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briefing Human rights defenders & business in 2022: People challenging corporate power to protect our planet
Between January 2015 – March 2023, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre tracked more than 4,700 attacks against human rights defenders raising concerns about harmful business practice. In 2022 alone, we tracked 555 attacks, revealing that on average more than 10 defenders were attacked every single week for raising legitimate concerns about irresponsible business activity.
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briefing The case for South Korean mandatory human rights due diligence
After 12 years of voluntary efforts to implement the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and three National Action Plans by the Korean Government, evidence from World Benchmarking Alliance and KnowTheChain shows Korean companies are still failing to achieve minimum international standards for human rights protection.
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briefing Financing mining for transition minerals in South Africa: Are banks doing enough on human rights?
As the race to reach net-zero intensifies, financing is pouring into South Africa's mining industry. Our analysis of the human rights commitments and actions of 15 banks revealed widespread failure to take adequate measures to avoid contributing to abuses in this particularly risky sector.
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briefing Dismantling the facade: A global south perspective on the state of engagement with tech companies
Civil society organisations and individuals calling for transparency and accountability in the tech sector face unique challenges, particularly in the Global South. We spoke to groups pushing for change in this opaque sector about the challenges, tools and strategies in their work.
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briefing Australia's Modern Slavery Act: is it fit for purpose?
By requiring big business and other entities to report on their efforts to address modern slavery, the MSA aims to drive change in business conduct to prevent and redress modern slavery, but is it fit for purpose?
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briefing Below ground: Human rights and renewable energy value chains in the Andes
The Andes is at the crosshairs of the global energy transition: the region will play a crucial role in renewable technology value chains, and is acutely vulnerable to climate catastrophe. Our research reveals the harms caused by mining companies and how mineral extraction essential for the energy transition is impacting environment and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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briefing How do UK trade agreements measure up on human rights?
When applied to post-Brexit Free Trade Agreements, our key human rights tests for UK Free Trade Agreements reveal gaps in human rights protections and highlight the opportunity for the UK to set a new trade strategy which promotes human rights.
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briefing Berry industry blues: Labour rights in Mexico's supply chains
Mexico's multi-million-dollar berry export industry is powered by the labour of agricultural migrant workers. We interviewed workers and reached out to key companies in the sector to find out about their human rights due diligence processes: the results revealed widespread failure to address discrimination, precarious working arrangements, and dangerous working and living conditions in opaque supply chains.
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briefing 2022 KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark
KnowTheChain assessed the world's 60 largest ICT companies & found widespread failure to tackle forced labour in supply chains due to insufficient due diligence processes. The median score was just 14/100 & the sector performed poorest on responsible purchasing practices & worker voice.
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briefing Damaging data: Corporate due diligence and reproductive rights
Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, experts have warned that data collected by technology and financial firms could be used in investigations and court cases to enforce anti-abortion laws, posing a clear and significant risk to people's right to privacy, as well as other fundamental rights and freedoms. We analyzed responses from 14 technology and finance companies on the steps they are taking to assess and mitigate these risks.
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