On October 23, 2012, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael H. Posner hosted a discussion with investors on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Guiding Principles). Participants discussed strategies for investment firms to incorporate the Guiding Principles into their regular business practices as well as the use of non-financial factors in decision-making. The workshop was an important step to finding joint solutions to human rights challenges in a complex global economy.