Ranking Digital Rights  to Launch the Inaugural Corporate Accountability Index

This article first appeared on rankingdigitalrights.org. Check there for schedule updates and more information about the Index.

Please join us on November 3rd at 10 am U.S. Eastern time for the launch of the inaugural Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index!  

The Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index ranks 16 of the world’s most powerful Internet and telecommunications companies on their commitments and disclosed practices affecting users’ freedom of expression and privacy. Starting on November 3rd, rankingdigitalrights.org will feature interactive visualizations of the data as well as analyses of company performance. A narrative report as well as the raw research data will also be available for download.  

Find out which companies are doing better than others, why there are no real “winners,” and what concrete steps companies can take to improve.

The launch event will begin with a presentation of results and conclude with a conversation about how consumers, activists, investors, and companies themselves can use this data to ensure that, as businesses power and shape our Internet, they also do a better job of respecting our rights.

Click here to RSVP for the event at Civic Hall in New York City – or watch the live webcast and join the conversation through social media.  

The launch will be followed by events in other cities. More details about locations and how to join them will be shared on this website as they are confirmed.

• November 4 – SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible Impact Investing, Panel: Understanding Risks Associated with Digital Rights, Colorado Springs, CO.
• November 5 –  DC launch event, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
• November 9 – Internet Governance Forum, “Day zero” half-day brainstorming workshop for research and advocacy, João Pessoa, Brazil.
• November 11 – Internet Governance Forum, “Day 2” roundtable workshop: Benchmarking ICT Companies on Digital Rights, João Pessoa, Brazil.
• November 16 – 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 4:40 pm – panel: Challenges and exploring opportunities to secure rights online
• 6:30 pm – Ranking Digital Rights launch event (sponsored by Aspiration Tech and Access Now)
• November 19 – London School of Economics (evening event – details to be announced soon), London, UK.
• Late November - Berlin, Germany. Event date and other details to be announced.
• December 2 – Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Details to be announced.