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Series Challenges and opportunities for the participation of affected communities in the Treaty process - a perspective from Latin America
Latin American states actively participate in the negotiations for an international legally binding instrument on business and human rights - including Ecuador, which is a key driver of this process, along with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela. These states have expressed strong views on the scope of the legally binding instrument.
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Post Live from COP29: putting rights at the heart of the climate finance debate
Talking in the corridors and meetings of COP29 with everyone from Mayan Q'eqchi activists and Brazilian workers’ leaders to renewable energy business leaders, the central question for the Summit is: “who pays for the climate crisis and its solutions?”
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Series The EU should build on its strong record and step fully into the Legally Binding Instrument process
Former MEP Heidi Hautala on the critical role for the EU in the binding treaty negotiations in light of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Series Why the Business and Human Rights Treaty must prioritise workers’ rights
The ongoing negotiations for a binding treaty on business and human rights offer a critical opportunity to advance global business conduct standards and human rights, including the fundamental right of workers to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
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Series Why the UK Needs a strong Business, Human Rights and Environment Act: Lessons from the EU's advances and shortcomings
The UK can learn from the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - both its successes and its shortcomings - to adopt a tailored Business, Human Rights and Environment Act that builds on an existing British model to create a comprehensive and effective framework to address corporate abuse.
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Post Business and human rights after the US election: The dire challenge for corporate responsibility and accountability
In the wake of Donald Trump's 2024 election win, the business and human rights community has a vital role both to encourage responsibility and to impose accountability. Bennett Freeman sets out crucial actions for US companies.
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Post Labour abuse at suppliers’ suppliers – how should brands respond?
In a recent investigation, Transparentem found evidence of serious labour abuses including forced labour indicators at more than a dozen material or component manufacturers in Taiwan. The findings point to an endemic problem affecting migrant workers in the country’s manufacturing sector. How should global brands respond?
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Series A ‘digital turn’ for sustainability due diligence? Digital tools and the CSDDD
Klaas Hendrik Eller and Antoine Duval explore how digital tools will shape the reality of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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Post The Case for Mandatory Regulation: Jurisprudence Showcases the Need to Move On from Self-Regulation in Tech
As technology continues to play an increasingly central role in society and in conflicts, human rights risks also grow. Clear, enforceable laws and policies that hold tech companies accountable for their actions, in part by demanding they identify the risks of their products and services for humanity, are needed to protect human rights and ensure that tech companies operate in a manner that aligns with the broader public interest, rather than merely prioritising their bottom line.
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Post Unjust minerals: What can investors do to drive the changes needed for a just transition in the mining sector?
A just transition agenda for investors focused on mining would build on three priorities: respecting communities, protecting workers and developing local economies. With its vast impacts on land, mining must respect local communities, in particular through securing the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples. Antonina Scheer sets out a framework to help investors fulfil their role in aligning mining with just transition goals.
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