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"Creating a Sustainable World:  A Guide to Responsible Stewardship of American Indian Assets" was recently released by the Social Investment Forum and its Indigenous Peoples Working Group.  The publication details how American Indian financial portfolios can integrate socially responsible investment strategies into the management of tribal and other Native American assets.  The guide includes examples of tribes using social investment tools to work for positive economic, social and environmental changes. 5.10

Saturday, November 3, 2007
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

The Painful Reality of Forced Labor and Slavery: What Can Corporations and Investors Do?

Speaker(s)
Conrad MacKerron Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Program, As You Sow Foundation
Bama Athreya Executive Director, International Labor Rights Forum
Monica Oberkofler PhD Director, Strategic Planning, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc.
Monique Oxender Global Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability, Ford Motor Company

Description
Forced labor and slavery is estimated to victimize from 13 to 27 million people worldwide. For example, you may proudly drive a Prius, but the steel in it may have come from forced labor. This session will document how slave labor conditions persist, and discuss how human rights activists, corporations, and shareholders are getting involved to deal with this disturbing problem.