PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
In support of the dignity of each person, the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals, promote corporate policies and practices that ensure human rights and health for all peoples, especially those most impacted, and care for creation.
The Social Responsibility Committee annually reviews the shareholder advocacy plan, which outlines the priorities we will address, the companies we will engage, and our goals for these engagements.
HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUITY
Goal: to promote corporate policies and responsible governance practices that ensure human rights for all peoples, focusing on preventing exploitation and trafficking, worker concerns, immigration standards, and lobbying, political spending, and lending practices in support of human rights and equity.
Areas of concentration
- human trafficking
- child sexual exploitation online
- human rights due diligence
- ethical use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital rights
- immigration, detention, and displaced person’s rights
- conflict-affected areas
- worker health and safety
- workplace practices that support employee mental health
- living wage & workplace leave policies
- workforce freedom of association
- PRI Advance
- FPIC and Indigenous People’s Rights
- diversity of leadership and workforce
- racial equity and civil rights
- guns and ammunition
- lobbying and political trade association spending impacts on human rights and equity
- responsible financial sector practices regarding human rights and equity
- responsible governance practices regarding human rights and equity
HEALTHY PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES
Goal: to promote corporate policies and responsible governance practices that ensure equitable access to health for all, focusing on access to medicines; healthy food access and practices; health and environmental impacts of chemicals, products, and technologies; and lobbying, political spending and lending practices in support of healthy persons and communities.
Areas of concentration
- human right to health
- practices that support healthcare access for all
- vaping and tobacco products
- equitable access to nutrition
- responsible food marketing practices
- safer chemical management of products
- political spending, lobbying and trade associations regarding healthy persons and communities
- responsible financial sector practices regarding healthy persons and communities
- responsible governance practices regarding healthy persons and communities
HEALTHY PLANET
Goal: to promote corporate policies and responsible governance practices that ensure care of creation focusing on water stewardship; climate change and a just transition to a low-carbon economy; environmental impacts of company operations; extractive industry practices and technologies; sustainable food production; and lobbying, political spending and lending practices in support of a healthy planet.
Areas of concentration
- valuing water
- environmental justice
- CA100+
- GHG emissions and targets
- methane emissions
- sustainability reporting
- biodiversity
- deforestation
- just transition
- food emissions
- reduce environmental impact of pesticides
- transition minerals
- responsible solar
- environmental justice community impact
- free prior informed consent
- environmental impacts of mining
- political spending, lobbying and trade associations regarding healthy planet
- responsible financial sector practices regarding healthy planet
- responsible governance practices regarding healthy planet
- circular economy
- plastics use and recycling