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The EIRIS Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with more than 40 years of experience at the intersection of responsible investment, human rights, and public policy. Our vision is a financial system that works for people and planet.
@richardhowitt.bsky.socialReposted by @eirisfoundation.bsky.socialI was pleased to lead the #PRIinPerson 2026 session on investors holding investee companies to account for responsible political engagement. I pointed to @eirisfoundation.bsky.social Social LobbyMap research for investors on how far corporate lobbying aligns with social and human rights principles.
@eirisfoundation.bsky.social@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialThe discussion will explore how investors can navigate corporate lobbying around sustainable investment and promote greater accountability for how companies seek to influence policy.
You can find the full programme here: pip2026.unpri.org/amsterdam/ag...
We look forward to seeing you there!
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialWe’re also looking forward to a session featuring our trustee @richardhowitt.bsky.social, who will moderate “Let’s talk about lobbying: how investors can maintain accountability in the current environment” on:
📅 Thursday 15 October
🕒 13:45–14:45 PM CEST
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialWill you be at hashtag #PRIinPerson in Amsterdam this week?
EIRIS CEO @peter-webster.bsky.social and Elissandra da Costa, Director of our Social LobbyMap project, will be there in person. If you’re attending too, come and say hello!
@eirisfoundation.bsky.social@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialThe Directive is now moving from legislation into practice. As implementation continues across Europe, it will be important to see how the new information is used: if it helps reveal where pay inequalities persist and gives workers, representatives & others the evidence to understand them and act.
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialAn International Labour Organization article, looking at Lithuania raises an important question about what happens next. Transparency can make inequalities visible. But its real value comes from what that information makes possible.
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialThe EU Pay Transparency Directive is now moving into implementation. The 7 June deadline has passed, but progress across Member States remains uneven: five have fully transposed the Directive, while many are still developing their national rules.
@eirisfoundation.bsky.social@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialThis piece on lobbying in Australia raises a broader question: when different organisations have very different levels of access, resources and capacity to engage, whose positions are being heard most consistently? Transparency cannot remove those differences. But it can help us see them.
@eirisfoundation.bsky.social“The right to speak and the ability to be heard are not necessarily the same thing.”
@thegoodlobby.wsocial.euReposted by @eirisfoundation.bsky.social🤔 When did we forget the true meaning of democracy?
The European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)’s When Did We Forget? initiative asks us to reflect on the principles we should continue to expect from ourselves, our institutions and those in power.
Learn more ➡️ thegoodlobby.eu/when-did-we-...
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialWhat does corporate lobbying on human rights regulation look like?
Social LobbyMap maps and scores corporate lobbying
activity influencing human rights regulations worldwide.
Explore the map by company or country to see how lobbying activity is tracked: sociallobbymap.org
@richardhowitt.bsky.socialReposted by @eirisfoundation.bsky.socialAdvancing business and human rights in an era of deregulation.Thanks everyone who took part in the official side event I chaired on behalf of @eirisfoundation.bsky.social at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights- Western Europe, in Strasbourg. See highlights of the discussion lnkd.in/p/evSBECwk
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@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialUnable to attend the forum but would like to join us online? You can join via Zoom using the details below:
Zoom: coe-int.zoom.us/j/6936705951...
Meeting ID: 693 6705 9515
Passcode: 756168
#BusinessAndHumanRights #CorporateLobbying #ResponsibleBusiness
@eirisfoundation.bsky.social📅 18 September 2026
🕘 8:45–9:45 | Doors open from 8:30
📍 Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Room 8)
➡️ Register for the Forum: www.globalcompact.de/veranstaltun...
➡️ Eventbrite registration is encouraged to help us plan and share information with attendees: www.eventbrite.com/e/1998745367...
@eirisfoundation.bsky.socialAre you going to the Western Europe Business and Human Rights Forum in Strasbourg this week? Join our side event: Simplification or Deregulation? The EU Omnibus Agenda, Corporate Accountability, and the Future of Responsible Business in Europe and Beyond
@richardhowitt.bsky.socialReposted by @eirisfoundation.bsky.socialHow can we respond to EU deregulation and take business and human rights forward again? If you're at the UN BHR Forum for Western Europe this week, please join the @eirisfoundation.bsky.social official side event which I will chair, 8.45-9.45am on Friday 18 July in Room 8 in the Council of Europe.
