CWC 2019 Conference Session Briefs
This page contains links to all 2019 CWC Workers’ Capital Conference session briefs and background documents.
Click on the sessions below for session briefs, which contain descriptions, speaker bios and links to background documentation.
Participant list
Conference Agenda
Sunday, Sept. 7
9:30-12:00 | Trustee Leadership Workshop
14:00-15:00 | Improving outcomes for workers in alternative investments portfolios
- Session Brief
- Background documents
16:40-17:40 | Reclaiming the balance of power: How trustees and unions are holding asset managers accountable
- Session Brief
- Background documents
- CWC Asset Manager Report Card: UBS Group AG
- CWC Asset Manager Report Card: State Street Global Advisers
- From Words to Action: CWC Asset Manager Accountability Initiative launches with meeting at State Street
- The Big Three Asset Managers Dominate US Corporate Control
- Are the Sleeping Giants Awakening? An Investigation into the Investment Stewardship Efforts of the Big Three Passive Investment Managers (Masters Thesis - University of Amsterdam, 2018.)
Monday, Sept. 8
9:30-10:45 | How can investors implement the OECD Guidelines for MNEs and the Due Diligence Recommendation?
- Session Brief
- Background documents
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational enterprises
- OECD Responsible business conduct for institutional investors
- Responsible Business Conduct Agreement on responsible investment by Pension Funds
- Syndex Report on Teleperformance: Executive Summary - Issues, context and due diligence plan for 2019 [francais]
- Syndex Report on Teleperformance: Issues, context and due diligence plan for 2019 [francais]
11:15-12:15 | Disruptive business models (I): Addressing labour rights in the online platform economy
- Session Brief
- Background documents
- CWC/TUAC: Investor Brief on the Digitalisation of the Economy: Why it matters for long-term investors and what to look for
- OECD: An Introduction to Online Platforms and Their Role in the Digital Transformation by Jeremy West. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/53e5f593-en
- CWC Trustee Brief: Uber Technologies
- Thèses syndicales pour un débat de société: La numérisation du travail
14:00-15:00 | How is worker voice reflected in different corporate governance models and what role do investors have?
- Session Brief
- Note de préparation (FR)
- Speaker slides: Nick Weiner
- Background documents
15:15-16:15 | Disruptive business models (II): ensuring digitalised businesses meet their tax and corporate governance accountability requirements
16:30-17:30 | Accelerating the just transition to a low-carbon economy