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Series Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Boards: Reflections on European Commission proposals relating to director duties and board oversight
Any board that believes human rights due diligence is optional for their company has not been paying attention to world affairs, write John Morrison, Phil Bloomer and Johannes Blankenbach as they reflect on the designated role of boards in the EU Commission's due diligence proposal.
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Post Operating in conflict-affected contexts: An introduction to good practice
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has compiled guidance and good practices for companies operating in conflict-affected contexts using materials developed by the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Post EU corporate accountability draft directive: Driver of business respect for people & planet or missed opportunity?
BHRRC's Johannes Blankenbach and Phil Bloomer take a first look at the European Commission's draft mandatory due diligence directive and outline some of the key elements that need strengthening.
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Series Are US Businesses Falling Behind On Human Rights Due Diligence?
The US should follow the EU process closely, writes Nahla Davies.
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Series Human rights come at a cost: Why an appropriate pricing policy is imperative for the implementation of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
Anneke Bremer and Tim Zahn argue that, for the law to be effective, companies must pay their suppliers a price that enables them to respect human rights, including the right to a living wage.
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Post "The mud went through my soul": Voices of women affected by the Brumadinho dam rupture
Three years after the Brumadinho dam collapse killed 270 people in Minas Gerais, Brazil, women living in the 26 municipalities of the Paraopeba river basin continue to face profound and disproportionate impacts on their health and human rights.
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Post Qatar World Cup 2022: Football associations failing to engage with human rights risks of the tournament
On the Road to Qatar, BHRRC Gulf Programme Manager Isobel Archer reports on the actions - or lack thereof - of qualifying FAs to conduct human rights due diligence
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Post Where is the human rights due diligence? Appraising foreign business following the coup in Myanmar
Workers and communities in Myanmar experiencing escalating harm during the attempted coup and military rule should have seen signs of human rights due diligence from foreign companies. The reality was a lack of sufficient effort to uphold human rights, writes Matthew Mullan
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Post All of the costs, none of the benefits: How inequality, abuse and corporate greed have contributed to discontent in Kazakhstan
This week, more reports of torture and violence have surfaced in Kazakhstan, following protests over corruption, human rights abuses, low wages and severe inequality. The country's oil sector is an emblematic example of these drivers of discontent.
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Series From factories to homes: Why human rights due diligence must extend to all workers in the supply chain
As the European Union works towards its Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive, it is vital that policy-makers hear the demands of workers from garment production countries.
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