December 13, 2023 | NetGain Partners’ Finance Focused Strategies

Engaging Institutional Investors in Human Rights, Environmental and Digital Rights

This webinar was hosted by NetGain Partnership, a philanthropic collaboration seeking to advance the public interest in the digital age. As part of this work, the Partnership has been exploring efforts to engage tech funders and investors in ensuring existing and emerging technologies uphold human rights and better serve the public interest.

Panelists shared how institutional investors shape industries, the tools and data used to make investment decisions, and what’s needed to ensure investors consider human, environmental, and digital rights in investment decisions.

  • Meredith Benton, Principal & Founder, Whistle Stop Capital

  • Anita Dorett, Director, Investor Alliance for Human Rights, an initiative of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)

  • Andrea Dehlendorf, Senior Advisor, United for Respect


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