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Clear frameworks for community benefit sharing in the mining and renewable energy sectors are essential.However, Manson Gwanyanya, the researcher and representative for South and Anglophone Africa at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, told the African Climate Conversations podcast that implementing these existing frameworks is key to delivering a shared prosperity for the communities whose land and resources are crucial for the energy transition in Africa.”.Demand for critical minerals is set to grow by three and a half times by 2030 as the world transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy in order to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. The African continent is home to massive transition mineral resource bases and enormous renewable energy potential, given its vast tracts of open land and favourable solar and wind conditions. But how well prepared is the continent for the critical mineral and renewable investment boom?

The government is forcing me to buy an electric vehicle even though it emits more than a Ford F-350 truck smoking an unfiltered cigarette. COMMUNISM!BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producer: Gregory Haddock Editor: Brittany TerrellResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. (2023). American Driving Survey: 2022. Andersson, Ö., & Börjesson, P. (2021). The greenhouse gas emissions of an electrified vehicle combined with renewable fuels: Life cycle assessment and policy implications. Applied Energy, 289, 116621. Atkinson, R. (2023, June 3). I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. 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Editor William Law welcomes Isobel Archer to the Arab Digest podcast. Isobel is the Senior Researcher, Labour & Migrant Worker Rights for the London-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. The centre has just released a report on the treatment of migrant workers in Qatar during and after the football World Cup that shows, with numerous abuses uncovered, the Qataris and FIFA still have serious questions to answer for despite their claims of significant improvements in advancing the rights of migrant labourers and service workers. Sign up NOW at ArabDigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & weekly podcasts.

Unternehmen produzieren weltweit und verdienen damit Geld - das Obst kommt aus Ecuador, die Kleidung aus Bangladesch, die Elektronik mit Rohstoffen und Vorprodukten aus der ganzen Welt. Wie können Unternehmen sicherstellen, dass in ihren Lieferketten keine Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Umweltschäden entstehen.  Das Lieferketten­sorgfaltspflichten­gesetz, kurz Lieferkettengesetz, ist am 1. Januar 2023 in Kraft getreten und soll Unternehmen einen Rahmen bieten. Mit Eva-Marie Reinwald sprechen wir heute darüber was das Lieferkettengesetz regelt, was es beinhaltet und wie es von Unternehmen erfolgreich umgesetzt werden kann. Eva ist Fachpromotorin für Globale Wirtschaft und Menschenrechte zu den menschenrechtlichen Herausforderungen in weltweiten Wertschöpfungsketten. Sie vertritt das SÜDWIND Institut. in der Initiative Lieferkettengesetz. Mein Name ist Jasmin Horn. Ich bin Nachhaltigkeitsexpertin und sage herzliche Willkommen! Gemeinsam mit Eva sprechen wir darüber:

Hear some on-the-spot reflections at the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum in London from Clifford Chance's Rae Lindsay, Fiona Wheatley from Bakkavor and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's Phil Bloomer, talking with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh. They highlight the importance of mandatory human rights due diligence in supplier engagement through in-depth investigation of tier 3 and 4 suppliers. They also discuss the need to initiate real executive leadership and collaboration to drive progress.

This week: During Innovation Forum's responsible sourcing and ethical trade event in London, some of the expert participants spoke with Ian Welsh, reflecting on conversations from the conference. They discussed the continued need for multi-stakeholder collaboration, conducting deep-dive research on suppliers and ensure due diligence is not just a box-ticking exercise. Hear from Rae Lindsay from Clifford Chance, Bakkavor's Fiona Wheatley and Phil Bloomer from Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. Plus: Climate groups call on 30 insurance companies to stop underwriting fossil fuels immediately; UN fact-finding mission finds EU complicit in Libya migrant abuses; Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures releases its final draft framework; EU to go ahead on phase-out of internal combustion cars and vans by 2035, after deal with Germany, in the news digest with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson.

Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, reflects with Ian Welsh on global collective efforts and collaboration on business, human rights and the environment – as highlighted by the international collaboration to help Ukraine, for example. They talk about the implementation of regulation, the role of technology, responsible investors and companies, and what human rights integration in the just transition should look like.

This week: Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks about some reasons for optimism for business and human rights this year. He discusses the positive changes in public perception that are helping to drive corporate action, and why there is greater willingness from governments to cooperate on commitments such as the just transition and the outcomes from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Plus: further proof of land conversion impacts from corporate zero-deforestation commitments from University of York; backlash from human rights groups on the continued lack of a UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner; Know the Chain's new benchmark shows continuing ICT sector's supply chain labour rights failures; and, new UN report predicts recovery of the ozone layer hole by 2040, in the news digest. And, insight on the upcoming sustainable apparel and textiles conference held in Amsterdam on 25th-26th April from Innovation Forum's Hanna Halmari. Host: Ian Welsh Join the conversation on sustainable supply chain trends for 2023 at the webinar on Wednesday 18th January at 2pm GMT: register via this link.

In times of progressive climate change, customers, investors, and politicians expect one thing above all from automotive players: building convincing products that can boost the breakthrough of electromobility. But the need for rare earths for electric cars puts the spotlight on an important ethical issue: the risk that the valuable raw materials are mined under questionable or sometimes even precarious working conditions in the countries of origin. This leaves many companies with a major challenge to address: how can they drive zero-emission mobility while ensuring that human rights are respected along the supply chain? Our moderator Yasmine Blair met two thought leaders who are decisively tackling this highly complex issue: Renata Jungo Brüngger, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for Integrity and Legal Affairs, and Phil Bloomer, Executive Director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. In the new episode of Let's talk Mercedes – the Mercedes-Benz Podcast – they discuss strategies to overcome issues and act responsibly towards society and the environment. They also talk about alternatives to cobalt and lithium – and explain why companies and external experts need to work together to make a sustainable supply chain for the automotive industry a reality. Visit us on Mercedes me media: https://media.mercedes-benz.com/letstalkmercedes

Felicitas Weber from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about some of the key conclusions from the recently-published latest Know the Chain benchmark into the forced labour risks in big apparel sector companies and investors. The good news is that all the companies benchmarked have improved their performance at least a little. The less good is that there remains generally a significant difference between what companies say they should be doing compared with what they are doing in practice – with luxury brands not typically performing well. Sign up for the free weekly Innovation Forum newsletter here: https://www.innovationforum.co.uk/sign-up-to-our-newsletter  

In Episode 7 of Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking: The Podcast, we look at the changing disclosure and due diligence landscape. We discuss the British and Australian Modern Slavery Acts, learn more about the new mandatory human rights due diligence framework under consideration by the EU, and hear from experts involved in the development of new corporate benchmarks and standards on modern slavery about what they mean for financial sector actors.  This episode is hosted by Professor James Cockayne. Guests include Patricia Carrier, UK Modern Slavery Act Registry Project Manager at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Katharine Bryant, Research Manager at Walk Free, Alexander Coward, Advisor at Pillar Two, Chloe Cranston, Business and Human Rights Manager at Anti-Slavery International, Shailesh Alawani, Vice President of Product Management at CENTRL, Joanne Bauer, Co-Founder at the Rights CoLab, and Akilah Jardine, Research Fellow in Antislavery Business and Communities at the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham.

This week: Expert insight from Cargill's Dave Robb, Thai Union's Tracy Cambridge, the Marine Stewardship Council's Erin Priddle and the Nature Conservancy's Mark Zimring on how the seafood sector should respond to market concerns on climate change and shifting fish stocks, and the role of business in managing these effectively. And the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's Felicitas Weber discusses the key findings in the latest Know the Chain benchmark research into big apparel sector companies and the forced labour risks in their supply chains. Host: Ian Welsh

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) provide a globally agreed upon standard and framework for states and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses linked to business operations. Since their adoption ten years ago, the concept of human rights due diligence – which was first introduced by the UNGPs – has seen increasing uptake in policy frameworks, and is currently at the centre of legislative developments, particularly in Europe. This episode discusses the role mandatory measures can play in further driving respect for human rights in business, what mandatory measures need to look like to be effective and how we can make mandatory due diligence work across regions. Your panel for this episode includes: Mauricio Lazala, Deputy Director, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Anabella Sibrián, Director, Protection International Mesoamerica Joan Carling, Global Director, Indigenous Peoples Rights International Johannes Blankenbach, EU/Western Europe Researcher & Representative, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Jessie Cato, natural resources and human rights programme manager at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Ian Welsh about the significant human rights risks that exist in the supply chains of low carbon technology manufacturers. As demonstrated by the BHRRC’s tracker of companies producing six transition minerals – lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, zinc and manganese – required for the manufacture of electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines, brands in the low-carbon sector need to take care to ensure transparency in their supply chains. A failure to do so could impact the speed at which their customers can reach their net-zero ambitions.

This week: Jessie Cato from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre talks about the latest tracker following the forced labour risks in the supply chains of the minerals necessary to transition global energy supply to renewables. Lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel are among the elements required for solar panels, batteries and wind turbines, and have significant supply chain human rights challenges. Plus: Chatham House and UNEP report says food supply is responsible for 86% extinction risks; WWF’s plan for dairy to get to net zero; PepsiCo joint venture with Beyond Meat; UK renewables supply beat fossil fuels in 2020; and GM to be zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh

In this episode of the PRI podcast, the PRI’s Nikolaj Halkjaer Pedersen engages in a dynamic human rights focused conversation with Chris Newton, Executive Director of Responsible Investment at IFM Investors and Akiko Sato, Human Rights Lawyer and Japan Programme Coordinator at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. The podcast begins by grounding an investor’s understanding of human rights through analysing what human rights are, where they exist in relation to fiduciary duty and how they can be integrated into ESG considerations. It then explores the ways in which human rights are regulated across different geographies, how human rights considerations can be incorporated across asset classes and the importance of investor responsibility to enable and provide access to remedy. It concludes with the guests expressing their hopes and desires for the future of human rights in institutional investment. Read the PRI's flagship paper, Why and how investors should act on human rights

Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project lead at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Ian Welsh about the latest food and beverage sector forced labour benchmark. The topline conclusion is that progress to get to grips with exploitation of workers remains slow. While there is perhaps some inevitable distraction from ensuring business continuity in challenging times, Weber argues that as companies move towards human rights due diligence, a worker-centric approach is essential.

This week: The new food and beverage sector forced labour and human rights issues benchmark from Know the Chain is analysed by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre’s Felicitas Weber. The meat sector in particular is in the spotlight, not least because of stresses from dealing with the pandemic’s challenges, while Tesco and Unilever score highest. Plus: Oxfam highlights shortfalls in climate finance for emerging economies; potential food sector reforms post-pandemic; Ikea launches product buy-back scheme; and John Lewis Partnership brings net-zero target forward to 2035, in the news digest. Host: Ian Welsh

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

What brings value to society? What does a world that considers human rights for all look like? And what does a world that engages all members in visioning a new economic system look like? In this episode Alison walks us through some of the economic and human impacts (a projected death toll of 250 million people due to lack of access to food) COVID19 is having on the world, such as a projected death toll of 250 million people due to lack of access to food . She offers insightful new ways of rethinking social value, new economic systems that benefit all people from all countries, and the new legal framework for companies called mandatory due diligence coming into effect in the EU in 2021.  Watch the Youtube video https://youtu.be/2pEDZMICnfo (here) Alison Tate Alison's current role includes representing unions at the UN, the G20 and international financial institutions. She serves on numerous boards including Better Work (a partnership between the International Labour Organisation and the International Finance Corporation), the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Ethical Trading Initiative, and as a Commissioner on the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project director at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, outlines to Ian Welsh the results of the new Know the Chain benchmarking of technology sector companies. They discuss the specific risks that ICT companies should be aware of, and geographical concerns – Malaysia, China, the Philippines and Thailand are countries that Weber highlights. Debt bondage, recruitment fees, long working hours, exploitation of migrant workers and other vulnerable groups, and a lack of grievance mechanisms and freedom of association are all too common in the sector. The new Know the Chain benchmark report is available here.

This week: Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project director at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, on the results of the latest human rights benchmark on the IT sector, and what characterises the companies that are doing well, and those that are lagging behind. And, Charlotte Bande, food sector and climate strategy lead, Quantis International, on what best practice looks like for food sector companies that are serious about cutting environmental impacts.   Plus: Unilever’s €1bn climate fund; ILO warns of child labour risks from pandemic; and, plastic rain in the southwest US, in the news digest. Hosted by Ian Welsh

Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about where the burdens of the pandemic are likely to be felt as business finds a way through the crisis. They discuss some of the challenges that are emerging and how government relief for companies should be managed. Bloomer points out the potential for humanising of supply chains as consumers become more aware of where the essential products that they rely on come from and how they are produced. Listeners should note that this interview was recorded on 31st March amid fast-moving events.

This week: Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh some key impacts for companies as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomer describes how it’s the suppliers of big brands – in, for example, the apparel sector – who will ultimately suffer as orders are cancelled and workers laid off, or exploited. More positively, he argues that the crisis does mean that many supply chains become more transparent – such as the rubber gloves manufacturing sector in Malaysia – as consumers take more interest in them. Plus, all the news about Innovation Forum’s upcoming spring online conference series.

In this episode of the PRI podcast, the PRI's Nabylah Abo Dehman is joined by Steven Heim, Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management, and Annie Signorelli, Project Manager for Renewable Energy and Human Rights at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.   It is crucial that the transition to a net-zero economy happens fast. But the transition must be both fair and inclusive for workers and communities. As such, renewable energy companies should be expected to create decent jobs and respect the rights of communities around their operations. Nabylah, Steven and Annie discuss, among other issues: The main human rights risks associated with renewable energy companies How investors can play a role in ensuring that renewable energy companies can integrate human rights due diligence into their operations Recommendations for investors to ensure both climate and renewable energy investments respect human rights   What implications the risks associated with renewable energy companies can have on the transition to a low-carbon economy Interested in the resources discussed in this episode? Find out more:  Renewable Energy and Human Rights Benchmark Methodology: https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/renewable-energy-human-rights-benchmark-methodology The Equator Principles: https://equator-principles.com/ Renewable energy investor briefing: Managing risks & responsibilities for impacts on local communities https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/renewable-energy-investor-briefing-managing-risks-responsibilities-for-impacts-on-local-communities Fast and fair renewable energy: A practical guide for investors https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/fast-fair-renewable-energy-a-practical-guide-for-investors First People Worldwide and University of Colorado questionnaire: https://www.colorado.edu/program/fpw/sites/default/files/attached-files/fpic_due_diligence_questionnaire-2.pdf UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html UN Global Compact business reference guide on UN declaration: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/library/541 RE 100: http://there100.org/    

Could the money you’re putting aside for retirement be exposed to modern slavery? And what are we doing to reduce the risk that companies we invest in are involved in it? We speak with Lou Capparelli and Sybil Dixon from our in-house investments team to find out. SHOW NOTES Your hosts are Lyndon Horsburgh and Tania Meade. Produced by Lyndon Horsburgh. A big thanks to our guests, Lou Capparelli and Sybil Dixon. Lou is UniSuper’s Manager of Sustainable Portfolios and Governance. Sybil is a Senior Investment Analyst. A transcript of this podcast is available at unisuper.com.au/learning-centre/podcasts/transcript-super-informed-radio-episode-25. For more information about forced labour within global supply chains, visit KnowTheChain (https://knowthechain.org/). Stop Slavery Award (www.stopslaveryaward.com), the Minderoo Foundation (https://www.minderoo.com.au/walk-free/) and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (www.business-humanrights.org/) provide great info about how modern slavery is being tackled around the world and what’s being done to liberate people trapped in slavery and advance human rights in business. Find out more about UniSuper’s approach to responsible investing at unisuper.com.au/responsible. Catch up on past episodes at unisuper.com.au/podcasts. Have some feedback or a topic you’d like us to explore in future episodes? Write to us as at superinformed@unisuper.com.au. You can also join the conversation on Twitter @UniSuperNews or give us a call on 1800 331 685.

Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Ian Welsh about why there are still only a small number of corporate leaders working effectively on human rights. Bloomer highlights, however, the increasing awareness of the investment community about operational and supply chain modern slavery and human rights risks as a real driver of change.

This week: Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, on why companies just can't afford to have modern slavery in their operations or supply chain, not least because the investment community is now properly addressing human rights risks. And highlights from Innovation Forum's recent business and materiality webinar featuring Fiat Chrysler's Bill Hall, Kellogg's Amy Braun and the Erb Institute's Terry Nelidov. Plus, $6.4tn worth of asset managers focusing on beef and deforestation, big brands still linked to dirty palm oil according to Greenpeace and how insects are spreading plastic microfibres, in the news roundup.  Hosted by Ian Welsh

In the past, companies have viewed human rights risks as a reputational risk – if abuses are found, the impact on the company's reputation has been at the forefront, making them act. 
But, is this still the case?  In this Innovation Forum webinar experts from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and Hilton International discuss the new legislation designed to keep companies in check, such as the UK modern slavery act, and ask how far these rules and regulations really go. Are they, in fact, driving change in corporate behaviour? 

 What are the other motivators for business to protect human rights? 
And how far do corporate human rights policies go in safe guarding the rights of those in their operations and supply chains? 
What role can other stakeholders play in encouraging (and helping) business to take proactive action on human rights? 
 Ultimately, what does make companies act? 

 With Mauricio Lazala, deputy director, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and Caroline Meledo, global head, corporate responsibility and human rights, EMEA, Hilton 
 Introduced and moderated by Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum

In our latest episode of “On Human Rights, we feature an interview from Almedalen with our Stockholm office director Malin Oud who speaks with Phil Bloomer, who is the executive director of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre located in London. They talk about business and human rights, how business can be better at protecting human rights in their value chains and which businesses stand out.

Phil Bloomer, chief executive of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the first two years of the UK's Modern Slavery Act, and how the best companies are using their now-required modern slavery reporting to drive anticipatory action. On the other hand, Bloomer points out, the first 1,700+ statements demonstrate that many companies simply had not been thinking about modern slavery until they were obliged to. The next steps should include an international approach to regulation that brings the best from new rules around the world and drives progress forward. 

In Episode 10 of The Rights Track, Todd talks to Professor Shareen Hertel from the University of Connecticut about the world of business and human rights. They discuss how the rights of poorer people can best be protected at work and how social and labour movements come together to prevent abuse and to lobby for change. 0.00-4.37 Shareen talks about spending time in the field as a human rights researcher and advocate trying to help poorer people get work and to protect them from human rights abuses in the workplace *How Shareen's academic work has fed into debates around human rights more widely, what they are, how they work, people's attitudes towards them and how the local level work feeds into our understanding Discussion around how rights can emerge or be created as a result of social movements 4.37-10.20 How Shareen conducts human rights research in a business context including surveys and participant observations, interviews etc./ corroborating evidence external sources, coding articles/archive information etc to build a story around these sorts of struggles What makes a successful rights movement? Shareen talks about pressures on poorer people and how NGOs and supporters can support social movements Some of the challenges/diffiulties that can emerge within social movements and how issues can be mediated/overcome 10.20-17.57 How movements for change emerge within a business setting such as a factory where working conditions may be an issue How workers and consumers have a stake and responsibility in securing the human rights of workers creating products or providing services Shareen discusses the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's 6,000 company database that she has been using to assess the human rights performance of different sectors using a business and human rights framework How this work has prompted her to want to work more closely with the light manufacturing sector which is engaging least with workers' groups How the ‘portability' of light manufacturing businesses reduces the incentive for businesses to engage in dialogue with labour movements How the business and human rights framework can help companies make human rights a part of their own narrative Why businesses serving the college/university market are doing better then most - because students will protest if they don't. Shareen gives example of a Living Wage Company called Alta Gracia in the Dominican Republic 17.57-end How does this translate to the consumer? discussion around whether people are prepared to pay more for ethical products Public opinion surveys in the States show more than 50% of poplar prefer to pay more to consume ethically and they want to see how the worker benefits from them paying more Making the business case for good practice. Shareen mentions the work of Richard Locke showing a clear link between productivity, product quality and human rights conditions Todd refers to the Ruggie Principles on business and human rights and Shareen explains how her work is closely connected to them Additional links provided by Shareen Hertel Alta Gracia Appare UConn Today article on Hertel, Scruggs & Jeffords research on ethical consumption – consumers willing to pay more for ethical goods despite recession OpenGlobal Rights piece on Hertel's research on Right to Food Campaign in India Hertel's 2006 book, Unexpected Power Hertel (2010) article on public-private partnerships for human rights Additional links provided by our partners at OpenGlobalRights Legal mobilization: a critical first step to addressing economic and social rights “What human rights?” Why some companies speak out while others don't Mapping global business opinions on human rights Holding businesses to account in Latin America

A panel discussion among an academic, a company representative and practitioners, held on 21 June 2016, hosted by the Oxford Business and Human Rights Research Network and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. How can business support or hinder the process of peace-building after armed conflict? This panel discussion looks at the role of the private sector in countries emerging from conflict. An academic, a company representative and practitioners engage with questions of corporate complicity and accountability in transitional justice settings, as well as the way in which companies may contribute positively to creating peace. Panellists: Professor Sabine Michalowski, University of Essex, School of Law Irene Pietropaoli, Business and Human Rights consultant at Amnesty International in Myanmar Jo Zaremba, Livelihoods Officer at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Yves Nissim, Vice-President, Head of Transformation and Operation in CSR at Orange Moderated by Maximilian Spohr, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law In this blog, organisers Anneloes Hoff (Oxford Business and Human Rights Research Network) and Isabel Ebert (Business and Human Rights Resource Centre) reflect on the issues discussed by the panel. https://business-humanrights.org/en/business-and-human-rights-in-transition-from-conflict-to-peace

Phil Bloomer, Executive Director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, joins the PRI's Felicitas Weber to discuss the the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and it's implications for companies and investors.

Institute for the Study of the Americas, Moderator: Mauricio Lazala (Business and Human Rights Resource Centre), Lucy Claridge (Minority Rights Group), Jon Samuel (Anglo American), Shanta Martin (Leigh Day & Co.), Andy Whitmore (London Mining Network)...

Institute for the Study of the Americas, Moderator: Mauricio Lazala (Business and Human Rights Resource Centre), Lucy Claridge (Minority Rights Group), Jon Samuel (Anglo American), Shanta Martin (Leigh Day & Co.), Andy Whitmore (London Mining Network)...