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Sustainable Views (A FT publication)
Opinion piece by Chief Exec Phil Bloomer arguing that the move away from fossil fuels will fail if the treatment of people and nature replicate past injustices.
The Guardian
Speaking about our latest findings from the EECA region, Ella Skybenko said: “We must not choose between climate progress and protection of people and ecosystems."
New Internationalist
'The World Unspun' podcast references our research which found human rights risks are increasing across the renewable energy value chain, with a total of 95 lawsuits globally since 2009.
Board Agenda
Opinion piece from BHRRC's Elodie Aba noting that the growth in human rights cases is a stark warning to companies and investors to respect the rights of communities and workers.
BBC News
References our findings which show that the rush to mine critical minerals are also fuelling human rights abuses and environmental destruction.
Al Jazeera
Speaking about our latest report, BHRRC's Natalie Swan says: "Decarbonisation done without workers as critical and creative partners is not a just transition, it’s a dangerous shortcut."
Workers in global supply chains
In Data: Why is Asia-Pacific a hot spot for migrant worker abuses? - Context
Meta and Uber among firms ‘linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse - The Independent
How garment workers are being left behind by sustainability targets - Inside Retail
Just energy transition
'We urgently need a reset': Are miners of transition minerals doing enough to tackle 'surge' in human rights allegations? - Business Green
Africa's critical minerals: Economic boom or resource curse? - Context
Companies committing human rights abuses for renewable energy minerals have surged - The Canary
Mining for transition minerals can be responsible with joint push, experts say - Climate Home News
Rise in legal action against renewables companies over minerals - The Guardian
In Latin America, energy transition stirs a rise in human rights lawsuits - Mongabay
Technology & human rights
Meta’s fact-checking decision sets off alarm bells in India - The Economic Times
‘There’s very little transparency’: How defence techs are deciding who to sell to - sifted
Tech firms complicit in ‘economy of genocide’, says UN rapporteur - Computer Weekly
The Hidden ESG Risk in Tech Portfolios - ESG Investor
Human rights defenders & civic freedoms
The North Dakota court battle testing free speech in Donald Trump’s America - Financial Times
Companies and investors must commit to ending attacks on human rights defenders - FT Sustainable Views
Environmental defenders targeted in 3 out of 4 human rights attacks - Mongabay
Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid global push for critical minerals - Grist
One-fifth of global environmental conflicts traced to 104 companies - Eco-Business
Governing business & human rights
How Europe’s ambition to lead on corporate human rights ran into the sand - Reuters
Omnibus explained: What is set to change for CSRD and CSDDD reporting requirements? - edie
'Reckless deregulation': European Commission slammed over plan to gut corporate sustainability rules - Business Green
Comment: Why Europe must hold its nerve on raising the ESG bar for business - Reuters
Will companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories ever face the consequences? - FT Sustainable Views