How can investors engage with companies to prevent and address human rights abuses? RIAA's Human Rights Working Group is an initiative to support members in their stewardship responsibilities respecting human rights in their business operations and their portfolio of companies.
The Human Rights Working Group is a way for RIAA members to come together in the interests of building members’ understanding and capabilities for assessing and respecting human rights and mitigating human risks in investment; facilitating the sharing of leading practice knowledge and resources pertaining to human rights and investment decision-making and engagement; and designing and delivering significant human rights research, implementation and advocacy opportunities as relevant, through collaborating with other RIAA working groups and industry forums.
For the third Human Rights Working Group meeting for 2025, we are pleased to be joined by Serena Grant, Director of Business and Human Rights at Walk Free. Serena will share her insights on how the recent USAID funding cuts to NGOs are affecting efforts to combat modern slavery, the resulting implications for global supply chains, and the potential role investors can play in addressing these challenges.
Full meeting details will be confirmed closer to the date.
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Serena is a lawyer and human rights advocate who leads Walk Free’s work engaging the private sector to end modern slavery. Serena works alongside businesses, investors and governments to improve supply chain practices and strengthen laws. This includes overseeing Walk Free’s role as Secretariat of the Bali Process Government and Business Forum, partnerships with Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking and Walk Free’s impact investing portfolio. Serena also leads Minderoo’s portfolio focused on women’s economic empowerment. This work focuses on driving employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for women and girls. Prior to joining Minderoo, Serena was a Director at the Thomson Reuters Foundation and worked as a corporate lawyer at international firms in Tokyo, Sydney and London.
