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2 Jun 2020

Briefings & Reports

This section contains annual, biannual, quarterly and regional bulletins published by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

Unjust transition on trial: Communities and workers litigate to shape corporate practice

The speed of the energy transition will depend on investment flows and the retention of public trust. Yet the disturbing trend of systemic abuse of communities and workers in renewable energy value chains has given rise to a tide of strategic litigation by communities and workers left with no option but to turn to the courts to defend their rights. These lawsuits result in project delays, “stop orders” and escalating costs - risks which companies and investors can and must avoid through robust human rights due diligence and better project design.

Highlighted Releases

Just for show: Worker representation in Asia’s garment sector & the role of fashion brands & employers

We examine the role of trade unions and alternative representative structures across six major garment-producing countries in South and Southeast Asia, exploring how brands and their suppliers are relying on ineffective representation structures as an alternative to union engagement, undermining freedom of association and collective bargaining, depleting trade unions’ ability to build their membership and contributing to a vicious cycle of poor working conditions in the sector.

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.

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.

2023 KnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear Benchmark

KnowTheChain's latest assessment of 65 of the biggest apparel and footwear companies' efforts to address supply chain forced labour reveals companies remained largely reactive to human rights violations rather than evidencing robust, embedded human rights and environmental due diligence practices designed to prevent abuse.

Switched off: Tech company opacity & Israel’s war on Gaza

We invited 104 technology companies operating in or providing services to the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel to respond to a survey on transparency and heightened human rights due diligence in the context of Israel's war on Gaza.

Myanmar Garment Worker Allegations Tracker: Three years of military rule

1 February 2024 marks three years since the military takeover of Myanmar. Since then, we've recorded hundreds of attacks on garment workers’ human rights both in their workplaces and on the streets. We examine allegations of abuse tracked over the past year and responses from international buyers alongside testimony from workers.

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    Human rights in Southeast Asia's renewable energy transition: Analysing company policies

    23 Sep 2024

    We looked at the human rights policies of 12 renewable energy companies operating and developing wind and solar projects in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia.

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    Hidden cost: Human rights policy and practice in Mexico's apparel supply chains

    18 Sep 2024

    We analysed the human rights policies and supply chain transparency of 18 major parent companies of Mexico's top apparel brands.

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    Accusations and actions: A decade tracking tech company responses to human rights allegations

    16 Sep 2024

    Despite booming profits and growing influence, tech companies have yet to demonstrate a commitment to transparency and a proactive willingness to address the wide range of harms and human rights abuses associated with their products and services. Over a 10-year period, we made over 700 invitations to over 300 tech companies to respond to human rights-related allegations and their actions to address them.

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    KnowTheChain: Good Practice Guide 2024

    13 Aug 2024

    This Guide is 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.

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    From mining to renewable energy: Lessons learnt from benefit sharing legislation for a just transition in Africa

    6 Aug 2024

    The climate crisis necessitates a global transition to renewable energy that is not only fast but also fair: a shift that includes the creation of shared prosperity for the frontline communities being asked to host vast renewable energy installations and transition mineral mines. We examine existing legislative frameworks in Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe that have the potential to help deliver shared prosperity for the communities whose land and resources are crucial for the energy transition.

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    Powering electric vehicles: Human rights impacts of Indonesia's nickel rush

    31 Jul 2024

    Nickel, a key component in electric vehicle batteries, is set to play a crucial role in the shift away from fossil fuels. As Indonesia's nickel mining sector grows to meet the needs of the expanding EV industry, we examine the impacts of nickel mining on two small islands in Southeast Sulawesi: Wawonii and Kabaena.

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    Unjust transition on trial: Communities and workers litigate to shape corporate practice

    10 Jul 2024

    The speed of the energy transition will depend on investment flows and the retention of public trust. Yet the disturbing trend of systemic abuse of communities and workers in renewable energy value chains has given rise to a tide of strategic litigation by communities and workers left with no option but to turn to the courts to defend their rights. These lawsuits result in project delays, “stop orders” and escalating costs - risks which companies and investors can and must avoid through robust human rights due diligence and better project design.

    Read more
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    Keeping watch: Surveillance companies in Middle East & North Africa

    26 Jun 2024

    We asked 23 companies which allegedly produce or provide surveillance technologies to governments in the MENA region to respond to questions on their corporate transparency and human rights due diligence processes. Only five responded.

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    Just for show: Worker representation in Asia’s garment sector & the role of fashion brands & employers

    19 Jun 2024

    We examine the role of trade unions and alternative representative structures across six major garment-producing countries in South and Southeast Asia - Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - and explore how brands and their suppliers are relying on ineffective representation structures as an alternative to union engagement, undermining freedom of association and collective bargaining, depleting trade unions’ ability to build their membership and contributing to a vicious cycle of poor working conditions in the sector.

    Read more
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    Transition Minerals Tracker: 2024 Global Analysis

    16 May 2024

    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.

    Read more