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ESG-INVESTING5 MIN READ

Engage On Living Wage Without Moralizing

Frame a living-wage engagement around workforce risk, responsible business conduct, and evidence of progress.

Marcus M Chief People Officer, retailer 1 Name 2 Evidence 3 Oversight Issuer engagement The company has high turnover, wage criticism, and a defensive HR leader on the call. The line has to be principled without becoming performative. Concern -> operating risk -> evidence -> oversight Use labor principles and responsible business conduct to ask for concrete workforce evidence. Moral accusation Produces defense A human-capital engagement that can be tracked. Responsible labor engagement asks how the company assesses harm, acts on gaps, and governs progress.

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