Predistribution Initiative

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The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is calling for candidates to join its Steering Committee. This is a great opportunity for those committed to co-creating and facilitating the co-creation of guidance that supports finance and business in becoming more equitable and inclusive. More details below!

The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is calling for candidates to join its Steering Committee. This is a great opportunity for those committed to co-creating and facilitating the co-creation of guidance that supports finance and business in becoming more equitable and inclusive. More details below!

TOMORROW! Join us for the launch of the Paradigm Shift Webinar Series organized by Beyond Bretton Woods. This new platform will bring together voices from across the international financial community to co-create solutions for a more inclusive and equitable global financial system.   We will discuss big questions, including reforms needed in how we think about risk, return, and value, and how global institutions need to evolve in ways that support this process. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eactpcRc

TOMORROW! We invite you to a community-building session from 15:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs ET to discuss the trajectory of today’s growing ownership lens investing movement in North America. This session intends to build on discussions to date, inspire a growing set of potential collaborators, and collectively scope the potential value-add of a movement-building ecosystem platform and what it would entail. Click to register: https://lnkd.in/gmgCKNHB

The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is hiring a Technical Director to oversee the overall technical development of the TISFD’s framework, ensuring that it meets the practical needs of the market while being technically rigorous and aligned with the principles and over-arching mission of the TISFD. Key Responsibilities of the role include: leading TISFD Technical Team, work planning, and implementation, leading the development of technical deliverables in collaboration with TISFD Working Groups, and piloting, testing, learning and capacity development. Application deadline: 25 Oct, 2024 For more details on the position and to apply click here: https://lnkd.in/djsBesjY

The Predistribution Initiative is pleased to co-organize a community-building session on Wednesday, October 16 from 15:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs ET to discuss the trajectory of today’s growing ownership lens investing movement in North America.  Over the last year, there have been a number of convenings focused on various investment and financing strategies to build wealth and influence for workers and communities across the US. These strategies range from shared ownership (of enterprise and real assets) to individual ownership (e.g., homes, stocks) and beyond (e.g., blockchain, crypto). Across convenings, stakeholders have expressed interest in continuity of programming and coordination to maintain momentum, map ecosystems, foster collaboration, and facilitate an understanding of actors’ unique value propositions. Since early 2024, several volunteer organizations have been brainstorming the proposed fundamentals of what this movement might need and are pleased to invite you to attend an interactive session to widen the discussion. This session intends to build on discussions to date, inspire a growing set of potential collaborators, and collectively scope the potential value-add of a movement-building ecosystem platform and what it would entail. Click to register: https://lnkd.in/gmgCKNHB Ownership Capital Lab Transform FinanceThe Aspen InstituteThe Democracy at Work InstituteRutgers UniversityThe National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)Exit to Community CollectiveGretchen BeesingJoseph BlasiJenny EverettMichael GoldenMatt HelmerAlison LinganeCurt LyonJulian S. McKinleyIda RademacherLoren RodgersDelilah RothenbergDanny Spitzberg

On October 15 at 13:00 hrs BST / 08:00 hrs EST, the Fairness Foundation is organizing the webinar “Wealth inequality: impacts and solutions” to launch the “Wealth Gap Risk Register” report, a comprehensive online resource that highlights the deep, often overlooked connection between wealth inequality and its harmful spillover effects. This evidence-based tool, enriched with clear data visualizations, seeks to bridge the gap in understanding among policymakers and the public about the true impacts of wealth disparity. The report not only uncovers the risks associated with the wealth gap but also examines policy solutions designed to either reduce this inequality or alleviate its wider effects. It will also provide fresh insights into public attitudes towards wealth inequality, backed by new polling and focus group research. This event will feature a panel of experts who will situate the report’s findings within the broader conversation on inequality, poverty, and the government's role in addressing these critical issues. Don’t miss the chance to engage with thought leaders and explore solutions to one of today’s most pressing challenges.   🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/g9zhyeeP House of CommonsPatriotic Millionaires UKThe ObserverWill SnellTaskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD)Council for Inclusive CapitalismCalPERSGSG ImpactGeneration Investment ManagementNatura &CoOECD - OCDEOxfam InternationalPrinciples for Responsible InvestmentRed Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional (RACI)Rights CoLabUNDPWorld Benchmarking Alliance   #WealthInequality #FairnessFoundation #WealthGap #SocialImpact #PredistributionInitiative

Check out this helpful blog from the Principles for Responsible Investment which provides an overview to system-level investing—an emerging investment approach that goes beyond traditional ESG integration to address the interconnected risks and feedback loops in our financial, environmental, and social systems. This approach acknowledges that portfolio performance is deeply connected to social and environmental externalities, as outlined in the groundbreaking work of Jon Lukomnik and James P. Hawley. We are delighted that the Sustainable Financial Benchmarking Lab (SFBL) project which we are incubating with our partners, Scott E. Kalb and Paul O'Brien at the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative, was mentioned alongside other important efforts in this space. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to learn more, and if you’re planning to be at PRI in Person, don’t forget to visit us for our panels on system-level investing Wednesday and Thursday ! #SystemLevelInvesting #SustainableFinance #ResponsibleInvestment #Predistribution TIIP - The Investment Integration Project Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) The Shareholder Commons Thinking Ahead Institute Transformation Capital School of System Change Aviva Investors Forum for the Future Impact Management Platform Impact Frontiers The Global Impact Investing Network https://lnkd.in/g4TrTSbu

How are organizations responding to growing demands from stakeholders to ensure they provide decent working conditions, protect human rights and fully disclose their impacts on workers? This question is the heart of a major review of all Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) labor-related Standards - with a public comment period open for the first phase of disclosures, covering employment practices and working conditions. The consultation - underway until tomorrow October 4th - seeks feedback on three revised Standards: ✔ GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations ✔ GRI 401: Employment ✔ GRI 202: Market Presence Have your say on the clarity and relevance of content in the exposure drafts, and help the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) shape the final Standards! Further details, including how to submit feedback, can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dypYvKuP