From Us
This section features research, reports and updates from the Resource Centre.
Transition Minerals Tracker: 2024 Global Analysis
Our annual analysis highlights the urgent need for a just energy transition based on three core principles: shared prosperity; robust human rights due diligence and worker, community and defender rights protections; and fair negotiation between business, workers and communities.
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Unjust transition on trial: Communities and workers litigate to shape corporate practice
The Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has documented, until 31 May 2024, 60 legal cases launched around the world by Indigenous Peoples, other communities and workers or their representatives directly impacted by human rights harms associated with the growth of the renewable energy value chain.
People power under pressure: Human rights defenders & business in 2023
Effective engagement and collaboration between civil society and investors is crucial in the fight for digital rights and corporate accountability. Lessons from the experiences of activists, civil society organisations and tech investors.
KnowTheChain: Good Practice Guide 2024
A resource for companies and investors seeking to understand what strong corporate practice and disclosure looks like with respect to a range of key elements of upstream supply chain human rights due diligence. It draws on data collected by KnowTheChain over eight years of benchmarking global multinational companies across three sectors: Apparel & Footwear, Food & Beverage and ICT.
Weekly Updates
Our weekly run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses, the latest jobs and events announcements.
Weekly Update 16 October
Mozambique: Investigation alleges military violence at TotalEnergies plant
Weekly Update 8 October
Canada: Hudbay Minerals settles long-standing Guatemalan mine abuse cases
Weekly Update 2 October
Intelligence co. Sandvine to withdraw from 56 countries following US sanctions
Databases
Alongside our core work recording news and allegations across all regions and sectors, we also maintain several databases of incidents in particularly pressing areas. You can discover the key findings and raw data behind these efforts below.
Attacks on Human Rights Defenders
The HRDs Database contains over 5000 recorded instances of attacks by companies impacting the rights of Defenders.
Lawsuits against companies
Search our database of over 250 lawsuits brought against companies to hold them to account for alleged human rights abuse.
Lawsuits against defenders
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are one tactic used by business actors to stop people raising concerns about their practices. Explore our database of cases that bear the hallmarks of SLAPPs.