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2 Jun 2020

Blog

This section contains opinion pieces from the business and human rights movement, written by both our global team and many authors outside of our organisation. These have been curated and published by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

The COP29 finance agreement must drive new action for corporate human rights protections

The COP29 finance agreement is a major disappointment – and has profound implications for peoples and governments right across the Global South. Rich countries have failed to deliver the climate finance that is needed to help developing country governments to decarbonise, adapt and repair the loss and damage that is already upon them, says Executive Director Phil Bloomer.

Blog series

Building momentum: Critical considerations in the Binding Treaty 2023 negotiations

In this blog series experts from various backgrounds and regions share their insights on the latest draft of the UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights ahead of the 9th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group.

Rights under fire: A business & human rights lens one year after Russia’s military aggressions in Ukraine

On 24 February Russia invaded Ukraine prompting widespread global economic sanctions. Businesses operating in Russia have been under pressure to review their presence and undertake heightened due diligence - but one year on more than 1,000 companies are still present and there is little evidence of effective action.

Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence

Experts from civil society, governments and business discuss what Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence could mean for advancing human rights in business.

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    New Look and ITF’s partnership must be a stepping stone to wider change

    28 Aug 2024 Sue Fairley and Ruwan Subasinghe

    As fashion brand New Look and the International Transport Workers’ Federation enter a landmark agreement to protect transport workers in global supply chains, Sue Fairley and Ruwan Subasinghe make the case for mandatory human rights due diligence

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    Labour rights and the Damocles’ sword of randomised controlled trials

    20 Aug 2024 Nandita Shivakumar

    Nandita Shivakumar examines the labour rights pitfalls of randomised controlled trials in garment factories

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    Arms manufacturers and complicity in crimes against humanity in Gaza

    13 Aug 2024 Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

    Major arms manufacturers such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, and Lockheed Martin have achieved record profits and climbing stock prices amid Israel’s war on Gaza. However, these companies alongside global investors, are now the subject of warnings about complicity in crimes against humanity in Gaza.

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    Corporate responsibility to avoid complicity in genocide in Gaza

    21 Jun 2024 Dr Irene Pietropaoli, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

    What are the implications of the ICJ's identification of "real and imminent risk" of genocide in Gaza for corporations with operations or business relationships with or in Israel? Dr Irene Pietropaoli looks at the steps corporations must take in line with their obligations under international law not be complicit in and to ensure the prevention of genocide.

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    Worker organising as a remedy for forced labour

    5 Jun 2024 Jennifer Gordon, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

    Effective remedies for forced labour must include the full participation and engagement of workers alongside binding regulation, including forced labour import bans and legally binding agreements, if they are to be impactful and durable, argues Jennifer Gordon, Professor of Law at Fordham Law School. This will guarantee labour rights and dignity for workers.

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    CSDDD – A timid step forward in the fight against corporate human rights abuse

    21 May 2024 Jeffrey Vogt, Solidarity Center, Ruwan Subasinghe, International Transport Workers’ Federation & Paapa Danquah, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

    Key TU representatives welcome the approval of the CSDDD, but raise concerns over its ambition. They urge member states to take full advantage of the flexibility allowed to create stronger rules that will be more effective in protecting the rights of workers and trade unions when transposing into national law.

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    Sweden's CSDDD U-turn crucial step forward

    13 May 2024 Mathieu Vervynckt, Swedwatch

    Sweden’s fresh support for the CSDDD demonstrates there is a decisive affinity within the Council of Europe to hold companies accountable, argues Mathieu Vervynckt, Swedwatch.

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    Climate science and fossil fuel accountability (part 2)

    29 Apr 2024 Lucia Saborio Perez, Leigh Day

    How climate science can be used in court to hold fossil fuel companies accountable (part 2): Climate science and emissions reductions – assessing targets and measures

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    Climate science and fossil fuel accountability (part 1)

    29 Apr 2024 Lucia Saborio Perez, Leigh Day

    How climate science can be used in court to hold fossil fuel companies accountable (part 1): Climate science and causation – the role of attribution science

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    The case for a people-centred just energy transition

    23 Apr 2024 Joan Carling, Executive Director, Indigenous People’s Rights International, Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

    A global energy transition that is fast without being fair to Indigenous Peoples, workers and other communities risks falling flat. The International Energy Agency can help accelerate these efforts globally by recognising the centrality of human rights in the energy transition.

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