[SPN-Discussion] SPN / RiskMetrics Panel - Labor Organization in a Global Economy

[Michael Block]

Panel Discussion

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 Labor Organization in a Global Economy
 
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Hosted by RiskMetrics Group

 

SAVE-THE-DATE

 

 

Please join us:

 

RSVP - http://www.riskmetrics.com/events/2010sustainability_practice

Please RSVP to place your name on the building security list. Spaces are
limited, so please reserve soon and let us know if you will not be able
to attend.

 

 

Date: May 18, 2010  

 

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm 


Venue:  RiskMetrics Group - 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 44th floor, New
York, NY

 

Moderator: Conan Magee, ESG Analytics, RiskMetrics Group

 

Panelists:  Tom Croft, Executive Director, Steel Valley Authority and
the Heartland Network, and author of Up From Wall Street: The
Responsible Investment Alternative; Laura Caruso, Director of Policy and
Legislative Issues, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International
Union; Craig Moss, Director of Corporate Programs and Training, Social
Accountability International 

 

Panel Description: 

While declining union membership in the US and increasing globalization
of the economy are stories that have been playing out for some time, it
is not yet clear what the fate of organized labor will be in the 21st
century. Unions continue to make news in the US, for example, with
efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to ease the process of
organization, and were influential in the healthcare reform debate. At
the same time, the methods of exerting influence are evolving, as
evidenced by shareholder proposals submitted by unions and partnerships
with environmental organizations on health issues and green jobs. NGOs
have also stepped in with alternative means to address at least some of
the issues surrounding fair treatment of workers. Please join us as we
explore questions surrounding the changing role of unions, other models
available to ensure fair treatment of workers, and the benefits and
risks to which unionized companies are exposed.

 

About SPN:

 

The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a New-York-based forum for
professionals working with corporate responsibility and sustainability
issues to build community based on learning, discussion, information and
idea exchange. There are over one thousand members on our list-serve,
representing practitioners from industry, academia, government and
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RiskMetrics Group ESG Analytics:

With its recent acquisitions of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors and
KLD Research & Analytics, RiskMetrics Group is the leading provider of
investment-focused data and analysis surrounding the environmental and
social trends facing publicly traded companies. 

 

 

 

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