fashion the dangers of government regulation of online content. The measure requires operators of social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter to remove hateful posts immediately, with potential punishments of 10 to 20 years in prison for those who violate the law.
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.
A recently released follow-up study from the BRAC University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development in Dhaka, confirms the NYU Stern Center’s findings. Using a similar methodology that combines analysis of several online databases and field research the BRAC University Center found over 8,000 garment factories in Bangladesh.
The German government passed a law today requiring social media companies remove illegal, racist or slanderous content within 24 hours or face fines as large as $57 million. While governments have a legitimate interest in ensuring the safety of their citizens, legislation is a blunt tool that is only likely to compound problems in this space.
In times of regulatory rollback, limited resources, and an ever-growing list of corporate human rights abuses, fine-tuning our understanding of private governance mechanisms is more important than ever. How can the experiment of regulation through MSIs be safeguarded from a premature death in a politically hostile environment?
