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Series Time for action: The role of human rights defenders in crisis and in a just recovery
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, outlines five steps companies should take to address risks to HRDs in the context of just recovery.
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Post Authority unchecked - Why private security firms also need to be scrutinized during the Defund the Police movement
Private security firms have a disturbing history of racially motivated violence in the US, yet local governments and businesses across the country continue to contract with them. We need to ensure that calls to “Defund the Police” result in approaches to safety and security that benefit communities, rather than private security firms with records of abuse.
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Series Leaving No One Behind: Striking a balance between recovery and human rights in Zimbabwe's mining sector
The focus for mining companies that weathered 2020 is now on recovery, stabilisation and eventual return to profitability. Mutuso Dhlliwayo and Cosmas Sunguro outline pitfalls the industry must avoid to ensure people are put before profitability.
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Post It is time for companies to step up efforts on forced labour
As governments and investors dial up efforts to address modern slavery, companies must step up, writes Felicitas Weber
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Post 3 things investors should consider as the nuclear weapon ban comes into effect
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons finally entered into force on January 22, 2021, making them explicitly illegal under international law. Investors have the opportunity to play a key supporting role in the Treaty's implementation.
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Series Why should banks support EU mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence?
Calls for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence have gained momentum, but what does this mean for financial institutions? BankTrack's Hannah Greep and Richard Gardiner from Global Witness explain why mHREDD is necessary and why financial institutions should support it.
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Series COVID-19 in India: An excuse to dilute environmental policy to benefit businesses
The pandemic has offered the perfect cover under which to dilute laws and overhaul environmental and human rights protections against destructive development in India, according to Lara Jesani.
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Series Companies have a responsibility to build a better world post-COVID
Agrochemical companies must use their considerable influence and leverage to help transform food production and prevent further pandemics, write ECCHR's Corina Ajder and Soraia Da Costa Batista
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Series EU Human Rights Due Diligence: Lessons from the U.S. for meaningful supply chain impacts
"While the French and US laws are both too new to judge conclusively, it is clear that they offer important and mutually supportive perspectives on the profoundly complex challenge of tackling human rights abuses in global supply chains", says Jade Saunders.
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Post Companies rush to distance themselves from President Trump – but is it too late?
The recent scramble to condemn the President's actions only highlights the urgent need for US companies to make their responsibility to respect human rights a top priority, writes Christen Dobson
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