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Capital Matters, No.2, September 2008
Occasional Paper Series
Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project
Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School

Incorporating Labor and Human Rights Risk Into Investment Decisions

by Aaron Bernstein

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Mainstream investors seeking lower risk and higher returns are beginning to assess a firm’s labor and human rights practices in addition to more traditional factors, according to this new paper published by Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. The study by Aaron Bernstein, a senior research associate at the program, contrasts this latest trend to long-standing efforts to promote moral values through socially responsible investing. The trend suggests a recognition that good employment practices are also good for business, according to the paper being jointly released by EPI and the Harvard program.


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