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Business, Human Rights & the Limits of Law

20/06/19 | Yousuf Aftab, Enodo Rights

If legal penalties are to flow from corporate human rights failures, business responsibility for human rights must be certain enough to be justiciable.
What does Switzerland's vote on mandatory due diligence mean - and what happens next?

19/06/19 | 19/6/19 - Urs Rybi, Public Eye

Urs Rybi provides context on last week's Swiss vote on mandatory human rights due diligence.
Many segments of the business and human rights field have been co-opted & captured by corporate actors

19/06/19 | Benjamin Hoffman, Human Rights Clinic of Columbia Law School

Antonella Angelini speaks with Benjamin Hoffman, a lawyer specialising in international human rights law and corporate accountability. He was Amazon Staff Attorney with EarthRights International...
BHRRC joins 13 NGOS to brief MPs for debate on Modern Slavery Act

19/06/19 | 19/6/19 - Adam Barnett, Communications Officer, BHRRC

CORE Coalition briefing urges more effective reporting and mandatory human rights due diligence.
Audits are failing – brands should cut out waste so suppliers can pay their workers a living wage

18/06/19 | 18/6/19 - Anne Manschot, Sustainability Consultant at Enact Sustainable Strategies

Low prices and cost-cutting business models are harming labour rights, argues Anne Manschot
Europe takes a big step towards companies having a ‘duty of care’ on human rights

12/06/19 | 12/6/19- Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, BHRRC

Finland takes the drive for mandatory human rights due diligence to the European Union.
Human rights defenders face reprisals. Here’s what OECD and National Contact Points can do to protect them.

10/06/19 | 10/6/19 - Ana Zbona, BHRRC, and Marian Ingrams, OECD Watch

A new Factsheet from OECD Watch and BHRRC sheds light on the risks to defenders who complain to OECD National Contact Points and makes recommendations on how to reform the system to keep them safe.
Reality bites: Fossil fuel companies face climate liability claims after decades of denial

10/06/19 | 10/6/19 - Kristen Casper, Greenpeace International & Kathy Mulvey, Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuel companies knew they were damaging the planet - and spent millions to mislead the public. Is the law about to catch up with them?
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: A business perspective

06/06/19 | William Anderson, Inhouse Counsel (Human Rights), adidas

In short, it is not a question of if, but when such laws will be in place and how they will impact current business operations and practices.
Amy Sinclair speaks to ABC Radio about Modern Slavery in Pacific Supply Chains of Canned Tuna

05/06/19 | 5/6/19 - Adam Barnett, Communications Officer, BHRRC

BHRRC's Pacific researcher discusses new briefing Out of Sight with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.