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 […]

The 1st of May has been recognised and celebrated as the International Workers’ Day since 1889. Yet, while progress has certainly been made on respecting and institutionalising workers’ rights, a lot of work remains to be done, especially with regard to living wages for all. The concept of living wages is well embedded in the […]

Join us in this webinar hosted by the Platform Living Wage Financials, taking place on Friday 25th February 2022, 1-2pm CET. The Platform Living Wage Financials is a coalition of investors working to engage our investee companies, in the Garment & Footwear, but also the Food Retail and Agricultural sectors, on their implementation of living […]

On October 28th, PLWF hosted its fourth annual conference. Our members, together with industry experts and brands, discussed the PLWF’s 2021 assessment outcomes, shed light on recent developments 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 […]

In its first Annual Report, ‘The importance of long-term investor engagement on living wage’, investor coalition PLWF presents the outcomes of the 54 living wage and living income assessments that it has conducted for investee companies. The members of the PLWF identify a number of key outcomes for the garment, footwear, food, agriculture and retail sectors, […]

Interview with Andrea van der Kemp, Project & Supplier management at L. ten Cate  Dutch SME ten Cate has recently published a living wage gap analysis. This is a result of their first steps toward paying a living wage in production supply chains of their garments. Although it is not a publicly listed company, the […]