Author: Ellen Kunst

Date: November 1st, 2023 Time: 15:30 – 18:00 PM CET Location: a.s.r. headquarters, Archimedeslaan 10, Utrecht   Dear Stakeholders, You are invited for the annual event of the Platform Living Wage Financials that takes place on 1st  November 2023 at the headquarters of a.s.r. Verzekeringen in Utrecht. Living Wages and Incomes; Collaboration is Key! Awareness…

On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building collapsed killing 1,133 garment workers and injuring thousands more. The members of the PLWF call for upholding labour standards in global supply chains and urge companies to assume their responsibility in enabling these. Time doesn’t heal all wounds The Rana Plaza collapse put the hazardous working situations…

On the 15th of February, the Platform Living Wage Financials hosted a side-session during the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector. Platform members ACTIAM,  Amundi and Columbia Threadneedle Investments presented the findings of our assessment of 33 garment and footwear brand’s efforts to enable supply chain living wages. The discussion…

On October 13th 2022, the PLWF hosted its fifth annual conference. Our members, together with industry experts and brands, discussed the PLWF’s 2022 assessment outcomes in today’s context and looked ahead to what is needed to further accelerate the living wage and living income agenda in the garment, agri-food, and food retail sectors. We were…

Today, the PLWF publishes its Annual Report, ‘The urge to improve‘. The report presents the outcomes of over 50 living wage and living income assessments that it conducted of its investee companies from the garment, footwear, food, agriculture and retail sectors. The coalition identifies what key outcomes, including industry best practices and areas for further…

The Platform Living Wage Financials is preparing for its 5th annual conference:  Date: October 13th, 2022 Time: 13:30 – 18:00 PM CET   Dear Sir or Madam, You are invited for the annual event of the Platform Living Wage Financials that takes place on the 13th of October at the headquarters of ING Investment Management…

Providing guidance to investee companies in order to drive sector-wide changes is an integral part of the PLWF’s meaningful engagement approach. By education ourselves on the topic of living wage and living income and conducting our annual company reviews, the members are geared with the right tools to do so. In addition, engaging multiple companies…

Today marks the 3-year anniversary of the Platform Living Wage Financials. On this date in 2018, eight Dutch financial institutions celebrated the formal launch at founding partner MN in The Hague, of their joint initiative to promote living wages in global supply chains. By starting to engage with investee companies on this systemic issue, the…

The PLWF is saddened by the news of Professor John Ruggie’s passing away. Mr Ruggie was the founder of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights on which our methodology is so heavily built. The ‘Ruggie Principles’ are the foundation of our platform. We want to express our deepest respect and gratitude for…

On the 2nd of February, the Platform Living Wage Financials hosted a webinar on the Garment and Footwear sector and the effect of Covid-19 on living wage. The webinar was part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector and focused on the investor’s perspective: How Covid-19 exacerbated the need to ensure workers’…