To mark International Human Rights Day, December 10th, IHRB has once again identified ten key issues that will be of particular importance in the arena of business and human rights in the year ahead.

At the start of a new decade, the human rights movement faces a perilous future. The multilateral, rules-based system is under attack, the climate crisis is at the point of no return, and the future of work itself is in a state of profound change.

[See IHRB website for full stories on the following issues]: 

• Just Transitions: Confronting the climate crisis while fostering rights-respecting jobs and empowered communities

• Fake News: Harnessing collective power to combat lies and propaganda online

• Purpose: Redefining the role of corporations to align with societal expectations

• Cities: Embedding dignity while building communities

• State Action: Expanding calls for mandatory human rights due diligence

• Sexual Harassment: Transforming cultures and developing robust grievance mechanisms to eliminate abuse at work

• Weaponising lawsuits: Stopping the practice of blocking human rights defenders from challenging business activity

• Surveillance: Establishing safeguards for new technologies that may undermine rights

• Worker Voice: Defending rights of assembly and speech at work

• Gender identity: Understanding gender fluidity and making workplaces inclusive