Report
Knight Diversity of Asset Managers Research Series: Higher Education, Interim Release
An interim study on the degree to which the endowments of the country’s wealthiest private and public colleges and universities are hiring asset management firms owned by women and racial or ethnic minorities
Still Struggling: Migrant Construction Workers In Qatar During The Pandemic
Our report shows that foreign laborers in Qatar and throughout the Middle East are denied basic labor protections.
Making ESG Work: How Investors Can Help Improve Low-Wage Labor And Ease Income Inequality
Our report explains how outsourcing has reshaped corporate workforces in ways that ESG assessments do not adequately capture and proposes a new approach to addressing this gap.
Fueling The Fire: How Social Media Intensifies U.S. Political Polarization – And What Can Be Done About It
Our report explains that while the major tech platforms may not cause partisan hatred in the first instance, they do exacerbate the problem, which has dire consequences for our democracy.
False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim That Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives
Our report debunks the myth that the political right is suppressed online and recommends that the platforms make their content moderation practices more transparent.
Purchasing Power: How The U.S. Government Can Use Federal Procurement To Uphold Human Rights
Our report makes a series of recommendations to reform federal procurement from four high-risk sectors to ensure the human and labor rights of workers are protected when they make goods for the U.S. government.
Regulating Social Media: The Fight Over Section 230 — And Beyond
Our report on Section 230 and regulation of social media companies, recommends amending the foundational law of the commercial internet and creating a Digital Regulatory Agency.
Who Moderates The Social Media Giants? A Call To End Outsourcing
We shifted our focus to content moderation publishing a report that recommends Facebook and its rivals stop outsourcing responsibility for what gets removed from their platforms and instead embrace this vital function themselves.
Disinformation And The 2020 Election: How The Social Media Industry Should Prepare
This report looks at the types and sources of false content likely to surface during the next presidential campaign. It also provides recommendations to the major social media companies for responding to disinformation.
Made In Ethiopia: Challenges In The Garment Industry’S New Frontier
We published a report examining how the global apparel industry operates in Ethiopia. The report features a set of nine recommendations for how the industry and the Ethiopian government, foreign manufacturers, and Western brands can address the human rights challenges created by the lowest wages in the entire global supply chain for clothing.