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Series Reclaiming states’ economic sovereignty: the crux of the new treaty on business and human rights
Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights outlines the urgent need for a global, legally binding instrument to tackle the unprecedented concentration of economic power in the hands of a small number of large corporate groups, the so-called “lead companies” controlling global supply chains, which is undermining the economic sovereignty of all nations.
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Post Principles for an accountable private sector in a just energy transition
In a new report, Christian Aid examines the role of the private sector in delivering a just and equitable energy transition, and the need to ensure business both respects human rights and contributes to their fulfilment. The report finds a lack of regulations and corporate short-term profit maximisation are contributing to human rights and environmental concerns.
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Series Five reasons the Binding Treaty needs to be feminist
If the Binding Treaty is to really make a difference, it should consider the specific challenges faced by women, gender-diverse people and their communities in the face of corporate abuses...We need a feminist Binding Treaty that holds businesses accountable, and therein, puts people before profit.
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Series Building momentum to negotiate a stronger binding business and human rights treaty for all
In order to support and elevate efforts from civil society organisations, workers and communities, especially those in the Global South, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and its partners recently convened a series of three webinars to foster critical thinking around the Binding Treaty.
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Post A Belt and Road prestige project: A story of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway
Implementing large infrastructure projects in a socially and environmentally responsible manner in developing countries is always a challenge - and the case of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail clearly shows signs of several structural weaknesses, argues Joanna Klabisch, China-Programme Manager at Asienhaus Stiftung.
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Series Achieving a sustainable society through respect for human rights in the supply chain
To create a sustainable society, respect for human rights throughout the supply chain is essential. Professor Emi Sugawara, from the Osaka University of Economics and Law, discusses in this latest blog.
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Series Why access to effective remedy is a top priority: Reflections on Article 7 of the Binding Treaty
Without a strong binding treaty that addresses hurdles to accessing justice, the hope of realising corporate accountability will never be fulfilled. Obert Bore, Responsible Business and Human Rights Lead at the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) elaborates in this blog.
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Post Conflict and exodus in Nagorno-Karabakh: bp’s urgent responsibilities
As Azerbaijan prosecutes direct ethnic cleansing of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, questions have been raised about the role of foreign business partners in the region – particularly bp, Azerbaijan’s largest foreign investor.
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Series The elephant in the room: reflections on the updated draft of the legally binding treaty
Andressa Soares, Director of Homa - Human Rights and Business Institute, explores the current mismatch between calls from the international community, backed up by affected communities, for a strong treaty - against the updated draft text which appears to be losing crucial elements.
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Series Negotiating the scope of human rights due diligence in the UN binding treaty & the EU CSDDD
As trilogue negotiations for the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive continue and an updated draft of the UN legally binding instrument on business and human rights was recently published in advance of the 9th working group session in October, there is an opportunity to influence both debates and negotiations to maximise impact, argue Jasmine Elliott & Irene Pietropaoli from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL).
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