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Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/finance

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volume in the Elements series, Robert McCorquodale explores how the responsibility for human rights abuses has transitioned from a purely state obligation to also being the responsibility of businesses. Business responsibility for human rights impacts have become subject both to legislation and to court decisions whenever their activities lead to human rights abuses anywhere in the world. Business and Human Rights (Oxford UP, 2024) shows the importance of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in these developments, and examines their influence on international, regional, and national law. It also analyses the changes on state obligations to protect human rights, on the corporate responsibility for human rights abuses, and on effective access to remedies for those adversely affected by business activities. Each of these shifts has consequences on core tenets of international law, such as sovereignty and jurisdiction, and has implications for crafting new international law in areas such as climate change and technology. Robert is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and brings his decades of experience in scholarship and legal practice in business and human rights law, as well as his extensive engagement with businesses, governments, civil society, and international organisations, to bear on his understanding and analysis of this increasingly important field. Alex Batesmith is a Lecturer in Legal Profession in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, and a former barrister and UN war crimes prosecutor, with teaching and research interests in international criminal law, cause lawyering and the legal profession, and law and emotion. His University of Leeds profile page can be found here. Twitter: @batesmith. LinkedIn His recent publications include: “Cambodia and the progressivist ‘imaginary': The limitations of international(ised) criminal tribunals as mechanisms for implementing human rights” in Louisa Ashley and Nicolette Butler (eds), The Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law: Absence, Emergence and Limitations (Routledge, 2024 ISBN13: 978-1-032638-03-4) “‘Poetic Justice Products': International Justice, Victim Counter-Aesthetics, and the Spectre of the Show Trial” in Christine Schwöbel-Patel and Rob Knox (eds) Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of International Justice (Counterpress, 2024 ISBN 978-1-910761-17-5) "Lawyers who want to make the world a better place – Scheingold and Sarat's Something to Believe In: Politics, Professionalism, and Cause Lawyering" in D. Newman (ed.) Leading Works on the Legal Profession (Routledge, July 2023), ISBN 978-1-032182-80-3) “International Prosecutors as Cause Lawyers" (2021) Journal of International Criminal Justice 19(4) 803-830 (ISSN 1478-1387)

ISO 20121:2012, the Standard for Sustainable events management, was originally created and launched in coordination with the London 2012 olympics. 12 years on, it seems only fitting that its next revision would applied to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 10 Years on from it's original release, the Standard has received a substantial update to not only bring it in-line with other ISO Standards, but to also address additional elements within event management, such as human rights and legacy. Today Steph Churchman will explain the changes to ISO 20121:2024, what certified companies must do to transition and the consequences of not doing so before the deadline. You'll learn ·      What is ISO 20121? ·      What are the changes to ISO 20121:2024? ·      What steps should certified companies take to complete their transition? ·      What should you be updating? ·      What are the consequences for not completing your transition ahead of the deadline?   Resources ·      Isologyhub     In this episode, we talk about: [00:30] Join the isologyhub – To get access to a suite of ISO related tools, training and templates. Simply head on over to isologyhub.com to either sign-up or book a demo. [02:05] Episode summary: Steph will be discussing the changes to the Sustainable Event Management Standard, ISO 20121:2024, in addition to outlining what you should be updating ahead of your transition to the latest version of the Standard. [02:30] What is ISO 20121? – . The Standard for Sustainable events management was originally created and launched in coordination with the London 2012 olympics. When it came to planning the 2012 Olympic Games, they took a step back and considered the impact of required development and construction would have on biodiversity, as well as how they could reduce their Greenhouse Gas emissions and general waste in the preparation and running of the event. 12 years on, it seems only fitting that it's next revision would applied to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. ISO 20121 specifies the requirements for an Event Sustainability Management System to improve the sustainability of events. The standard applies to all types and sizes of organisations involved in the events industry – from caterers, lighting and sound engineers, security companies, stage builders and venues to independent event organisers and corporate and public sector event teams. [04:45] A high-level overview of the changes to ISO 20121:2024 – One of the biggest and most welcomed changes is the fact that the Standard is now aligned with the familiar High Level Structure that many other ISO's follow. This means it will be easier to integrate with other Standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Next, there is a bigger focus on climate change, legacy and human rights. These elements weren't necessarily missing from the previous version, but they weren't a key focus either.  [05:10] Climate Change in ISO 20121:2024 – , ISO 20121:2024 now explicitly requires considering climate change and its impact on your event and stakeholders. So, this might involve carbon emission reduction strategies and adapting to potential climate-related disruptions. Biodiveristy may also fall under this, especially if your events require construction, or take place in an outside venue such as a park or field. A quick reminder that 31 common ISO Standards also received a Climate Change Amendment, so if you haven't addressed that yet, check out our podcast episode and workshop recording to learn about what you need to do. What does this focus on climate change mean for certified companies?: ·      It provides an opportunity for event professionals and event organisers to demonstrate leadership in taking action around climate change ·      Certified organisations are required to ensure that any carbon offsetting completed via carbon credits are credible ·      ISO 20121:2024 Standard facilitates the process of taking credible action and aligns ISO 20121 with big changes relating to climate change [06:55] Human Rights in ISO 20121:2024  – The new version also expands beyond environmental concerns to encompass human and child rights, social impact (including mental health and diversity), and digital responsibility. Your management system will need to address these aspects throughout the event lifecycle. What does the increased focus on human rights in ISO 20121 mean for certified organisations?: ·      Certified organisations will need to demonstrate and adhere to UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. ·      The revised standard also now references social impact in its definitions – primarily in the definition for Sustainable Development and Stewardship. ·      A new Annex has been added – Annex D: Guidance on Human and Child Rights. ·      Added guidance states that event organisers should consult with Human and Child Rights experts and conduct a Human Rights Assessment to identify potential risks to the people as a result of an event and its surrounding activities. ·      You should publish a Human Rights Policy to ensure that Human Rights consideration is embedded in the whole lifecycle of an event. [08:40] Legacy in ISO 20121:2024 – An added focus on Legacy provides an opportunity to event organisers to focus, not only on the few days of event delivery, but also supports in creating enduring results for the hosting community. For example, creating an economic impact for the local population, by providing the opportunity to acquire new skills, to share best practices on how to do events in a more sustainable way or by improving a public place close to the event. [09:20] Join the isologyhub and get access to limitless ISO resources  – From as little as £99 a month, you can have unlimited access to hundreds of online training courses and achieve certification for completion of courses along the way, which will take you from learner to practitioner to leader in no time. Simply head on over to the isologyhub to sign-up or book a demo. [11:30] A strengthening of Stakeholder Engagement – The Standard now emphasizes demonstrating sustainability throughout your supply chain. This might involve you requesting proof of sustainability practices from vendors and incorporating ethical sourcing practices. The definition of stakeholders has also now been expanded to include partners and sponsors. So, you'll need to consider how their sustainability practices align with your event's goals. The policy clause now requires reporting on your sustainability achievements and lessons learned. Building a system for tracking and reporting these aspects will be crucial, and will likely involve a lot more communication between your stakeholders to gather any necessary data for reporting purposes. [12:35] alignment and flexibility – The updated standard aligns with other management system standards thanks to the high level structure update, making integration easier for organizations with existing systems. The revised standard also caters to events of all sizes and complexities, allowing for adaptation to your specific needs. There's now alignment with Global Frameworks, like the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) and the Paris Agreement. If you'd like to learn more about the SDG's, check out a few previous podcast episodes: 106, 107 & 108. [13:30] Transition Deadline – What happens if you miss it? –  Anyone certified to the 2012 version of the Standard will have until the 31st March 2027 to transition to the 2024 version. If you don't, you'll risk losing your certification, and you'll have to go through the whole Stage 1 and 2 Assessment again to get that certificate back, which is obviously quite costly. [14:15] What do you need to do to transition? – Here's a very high-level of the steps you should take: ·      Review and conduct a Gap Analysis: This is to compare your existing system against the new standard's requirements to identify areas needing improvement. ·      Update your Policies and Procedures: specifically your event sustainability policy to reflect the broader range of sustainability issues and incorporate reporting requirements. ·      Develop a plan to engage with a wider range of stakeholders, including sponsors and partners, on sustainability initiatives. ·      Review your Supply Chain Management: This will involve establishing or updating procedures for assessing and integrating sustainability practices throughout your vendor network. ·      Training and Awareness: Any and all changes should be communicated. Educate your team on the new standard's requirements and integrate them into event planning and execution processes. ·      Carry out Internal Audits: Once you've implemented the changes, audit against the new Standard and ensure you're compliant. Then you'll need to prepare for your Certification Body Transition visit. [15:30] What Specific actions can you take to update your ISO 20121 Management System? Here are some suggested actions to address Human Rights and Children's Rights: ·      Update your event sustainability policy to explicitly state your commitment to respecting human rights and children's rights throughout the event lifecycle. ·      Update your Risk Assessments as you're going to need to identify potential human rights risks associated with your event, such as discrimination in hiring or unfair labour practices within the supply chain. ·      Review your Supplier Management as you'll need to ensure your suppliers uphold human rights standards. ·      Engage with relevant stakeholders like human rights organizations or local communities to understand potential human rights concerns and incorporate their feedback into your planning.   A few other actions you could do include: ·      Partnering with organizations promoting fair labor practices and human rights. ·      Including human rights clauses in contracts with suppliers and partners. ·      Conduct training for staff on identifying and mitigating human rights risks. ·      Implementing a grievance process for reporting potential human rights violations. [17:00] What further actions can you take to address Legacy?: ·      Integrate legacy planning into the early stages of event development. Consider aspects like infrastructure, also workforce development (for example training opportunities for local communities), and universal accessibility for people with disabilities. ·      Develop metrics to measure the positive legacy of your event. This could involve tracking the number of jobs created, increased accessibility measures implemented, or infrastructure donated to the community. ·      Consider the potential to partner with local organizations to ensure the event's legacy benefits the community in the long term. This might involve collaborating on infrastructure projects or workforce development initiatives. ·      You should also Conduct a post-event impact assessment to evaluate the event's legacy. [18:00] Reporting on the social, economic and environmental impacts – The first step should be to develop a Reporting Framework: This framework should consider relevant metrics for social (e.g., job creation, diversity), economic (e.g., local business involvement), and environmental (e.g., carbon footprint, waste generation) impacts. Next, you need to Implement a system for collecting and analyzing data related to your event's social, economic, and environmental performance. And lastly, choose appropriate communication channels for your sustainability report, such as your website, annual reports, or dedicated sustainability reports. You could look at specific reporting software or get help from a third-party such as Blackmores.   We'd recommend purchasing a copy of the Standard so you can review the specific changes yourself, in addition to reviewing the updated guidance provided in the Annexes. 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Today we are talking about human rights policy, within a corporate context, with my guest Ro Coroneos. Join us!In this episode, we are talking about... How governments have a duty to uphold human rights, whilst corporates have a duty to respect themThe requirement of organisations to remedy situations when rights are impacted How human rights policies must be embedded in organisational operating culture, values and behaviour through change management and communications strategiesHuman rights as an essential measure of business performanceAnd the need for greater transparency of how social risks are being managed by organisations, due to heightened investor pressureAn organisation's first step, is to review the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Ro says:"The critical thing about organisations that demonstrate a respect for human rights is that you can see there are commitments practically in a company's behaviour."   (Ro Coroneos, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast) Links:  Google 'human rights positioning statements' for inspirationUN Global CompactUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsOECD Guidelines International Labour OrganisationAustralian Human Rights CommissionFind Rebecca at her websiteGet Rebecca's free GUIDE:  The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get PromotedAbout Ro:Ro Coroneos is Head of Responsible Sourcing for Lendlease, an Australian ASX listed integrated real estate company.  Her expertise and passion is the ‘S' in ESG, ranging from business responses to human rights and modern slavery risk, to measuring social impact and value.  Ro was recipient of the Australian Human Rights Commission's business award in 2016, for her guide on inclusive design in urban spaces.  Her work in establishing a pop-up college in partnership with TAFE NSW, for the Barangaroo urban regeneration project in Sydney, upskilled over 11,000 construction workers during the project period, and won several awards for innovation excellence. In her spare time Ro is (very) slowly, working on a collection of poems.About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert who helps corporate women attain senior leadership positions. Her clients come from a range of industries and companies including Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil. Rebecca's favourite work day was recently: her client sent her a photo of a card her son had written her. In his note, he praised his mum for chasing her career goals down, getting promoted and putting her needs first. Rebecca loves that her work impacts not just the women she coaches, but their families too.

This episode discusses the impacts of corporate activity on fishing communities in Kerala, and the imperative for businesses to listen to the voices of indigenous communities and take proactive remedial action when things go wrong.

How can companies and investors be agents of change for human and social rights? Today on Frankly Speaking is Caroline Rees, President and co-Founder of Shift, the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and #HumanRights. After a tribute to Professor John Ruggie's work (author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights), you'll hear Richard and Caroline discuss: The role of business in society and if the “business of business is business” theory has proven to provide social equality Corporate Reporting as a critical driver of sustainability The confusion between social rights and human rights in reporting How can companies move towards a sustainable business model Listen in and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠! ***Participate in our anonymous survey: Help us understand what you enjoy in the show, what you want us to do better, and who you want to listen to next! https://forms.gle/xCkhhWrwf6qCiyJHA

We often hear discussions about corporate accountability being too dominated by developed countries and that we need to hear more voices from the Global South. What does the global value chain look like from the other end? How do concepts in international documents like the UN Guiding Principles apply on the ground? Is it really possible for victims to get a fair hearing? To answer these questions this week, Richard Howitt receives Maxwell Atuhura, a farmer and fisherman from Uganda, who for the past six years has been relentlessly defending the rights of people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) linking Uganda with Tanzania. They are joined by Nicholas Omonuk, student and part of End Fossil Occupy Uganda, Rise Up Movement and Fridays For Future MAPA. You'll hear more about: The negative impacts on human rights and on the climate of oil pipeline projects in Uganda and its region The disparities between the green pledges taken by companies and the reality on the ground How strong and effective EU sustainability laws, such as the CSDDD, can make a difference across the globe, in particular in Global South countries Listen in and follow us on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠!

The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the countries where these materials are mined. Often the mining of these commodities isn't regulated, or regulation around this mining isn't enforced.  IHRB's Deborah Sagoe speaks to Francesca Fairbairn about her conversation with Dr Isokelo Munyuku Fama, a Doctor and human rights defender in the area of South Kivu Province in DRC, where a lot of mining takes place. They discuss the lack of adherence to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by companies working in the area and how South Kivu would welcome with open arms companies that adhere to these principles.

On this episode of Five Questions Over Coffee, our guest speaker, an ESG consultant focused on social impact, emphasizes the importance of managing social risks and creating long-term value. They discuss how companies need to align social impact with business objectives, examine the key areas of people, purpose, community, and supply chain, and navigate practical challenges in implementing ESG priorities. They also explore the lack of effective communication and the importance of seeking guidance from experienced ESG consultants. Our guest shares their expertise on ESG consulting, specialization, materiality assessments, and data analytics while providing a comprehensive, globally recognized framework for responsible business conduct. The speaker offers advice and insights into understanding sustainability, ensuring social impact aligns with business objectives, and the biggest challenge of effectively integrating ESG considerations into employee engagement. Join our host and guest to hear more about managing social risks and achieving long-term value through ESG consulting.Who is Therese?Therese Baptiste is an ESG consultant who specializes in managing social risks and opportunities for her clients' products, processes, and services. She believes that a company's brand value heavily relies on its customer relationships and workforce, making it vital to manage social risks effectively. However, with no globally accepted benchmarks for social topics, it is hard to ensure consistency and comparability across ESG as a whole. Hence, companies face increasing pressure from stakeholders to display social responsibility by addressing issues related to human rights, labor practices, diversity and inclusion, community development, and customer privacy. As a consultant, Therese works with her clients to identify, prioritize, and manage social risk and opportunities aligned with their business objectives. She guides them by understanding their perspectives and developing strategies and programs to provide long-term value for multiple stakeholders, not just shareholders.Key TakeawaysTopics covered in the episode:- Overview of ESG consulting and social impact- Lack of globally accepted standards and consensus across ESG- Pressure on companies to demonstrate social responsibility- Role of ESG consultants in identifying, prioritizing, and managing social risks and opportunities aligned with business objectives- Challenges in ensuring social impact aligns with business objectives and provides long-term value for all stakeholders - Specializing in a specific area of ESG consulting and the need for materiality assessments, targets and metrics, and data analytics- Different skillsets required for analyzing the E and G aspects vs. social impact- Importance of seeking guidance or checking progress - The impact of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - Key areas for a company to examine, considering people, purpose, community, and supply chain- Challenges in implementing ESG priorities, including lack of clarity, difficulty in measuring and reporting ESG performance, and limited resources - Need for employee engagement and effective communication- Importance of managing social risk and creating long-term value - Failure to align social impact with business objectives and narrow, short-sighted views - Insufficient data collection and analysis toolsBullets under each topic have been provided in the main text.Valuable Free Resource or ActionConnect with Therese - https://www.linkedin.com/in/therese-baptiste-cornelis/ A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube :https://youtube.com/live/6gP28ro_axA_________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to our newsletter and get details of when we are doing these interviews live at https://TCA.fyi/newsletterFind out more about being a guest at : link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/beaguestSubscribe to the podcast at https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/podcastHelp us get this podcast in front of as many people as possible. Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Here's how you can bring your business to THE next level:If you are a business owner currently turning over £/$10K - £/$50K per month and want to grow to £/$100K - £/$500k per month download my free resource on everything you need to grow your business on a single page :It's a detailed breakdown of how you can grow your business to 7-figures in a smart and sustainable way————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)KeywordsESG consulting, social impact, brand value, customer relationships, workforce, global standards, social responsibility, social risks, reputational damage, legal issues, financial losses, stakeholders, business objectives, sustainability, UN courses, environment, governance, materiality assessments, data analytics, internal biases, graduate advice, GRI standards, labor practices, human rights, diversity and inclusion, community engagement, customer privacy, GDPR, pandemic, employee engagement, resistant to change, effective communication, social responsibility efforts, ESG consultants, social risk management, stakeholder engagement, data collection, analysis tools.Therese Baptiste [00:00:21]:Hello.Stuart Webb [00:00:23]:It's not rocket science questions over coffee. I cannot tell you how much I'm looking forward to today's conversation. Tariff is an ESG consultant. She has got a really interesting history. Really love her history of what she's been doing. But we're not going to sort of get her to give all of her history today, her career history. But she has had some really interesting roles in Path. But she's got a really great understanding of the sustainability aspects of ESG consulting. And I really am looking forward to her describing in more detail some of that sustainability. Therese, thank you so much for spending a few minutes with us and taking your time today. I'm really looking forward to this conversation.Therese Baptiste [00:01:13]:Okay, thank you for having me.Stuart Webb [00:01:16]:And I hope you've got your coffee ready. I've got my favorite bear mug in front of me at the moment.Therese Baptiste [00:01:22]:Fresh brewed coffee served here, but it's cooked zero inside of it.Stuart Webb [00:01:27]:I love it. Listen, Deris, you help people with their ESG journey, particularly as we sort of talked about that sustainability. So who are the sort of businesses you're currently trying to help? And I know you've got some really interesting stories to tell you.Therese Baptiste [00:01:42]:Well, the thing is, for me, I really look at clients because, like I said, I do ESG consulting, but it's more of the S, the social impact. So I'm looking my clients are those who want to manage the social risk and opportunities of their product or their processes or services. And the value of most, if not all brands, I say, sits heavily in the S focused area, and that is customer relationships and your workforce. So it's easy to see how this can be getting the wrong side and can destroy a corporation's value. And what has happened is that there is yet no globally accepted. I know everyone knows about the Task Force for Climate Financial Disclosures, but there's none for social topics. And to add to this lack of comparability and consistency, the lack of the global consensus across ESG as a whole is causing a lot of problems. So what I find, companies are facing increasing pressure from stakeholders to demonstrate their social responsibility and to address issues related to what we say human rights to labor, to practices diversity and inclusion. Everyone is like, oh, we practice diversity. It's on everyone's front page of their website. To community development, truly recognizing your role in the community and customer privacy, because failure to manage these social risks effectively can lead to a reputational damage, legal and regulatory issues, and even financial losses. Okay, so again, my role would be to help my client identify, prioritize, and manage their social risk and opportunities. And there's a way I do it. And as a consultant, I will provide the guidance and the support necessary for them to achieve these goals by understanding their perspectives. So I go in, I speak to them, develop strategies and programs that align them with the company's overall business strategies. And therefore, the biggest challenge is to ensure that their social impact actually aligns with their business objectives and that they're able to manage their social risk and opportunities effectively to give long term value for all stakeholders, not just shareholders. Stakeholders?Stuart Webb [00:03:52]:Yes, stakeholders is important in that respect, isn't it? Because so often we focus on the shareholder aspect of things and forget that stakeholders involve the community, the employees, a group of people that are often neglected in many of these things.Therese Baptiste [00:04:08]:Yeah.Stuart Webb [00:04:10]:Tell me some of the mistakes that I know you have come across that people try to do in this journey that fail to really encounter and work through some of that impact that you've been talking about.Therese Baptiste [00:04:28]:Yeah. The thing is some people believe oh, I don't need an ESG consultant, I can do it myself. The mistakes are like one, focusing only on compliance so they only do what they have to do. Two, ignoring stakeholder perspectives. They don't care what the community says. Lack of integration with business strategy, insufficient data collection and analysis and failure to communicate effectively. If you wish, I can go more in detail or I can just stop there.Stuart Webb [00:04:57]:No, please give us a bit more detail because I think you've given us some really great ones there. I'm particularly concerned myself about the lack of integration with business strategy because I find so many of these there is a great deal to be said for integrating with your business strategy. And people will often just turn around and go, we've got to tick a box or let's just do something. And it's not integrated, it doesn't help to build the business. And then it does lead into a failure to communicate effectively. What can you give us in terms of pieces of advice around those subjects?Therese Baptiste [00:05:34]:Well, I'll start with the one you went with. So it's lack of integration with business strategy. What we see is that companies may view social responsibility as a separate and distinct aspect of their operations rather than an integral part of their business strategy and this can result in a failure to align social impact with business objectives and a missed opportunity to create that long term value. And I started off with focusing only on compliance. That was my first one, focusing only on compliance. Many companies, they make a mistake of focusing solely on compliance with regulations and laws related to social issues without considering the broader social impact of their operations. I mean, there are some laws that said no child labor involved and they said okay fine, no child labor. But then they go and they want to make their products in countries where child labor is the norm. So rather than saying okay fine, if we don't hire those children, someone else would and saying let's see how we can work with this law. No child labor. Really? What is the intent of that? The intent of it is really that we want children to be educated. And there are some companies who have managed to say, fine, I will hire your child. Your child can work for a maximum of 2 hours, but they must go through four or 5 hours of education per day and the company pays for it. So it's more like in the curriculum as such. Again, if you just go poopy on compliance, it can be a narrow, short sighted view, and it doesn't serve the purpose of helping the community. If we look at ignoring stakeholder perspectives, companies may fail to engage with key stakeholders such as their employees, their suppliers, their customers, and their communities to understand their perspectives and their concerns related to social issues. So they just go with what the law says they have to do. The law says, okay, fine, we must like, I saw like there were some people wanted to say, let's say 10% of your company must be diverse. If you just look at that, 10% must be diverse. Some people interpret it to be of a different race, but that is fantastic if that reflects your environment where you operate of having that percentage. Because I teased one person, I was talking to a company and they were like, yeah, that's a good thing to do. But then one person in that group was actually from a company based in Africa. So I said to him, so are you getting 10% of people there of North African descent? And he looked at me like, of course not. I said, but if you want to make this a global thing, it has to be that way. So again, we see. This can lead to a lack of understanding of the social risk and the, I say, opportunities that a company faces and the potential impact on its reputation and financial performance. Like, I tell people, yes, I understand we want to get gender inclusivity, but will I hire someone just because they're female? No, if they have the qualifications and stuff. So, I mean, don't just tick the box, really implement it. Then we talk about insufficient data collection and analysis and oh my God, we don't have the data, and we make all these assumptions. Companies may lack the necessary data collection and analysis tools which exist out there, but you have to look through to see which ones apply to you, which one are built. I always remember when I first started doing business process reengineering straight out of university back in 1994, and that was the big buzzword. And at that point they said that you need to have 99.9% no errors. And I went to a client and the client was, okay, we want to make sure that we have 99.9% no errors. And I was like, you do 100 transactions a day. In other words, you can't have any go wrong. That is what it means. You can't use that as your measuring tool. So this can lead to incomplete understanding of social risk and opportunities, making it difficult to develop strategies they must be logical and able to implement. If you come up with metrics and try to implement them without data that matches what your company does, you literally excuse the word screwing yourself out of the systems. Right?Stuart Webb [00:09:52]:I have to ask about data thing because I had a client once who told me that they were bringing some machine learning and they were going to use some data in order to improve their process. And I said, okay, so from where are you gathering this data? And they said, well, we're not gathering it yet, we're going to start gathering it. And I went, okay, when are you going to implement the machine learning having gathered the data? And they told me they were implementing machine learning at the same time. And I went, but that doesn't work because you won't have the data to train the model. And they went, oh, don't worry, we're going to make data up. And I looked and I thought, I worry about the fact that companies actually.Therese Baptiste [00:10:27]:Do think these are the thing is my problem. I come from a background of It. My first degree was mathematics and computer science. I only went on to do business studies because I couldn't speak business speak and the business people couldn't speak tech speak. So now I call myself a perfect bridge. So I can understand when the techs are trying to throw wool over your eyes and also to when the business people are asking for things that are impossible given the circumstances. And the last thing and that comes, it failure to communicate effectively. Companies fail to effectively communicate their social responsibility, efforts and impact to stakeholders. And if you don't tell people what you're doing, don't expect them to know, okay? They lead to a lack of trust and confidence in the company's commitment. It's not blowing your own horn, but recognize that I'm doing good, let them know what you're doing. Bad news travels faster. You got to keep ahead by telling them what you're doing good. So those are the kind of things I teach to companies. Keep it out there because again, when I was doing my Masters, I did technology. Yeah, why not, right? Because it was easy to continue onwards. But I took marketing and strategy as the three subjects I were looking at, simply because marketing, getting that brand, that communication out there is all strategy with technology. So I consider myself, oh yeah, I got the blend and that is what needs to go there. So you have to manage the social risk. If you want to manage it without the help of an experienced ESG consultant, you're going to end up with a piecemeal approach that fails to effectively address your company's social impact. It's crucial you seek guidance and support from experienced ESG consultant, not those who have done an ESG course. There's too many courses out there and I see people, I look in this and they say they've done a course and they're ESG consultant. They haven't even lived life yet, right? Stewart they barely have. Like you said, you can still see the baby eyes and everything, but no, they're the consultants. I've gone to meetings with other ESG consultants and then when I'm speaking, they look at me like I was like, We've lived it. Stuart like I said, as I go further, you will realize this is not something new. It's just keep new terminologies that come out, new buzzwords that come out. It's crucial companies seek the guidance of an experienced person to ensure they're managing their risk and opportunities effectively to create that long term value.Stuart Webb [00:13:00]:Because for me, one of the signs of a good consultant is not that they've done 15 implementations, but they've done twelve, and three have gone badly wrong. And they won't make those mistakes again because they don't want to live through that pain ever again. And I often say to people, when they sort of say, well, why should I hire you? And I said, I've made all the mistakes so you won't have to. And that's the secret of being a good consultant, is to turn around and be honest and say, I've made enough mistakes that I now know what not to do. And I'll make sure you don't actually make those mistakes because I don't want to have to live through that experience ever again. You were talking then about some great ways of helping people to understand sort of some of these things. And I know you've got a really valuable free piece of advice, which I'm just going to show at the bottom of the screen. So can you talk to us about this valuable piece of free advice that.Therese Baptiste [00:13:54]:You'Ve sort of yeah, because you were asking me in our little talk before about what valuable resource people can go to because not everyone, I agree, can afford to hire an ESG consultant. Do I have to admit to Raspberries.com I'm not that expensive compared to the others from the so called firms who really inflate their cost? Okay. One valuable free resource I can recommend to people looking to manage is the Global Reporting Initiative Standards. The link is there for you that Stuart has given you. It provides for you a framework for companies to report on their sustainability performance. It provides guidance on how to report on a range of social issues because you have to report on your labor practices, on your human rights. Yeah, your human rights. What are you doing to the people in your company, people around people around the world? Diversity and inclusion, community engagement, customer privacy, GDPR and data security. Okay. Because those are things you look at. Even as far as passwords. I mean, just today I got a message from someone showing me according to how many words and characters in my password, how long it will take a hacker to hack. Okay? So now I have realized I need to develop a 14 word password. 14 words. I used to have eight or 914 words password with numbers lowercase and so on, and then it will take them some years. Other than that, it was five minutes, so I thought I was good. But apparently now the hackers are getting better. So by following the Gir standards, companies can ensure they're collecting and reporting on relevant data and information related to their social impact. Okay? Because remember, we have a lot of stuff about the climate and I could go on Stewart about green washing, but that's not my area. Just like this green washing, there's a lot of social washing pretending to care for people. Okay? The GI standards are a valuable free resource because they're publicly available and can be used by any company regardless of size or industry. Okay? It's widely recognized if you use it, companies can improve their understanding on their social impact and skills, develop strategies and programs. It can help them create long term value. But like I said, it's always best still to get. You don't have to get an ESG consultant like myself to manage the entire project, but it's normally helps when you start in guidelines or to check in on what your people are doing. Is it on your right path because you don't want to wait till 2025 when everyone's supposed to be ready to realize, I did it on my own and I did it wrong. Like when you baked that cake that you never followed in directions for, but you saw it in a book and you figured everything was there, which never is, and your cake doesn't come out the way it's supposed to and you only find out when you serve it to the guest. You don't want to do that.Stuart Webb [00:16:48]:Yeah, they'll help you make sure you never make those mistakes again because nobody wants to live through those sort of mistakes, do they, Teresa? No. There must have been a concept that you came across which really fired you up towards sort of this passion you've got for the social impact that your enterprise can have. What is it? What do you recommend that we read or get into in order to be able to understand and get into the passion that you've got for the subject?Therese Baptiste [00:17:21]:Well, then we are going back to one of my positions. I held, not tooting my own horn. I was my country's UN ambassador based in Geneva, and I was on the UNHCR committee. And that was when I was first exposed to the UN guiding principles on business and human rights. And I was like, literally, I was a business lecturer at university and I had not been exposed to how in depth this was. People have sat down and developed this. There are set of international standards that provide guidance to companies on how to respect human rights in their operations and supply chains. Okay. The Guiding Principles establish responsibility of companies to respect human rights, the need for companies to conduct due diligence to identify and address human rights. This sounds familiar, right? This is all what ESG and all these things are saying. This existed before the importance of providing access to effective remedies for human rights violations. I mean, I was so much into it when I was recently lecturing at a local university based in Belgium. We had students in final year, and one of the topics I had my students research was human rights. And at the beginning, they were like, human rights business. And then they saw the major impact and they saw the linkages. They had never seen that document. And it was so great to see these students dwell into it and develop research looking at technology and human rights. And for a senior ESG consultant focused on the S in ESG, I would say the UN Guiding Principles provides a comprehensive, globally recognized framework. It incorporates if you look at the ESG consultants, we help clients develop and impact human rights policies. Right. We see right now there's a lot of confusion with is EU policies for human rights for ESG really focused on the correct thing, or is it what looks good for the finances and people don't realize? The UN Guiding Principles has been implemented and is the key thing for responsible business conduct. It has been used by OECD in guidelines for their multinational enterprises. It has been used by IOL for their triparty. Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy It has also been used ISO 26,000 for guidance and social responsibility. It has been a transformative concept in ESG. And that's why I go back to her to say in ESG, it's coming from there. Okay, so, yeah, I was a UN ambassador back in 2011, 2012. So it sounds over 1112 years ago, I've been in this sustainability thing. I even served as the vice president on the UN Forum of Sustainability Standards. I was like the only diplomat at that time because I was a diplomat. I had been a minister of health. Yeah. Another thing, a politician. I've been an academic, had been in business. So they wanted that kind of background to see because to give that Holistic approach. And it provides what we consider to be a framework for managing social risk and opportunities related helping establish global standards. Because as I said in the beginning, there's nothing out there ready. There's no agreed on global principles. We don't have someone like Bloomberg, who is the head of the Task Force for Climate Financial Disclosures pushing on the social impact. We need someone to take that mantle and push on it, someone high profile who people respect the social impact. Okay? And we see that what we call the UNGPs. The UN guiding principles has helped develop the S component.Stuart Webb [00:21:01]:Ask you the first question before I do, I'm just going to suggest I know there are a couple of people watching at the moment. I'm just going to ask, if people do have questions, please post them in the chat. And I can ask them. Theresa now, because she's got some really valuable experience and as you've heard, she has a sort of background of taking a lot of input from politics to social impact and working with the UN. And some of that might give you what might give you problems. I know that I wouldn't want to do half of those things, but it might provide a lot of opportunities for people to say so if there are questions. But whilst we're just doing that, I'm just going to pose the final question that I've got for you, Teresa.Therese Baptiste [00:21:50]:It's an easy one. It's going to be an easy one.Stuart Webb [00:21:55]:I always use this question in order to sort of not have to do too much work. So it's quite honest. I have been asking you some questions, you've been having to answer them, but there must be a question which I haven't answered, which you would like me to answer. So what would you like me to have said? What question would you like me to have asked you, which I haven't yet? And obviously you have to answer it.Therese Baptiste [00:22:19]:Thank you. I would say you should have asked, what are the key areas for a company to examine who's looking to consistently meet the requirements and expectations of their stakeholders? Now, I'm going to answer that. I have two questions, actually, but that's my first one. I would think they would have to look at people. Yeah, why not? We must. People can't do math, people purpose, community and supply chain. Those are the four key areas, I would say people, because the pandemic something like don't Ranch on the pandemic again, Ms Matisse, the pandemic has changed the way we work. And with more working from home, it has shone the light on people's. Wellbeing, it really has. Therefore, companies will need to communicate clearly what staff support is going to be available. And there's also a job to close the gap between those at the top of the workforce and the millennials. The millennials are willing to grasp, want to work in at home. We still have some of the older people that believe, if I don't see you, you're not working. And again, I was never that way. I mean, even when I worked at a bank, I always told people I worked at the bank and I had younger I shouldn't say younger, older people underneath me. Right. But they consider themselves younger. But my logic was I didn't check what time they came in or what time they left. I gave them an assignment. They could come in one day every week, but if that assignment was finished, good, because I don't believe in watching every hour, because some people work very good quickly and then need a time off, right? And the FRC Reporting Lab has released what they call useful guidelines on workforce reporting including the importance of workforce engagement. Okay? And engagement doesn't mean because they're working from home, having nonstop meetings online. That's not it. If we look again at purpose, I think it's businesses need to create value, okay? Don't assume you're creating value and address these issues. Investors, because ESG came about primarily to make people invest in your companies. Okay? Everybody knows it's money. Everything is not going to be done unless there's money to be seen in it. And investors want to see companies believe in something and more than ever link the purpose and trust is dominant. It's a key requirement and I think it's also in your UK corporate governance code, key to building trust. It is essential for companies to think about demonstrating how their purpose drives what they do and the impact they have. The third thing I said was community businesses should be able to demonstrate how they tend to support or add value. So you need to look at that and supply chain, consider your ecosystem. And again, I remind, I mean, most people here wouldn't know, but there are some people who think that ecosystem talks only about trees and the forest. Ecosystem is the area of the businesses operating. And we say of your business, who you are to be an employee versus a contractor. Who do you want as your employee? Which ones can you say? Okay, I don't need this person as an employee, I need them as freelance. I give them opportunities to have other projects because that is sometimes why in your supply chain you have to look at do I need someone nonstop or do I need someone for projects? Because there are people willing to a lot of people are realizing the value of being a freelancer, okay? It's given them that control over their lives. They all have an impact on your brand and reputation because again, if you take someone just as a contractor as opposed to an employee, you don't again have full control and again what they do can impact on you and we talk about all those issues. And your business only operates well if all parts are healthy. Okay? So that comes back to my Minister of Health part. Everything needs to be healthy working together. Nothing can be a silo on its own. Okay? And a question that would have opened up more. My 6th thing is what do I see as the biggest challenge for companies to effectively integrate ESG considerations and how can they overcome this?Stuart Webb [00:26:33]:Well, I've asked you that but I didn't want you to feel under any pressure, honestly.Therese Baptiste [00:26:38]:I know because again, when I thought about it, I said if I answer this, that might reduce the need for them to hire terrestrial.com, right? Should I put that question? Because then it will have all the ESG consultants about how we support companies in this process. But I'm going to be honest and I'll just give you the four things. The several practical challenges that companies face is lack of clarity and consensus on their ESG priorities. There's a lack of clarity and consensus. There is difficulty in measuring and reporting on ESG performance and again that is where I do advise you to bring in someone who can make that so much simpler for you. I always tell people stick to what you're good at okay? Too many people are just taking ESG reporting and saying hey that's your job and throwing people into the wind and then wondering why it's taking so long, why it's not getting done. Okay? Limited resources and capacity if you have limited resources and capacity in your company recognize that. Put those limited resources and capacity where it makes money for your company and hire another resource to deal with it. And I go back to for instance when I lived in Trinidad and my husband and I had our company called Cornells and Associates. I used to really find it. It was strategic but it was funny. At the same time we were being hired by a leading accounting company to run their website. We were being hired by them to develop a strategic plan for them. Meanwhile they were hiring their consultants out to people to develop website. And I said to the managing partner I said you know something you not hire me because I'm that better than your employees but you can get more money from sending them out than I would charge you. And he says you know and I said yeah because I work for you I know what rate you charge thing but I don't charge that to you. So they can get me for 50% of what they would charge. So they make a lot more money off of it. But then they know that is it limited resources. They need something done. They want an outside perspective someone with a clean with no bias in it. And that is a problem if you take too many internal people to do that reporting they may have an internal bias, they may have it and they don't see anything wrong with the way it is operating now. So it can easily fix the report to say all is okay but then when the audit comes you're going to be in problems when the audit comes because what is reported is not true. And again be careful of the internal silos and your resistance to change. As people we don't like change.Stuart Webb [00:29:29]:Owners directors who spend a lot of their time doing things actually they ought to get other people to do partly because it's more effective and they pull a bigger growth lever by getting on and doing something which produces better results. But also because their internal bias means that they make decisions based upon what their gut tells them and their gut is often. Very wrong. It doesn't involve the right data. They haven't collected the data. So they go on what they think is the right thing. And I see a lot of decisions being taken by people who don't have the data but have decided to. As I sort of said before, they guessed what they think it will be, and they end up making a lot of mistakes, largely because they haven't brought somebody in from the outside who's able to take a fresh view. And just look at it and go. But it's obvious because I can see things here that you can't see because you're inside looking out. And I've come in from the outside so often. We do need to have that perspective of somebody who can just take a fresh view. Theresa, I just want to ask one question. We've had one question from Mark Thomas. I think it's a really interesting one that I would love you to just give. And perhaps you need to link with Mark Thomas outside of this, but can you just give him two minutes? And I don't want to take up too much more of your valuable time, because I know you have actually got a lot of things you want to try and do today, but what advice do you have for a graduate who wants to get into this field? And I think encouraging young people into this field is absolutely critical to the future.Therese Baptiste [00:30:56]:Yeah. And the thing is, one of these main things is if you're going into the field of ESG consulting, then you really have an interest in sustainability. Okay? It's not just finance, it's sustainability. The UN has a lot of sustainability courses to give you that background, the connections of it, not just the financial part, depending on your angle, which one is more for you? Are you one for environment? Are you one for social impact? Or you want for governance? Because the problem is when people try to say, I'm an ESG consultant of all, okay, because that is where it's problematic. So I would say Mark Thomas, because if you go out and you have to help them conduct materiality assessments, okay, you have to help them set clear targets and metrics. You have to help them do data analytics. So if you will, I see you see background in financial computing will understand I wouldn't see you doing more the social impact, but you can analyze it and do the comparison, but I definitely see you more in looking at the E and the G would be for somebody in finance. So, again, understanding sustainability and what it means, it doesn't just mean, okay, I don't use disposable, I don't do this. It's really understanding how these things interact, realizing that there is no perfect utopia that we want to create. If we create this perfect utopia, we are creating it for a few people because you can't get rid of everybody goes electric cars and stuff like that. So you're going in there with an understanding that you can't fix their problems, but you can help them understand their problems. And that is what a graduate needs to do. Okay, brilliant.Stuart Webb [00:32:48]:Theresa, you broke up a little bit on that question, but I think we absolutely got the spirit of it. And if people want to sort of get a message to you afterwards, I'd encourage you to please post them into this post on LinkedIn YouTube. We will get them to Theresa. She's just fond of knowledge and so much enthusiasm. Theresa, I want to thank you so much for this time you've spent with us. It's been brilliant. I really, really have enjoyed it. I hope everybody watching has enjoyed it. I'm just going to leave you with the one final link on this, which is if you want to get onto the newsletter list so that you get notification of this thing coming up. Coming up in the next few weeks. I would encourage you to just go onto this link, which is link thecompletroach Co UK newsletter that's link thecompleetproach Co UK newsletter that will get you onto our newsletter list. We send out a newsletter which basically says who's coming onto the podcast so you can join our questions, get them answered by people like theres Mark Thomas. I hope that's been useful to you. When you get advice from somebody as knowledgeable and ingrained in this and is so much of an expert, you can't get better advice. Theresa, thank you so much for spending a few minutes with us. Really appreciate it. My pleasure, everybody. I just really appreciate the amount of time that we've had Therese on today. I hope you have, too. Thank you.Therese Baptiste [00:34:17]:Thank you.Stuart Webb [00:34:19]:And we'll just make sure everything works on the podcast before it all goes horribly wrong on me. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe

Host Philip Berman talks to Oeko-Tex's Melanie Teutberg about Responsible Business - a new tool launched by the global certification company in a bid to help textile businesses navigate legal obligations under the deluge of new due diligence laws. The standard is based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), the OECD Guideline for Multinational Enterprises, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance Textile and Footwear and the OECD Guideline for Responsible Business Conduct.   It also ensures compliance with the German Supply Chain Act and the proposed new European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. For more information about the new tool visit: https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/our-standards/responsible-business

The Football World Cup in Qatar has just started and Frankly Speaking welcomes Rachel Davis, Co-founder of Shift, the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We reflect on Rachel's role in the development of the Guiding Principles, discuss the EU Council negotiations on the upcoming due diligence legislation, the crucial role of the risk-based approach as well as human rights issues in Qatar and how vital it is for the international community to stay engaged after the final whistle of the FIFA World Cup´s final. Listen in and share our conversation! Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn! Useful resources: The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Strategic Framework on Human Rights NGOs & football groups call on FIFA to establish comprehensive remedy programme in Qatar 2022 A message from the Socceroos (Australian football team) on the World Cup in Qatar Lara Wolter´s draft report on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

UN Guiding Principles for Positive Policy. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Pacific Regional Office and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights host the 3rd Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights. They bring together bold participants to discuss the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and enable Protect, Respect & Remedy Pillars to defend communities regarding corporate activities. The two-day summit raises awareness and builds capacity of stakeholders around Business and Human Rights standards in the Pacific. The gathering encourages peer-learning among States, National Human Rights Institutions, businesses, industry associations, international organizations, trade unions, civil society organizations and academics in Oceania, facilitating regional exchange of good practices. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lBAcTYfWa3JsYGYjCulQFi Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Multinationale Unternehmen werden immer mächtiger und steigern ihre Profite, auch in Zeiten von Krieg, Klima- und Coronakrise. Was bedeutet diese Macht für die Geltung der universalen Menschenrechte? Wie lässt sich diese Macht rechtlich einhegen und ist die liberale Rechtsordnung dazu geeignet? Philipp hat über diese Fragen und aktuelle Fälle mit Michael Bader, Bertha Justice Fellow am ECCHR, gesprochen. Isabel erklärt im Grundlagenteil die UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights und was diese mit Katzen zu tun haben. Wir freuen uns über Lob, Anmerkungen und Kritik an podcast@voelkerrechtsblog.org. Abonniert unseren Podcast via RSS, über Spotify oder überall dort, wo es Podcasts gibt. Es gibt nun die Möglichkeit, auf diesen Plattformen den Völkerrechtspodcast zu bewerten, wir freuen uns sehr über 5 Sterne! Hintergrundinformationen: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Business and Human Rights Resource Centre The Corporation (Film) Peter Muchlinski, Multinational Enterprises and the Law (OUP 2021) Grietje Baars, The Corporation, Law and Capitalism (Brill 2019) Moderation: Philipp Eschenhagen & Erik Tuchtfeld Grundlagen: Isabel Lischewski Interview: Michael Bader & Philipp Eschenhagen Schnitt: Daniela Rau Credits: Hubertus Heil, Sorgfaltspflichten in Lieferketten, Bundestag, 11. Juni 2021) John Ruggie, Business and Human Rights Panel, OHCHR, 29. Juni 2021

Lecture summary: The history of corporate human rights abuses is much older than the history of international human rights law. The activities of colonial corporations are a case in point. However, the relation between the state and corporations has changed significantly over the years. Unlike colonial corporations deriving their powers from the Royal Charters, transnational corporations (TNCs) of today are self-generating powers to take decisions affecting people, political outcomes or the planet. For example, decisions made by Facebook or its Oversight Board could impact not only the human rights of billions of people but also shape election outcomes and international crimes. In some cases, remedial mechanisms established by TNCs require affected rights holders to waive their right to seek remedies through state-based judicial or non-judicial mechanisms. What has, however, not changed much is the largely ineffective response of international law to regulate human rights abuses by TNCs. This lecture will critically examine four of such regulatory approaches: (i) the passive approach of international law regulating TNCs through states, seen again in a treaty currently being negotiated at the Human Rights Council, (ii) the peripheral approach of international criminal law to corporate liability for international crimes as reflected in the Rome Statue, (iii) the privileged approach embraced by international investment law to confer only rights on TNCs, and (iv) the pragmatic approach adopted by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to bypass difficult regulatory challenges. To remain relevant, I will argue that international (human rights) law should recognise the emergence of new sovereigns and reimagine both state-centric and non-state-centric regulatory approaches towards TNCs. Surya Deva is a Professor at the Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney, and a member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. His primary research interests lie in business and human rights, India-China constitutional law and sustainable development. Prof Deva has published extensively in these areas, and has advised various UN bodies, governments, multinational corporations and civil society organisations on matters related to business and human rights. Prior to joining Macquarie University, he taught at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong, the National Law Institute University Bhopal and the University of Delhi. Prof Deva is one of the founding Editors-in-Chief of the Business and Human Rights Journal (CUP), and sits on the Editorial/Advisory Board of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, the Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, the Indian Law Review, and the Australian Journal of Human Rights. He is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Constitutional Law (2018-22). Some of Prof Deva’s publications are available on SSRN.

Lecture summary: The history of corporate human rights abuses is much older than the history of international human rights law. The activities of colonial corporations are a case in point. However, the relation between the state and corporations has changed significantly over the years. Unlike colonial corporations deriving their powers from the Royal Charters, transnational corporations (TNCs) of today are self-generating powers to take decisions affecting people, political outcomes or the planet. For example, decisions made by Facebook or its Oversight Board could impact not only the human rights of billions of people but also shape election outcomes and international crimes. In some cases, remedial mechanisms established by TNCs require affected rights holders to waive their right to seek remedies through state-based judicial or non-judicial mechanisms. What has, however, not changed much is the largely ineffective response of international law to regulate human rights abuses by TNCs. This lecture will critically examine four of such regulatory approaches: (i) the passive approach of international law regulating TNCs through states, seen again in a treaty currently being negotiated at the Human Rights Council, (ii) the peripheral approach of international criminal law to corporate liability for international crimes as reflected in the Rome Statue, (iii) the privileged approach embraced by international investment law to confer only rights on TNCs, and (iv) the pragmatic approach adopted by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to bypass difficult regulatory challenges. To remain relevant, I will argue that international (human rights) law should recognise the emergence of new sovereigns and reimagine both state-centric and non-state-centric regulatory approaches towards TNCs. Surya Deva is a Professor at the Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney, and a member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. His primary research interests lie in business and human rights, India-China constitutional law and sustainable development. Prof Deva has published extensively in these areas, and has advised various UN bodies, governments, multinational corporations and civil society organisations on matters related to business and human rights. Prior to joining Macquarie University, he taught at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong, the National Law Institute University Bhopal and the University of Delhi. Prof Deva is one of the founding Editors-in-Chief of the Business and Human Rights Journal (CUP), and sits on the Editorial/Advisory Board of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, the Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, the Indian Law Review, and the Australian Journal of Human Rights. He is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Constitutional Law (2018-22). Some of Prof Deva’s publications are available on SSRN.

The UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights were unanimously endorsed in 2011. It was the first time the UN had issued official guidance to states and firms on their respective duties and responsibilities in relation to business and human rights and the principles were placed into the domain of “soft law”. The expectations set out in the UNGPs are now informing the development of national and supranational hard law requirements in a growing number of jurisdictions. Participants Caroline Rees, CEO and co-founder, Shift Cecilia Ekholm, Ambassador for Sustainable Business, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Théo Jaekel, Corporate Responsibility Expert, Ericsson The webinar is part of SNS Sustainability Talks and will be led by Mia Horn af Rantzien, CEO at SNS.

In this episode, our contributors reflect on laws and regulations for holding brands and retailers accountable for violations of worker rights in the factories that supply them, including: Nayla Ajaltouni from Collectif Ethique sur L'Etiquette in France tells how campaigners succeeded in getting the first law protecting human rights in supply chains passed in France – and how this law might set a European precedent for stronger worker rights protection.  Nasir Mansoor from NTUF in Pakistan reflects on the experience of using legal mechanisms to hold KiK accountable for the Ali Enterprises fire.  Muriel Treibich from the CCC International Office introduces human rights due diligence and presents opportunities including the European Supply Chain. Scott Nova from WRC in the USA highlights the closing of a loophole means the section of the US Tariff Act that prohibits companies importing goods made with forced labour could be enforced.  Please tell us what inspired you about this show, and share your feedback, comments and questions, by emailing: podcast@cleanclothes.org  Speakers: Nayla Ajaltouni, Coordinator, Collectif Ethique sur L'Etiquette, FranceNasir Mansoor, General Secretary, NTUF (National Trade Union Federation), PakistanMuriel Treibich, Lobby and Advocacy Coordinator, Clean Clothes Campaign International Office, NetherlandsScott Nova, Executive Director, Worker Rights Consortium, USA  Host: Febriana Firdaus (febrianafirdaus.com) Sound Engineering Support: Steve Adam (www.spectrosonics.com.au)  Court of the Future performers: Free Theatre (www.freetheatre.com.au) Production: Matthew Abud with support from Anne Dekker Podcast Team: Johnson Ching-Yin Yeung, Liz Parker, Tanne de Goei Full Transcript JUDGE:Order! Order! I mean it – I will have order in this court! Now then. To the defendant.  Mr. Ralph Hermes Vuitton You may deliver your statement.  RHV: Thank you, Your Honour. May I say with great humility, I'm humbled by the privilege to address this court. Very humbled. Humblingly so. Because as everyone knows, we at Ralph Vuitton are a humble, ethical, caring, socially responsible, innovative brand ...and we pay record dividends! The simple fact is – we didn't know! And our promise is – we will do better! We can't know everything our suppliers do. It's unrealistic. We have thousands of them! We change them all the time! Some employees even work from home. Are we supposed to visit them too? I mean, what would happen to my exclusive trench coat in those neighbourhoods? It would be ruined.  JUDGE: Order! Come on now, let's have a little order here.Right. Now Mr. Vuitton. Please keep to the point.  RHV:Yes your Honour. To put it simply.Did we make the building a fire trap with no escape? No, we didn't. Did we ban the workers from organising together or cut their pay? No, it wasn't us. Can you blame me that women are constantly harassed in the workplace? That's outrageous! Let me finish with this point. Your Honour, could I say how stylish you would look in a bold red Faux Leather Coat. For you, it would be an affordable 175 Euros. But if we had to pay for all the things they propose? Why, it could go up to 176! We'd be bankrupt! Thank you, Your Honour.  JUDGE:And why are you giving me your business card, Mr Vuitton?  RHV: Just if you are interested in that Faux Leather Coat.  JUDGE: This is not a sales pitch, Mr. Ralph Hermes Vuitton. We're in a court of law. Do you understand?  HOST:Could that be the court-room of the future?  Where brands must prove that they take care of human rights, through their whole supply chain? I'm Febriana Firdaus. Welcome to episode three of the Clean Clothes Podcast.  Today we talk human rights due diligence, and making laws to keep brands honest. Human rights abuse includes stolen wages, sexual harassment, and union busting.  It has also cost many workers their lives.  This is Nasir Mansoor, General Secretary of the National Trade Union Federation or NTUF in Pakistan. NASIR:There was a tragedy in September 2012, where in a factory there was a fire and 260 workers died in that factory. And that factory was producing merchandise for a German brand, its name was KIK. So when we look into the law, even Pakistani law, European law, German law, we didn't get any space for the workers to go for filing of a case and make them accountable for it.  So in that context we get to know that we should have, not only in Pakistan but also in European Union there would be some kind of a law or some kind of a mechanism to make them account for. Unfortunately after filing a case in Dortmund against KIK in German court, after three years of hearings, the court verdict that on technically on Pakistani laws it was a time bar issue.  HOST: The push for human rights supply chain laws, has a long history. Trade Unions and NGOs campaigned on it for decades. This is Muriel Treibich, Lobby and Advocacy Coordinator for Clean Clothes Campaign MURIEL:Of course a lot of the initial efforts were pushed by NGOs and trade unions that highlighted really important cases and important situations where that would happen. And so for years they brought information, reports, they communicated, they campaigned about those issues. And progressively that led also to the international recognition that that was an issue, and that was something that international institutions, governments, the United Nations, had to look at.  In 2011 when you had the United Nations that published their first Guiding Principles on business and human rights. And what it says, is that first states have an obligation to ensure the respect of human rights, but that also companies have a responsibility to protect human rights. And that was let's say one of the first recognitions, and one of the biggest recognition that yes, international companies have a responsibility to protect human rights across their supply chain and not only in the companies and in the operations they fully own and they fully control.  The human rights due diligence, you have a number of steps that you have to do. First let's say you have to identify what are the risks in your supply chain, what are the potential negative impacts on human rights and labour rights that exist in your supply chain. Once you identify the risks and the negative impacts, then you have to take steps to seize, to make sure that those risks are stopped, or are prevented, or are mitigated. And then you have to track whether the measures you implemented are put in place, you have to communicate on that. And then you have to provide for remedies when appropriate.  Until today, except in France, we only have voluntary human rights due diligence. There is no obligation for companies to actually protect human rights like that and to use human rights due diligence to do it. And if they do not follow those principles, there are no legally-binding sanctions. And that's an obvious problem. If it's voluntary then actually most companies and I'm talking about Europe, most companies in Europe, including the large companies, are not doing human rights due diligence, are not actively working on protecting human rights, and for the few who do so, they actually do it on a really limited scope. So that's why we're talking now about mandatory human rights due diligence, because the objective is to make sure that companies are not doing it on their own decision, but that they have a legal obligation to do it and they can be sanctioned if they do not do it properly. HOST:So far, only France has passed a law on human rights due diligence, in supply chains.  Collectif ESE, or Collective Ethics Behind the Label, was central to that campaign.  Nayla Ajaltouni is the Collectif's Coordinator. NAYLA:I think everything changes when the UN elaborated and adopted the UN Guiding Principles, the Ruggie Principles, on business and human rights. And it was really the start of a big internal reflection at Collectif Ethique sur L'Étiquette where unions and NGOs and especially some of them, and as a coordinator I thought it was important to be able to analyse and be familiar with this framework and I proposed to the network to organise a big symposium at a national assembly around this question, different round tables. I think the fact that we at some point were all gathered in one same civil society platform, we already had as a common goal to focus on transnational companies and to make them respect the law, a law that we would have to build.  HOST:In 2012, France also elected the Socialist party to government.  That gave the campaign a real political opportunity. NAYLA: We identified MPs that would be committed enough to build legislation and we worked to mobilise civil society towards this new legislation. The second trigger was this terrible accident, this human-created disaster as Kalpona said, of the Rana Plaza. Because it created huge, of course it shocked everybody, and for us I often say, for the rights movement it was a shock but it was not a surprise. So we were prepared, our arguments were already there, our strategy was already there. We knew that we could sell this kind of law to the public as general-interest law and not something for NGOs or people abroad but really something of general interest, we can't, transnational companies can't decide on the lives of so many people without being accountable of anything.  We really managed to have a pool of and different kind of media and especially media read by public authorities and economic world on what this law on due diligence is. We also focused a lot on outing the economical world, federation of employers and federation of big companies because they were really working in a very secretive way. Their lobbying was really strong and they had direct access to the power, and we managed and we try to make them express publicly why they are against such laws. And for the first time the biggest federation was obliged to say, to speak about their position in main newspaper and this had an important impact especially on MPs.  HOST:Companies used familiar arguments to oppose these laws. MURIEL:For the private sector the first concern they were raising was the cost. It will cost too much. It will be too difficult. How can you ask us to make sure that everything in our supply chain is human rights and labour rights compliant. It's too big, we don't have control over those entities. So their first reaction was to point out the cost and the complexity.  When it comes to the complexity in the supply chain, especially in the garment sector, it's not something that just comes up. Garment supply chains are not natural occurrence. It's something that companies actually create and think about, and that was a conscious business choice by the companies. So they created the complexity, and now they're complaining that their supply chains are too complex to control them. HOST: The French campaign was successful – the law passed in 2017. But it also fell short. Nayla says it is just one step towards change. NAYLA:Let's say four years campaigning with ups and downs, with a lot of euphoric moments and a lot of very depressive moments.  It's not the text civil society had campaigned for. There's not criminal liability for example. But we also knew that we were working on a compromise.  A small legal revolution as a first step. The objective for us was to make a breach in transnational impunity, and to enlarge this breach at the European level. But we know that the European wouldn't work if one of the important countries, and France hosts one third I guess of the biggest European companies, had this extreme responsibility to start building a law.  So we even published document with the weaknesses of the French law and lessons learned, that we spread already to the Network, to the MPs, to the MEPs. All our advocacy work has now started to encourage to build on those lessons learned and the Commission of course not to repeat the weaknesses of the French law, and to have a much more ambitious directive on duty of care or duty of vigilance.  MURIEL: It was really really significant that France passes such a law. It gives a precedent. It shows that it's possible. That you can impose obligations on companies on those issues and that other countries in Europe, Europe itself, and outside of Europe, can also impose similar obligations on their companies.  The whole argument that we didn't know, it was too far away, we could not have imaged, those arguments would not play any more. That actually companies have an obligation to know, they have an obligation to look for the information and that's extremely important.  HOST:Like Nayla says, the French law is a first break in corporate impunity. The European Commission plans to debate Supply Chain legislation later this year.  Other campaigns are pushing to open this break further. That includes survivors from the Ali Enterprise fire.  Nasir from Pakistan's NTUF again. NASIR:Because of no legal and legislation and in the European union and especially in Germany, the brands get some kind of sigh of relief. They can't understand and they can't learn the lesson from it, but they think they can scott-free. But if there would have been a law they must be punished.  One of our victims' association chairperson, Saeeda Khatoon whose son was also died in that factory, she went to Belgium, she went to European Union, she talked with the different political parties, in the Germany she also talked with the different political parties and Trade Unions and pressed for legislation or a law as to make the German and the European companies accountable for whatever the crime they committed anywhere in the globe.  HOST:In early February, Germany published a draft Supply Chain Law. A vote on the law is promised for this year.   BAILIFF: Calling the next witness! Please state your name and profession. GA:I'm Ganya Adil. I'm a tailor. And I represent the union on my floor. JUDGE: Please tell the court the nature of your complaint.GA: I have many complaints. Firstly, our factory is dangerous. There's material piled up everywhere ready to burn, and the escape routes are locked. The boss says don't worry about fire. Would he say the same thing to the workers who died in the Ali Enterprises fire in Karachi? Secondly, our wages are barely enough to feed my family. Judge, my little girl was top of her class last year but now I can't afford to send her to school. I ask, would Mr. Vuitton let that happen to his daughter? It's not just that our pay is too low. Sometimes they pay us late. Sometimes not at all. The boss doesn't tell us anything.  JUDGE: Are you saying the brand knew about all this?GA: They don't want to know. We didn't get to talk to them anyway. My union tried to complain. But the boss, he threatened me. He came so close I could smell his breath. It smelled worse than the pollution from the factory.Your Honour, he said the police would come. It didn't feel safe. So I went to my aunt's village for a while. It was amazing there. Their factory used to be like ours. But now they are all getting better wages, and the factory is safe. My aunt told me about the new Supply Chain Laws, and about this court. I always thought the law was just for the rich and the companies always won. But you seem a nice judge.  JUDGE: Ms. Adil, please stick to the point. We're not after compliments here.  GA: Thank you, I've finished, Your Honour. But may I ask. Do you know who does your robes? And where they come from? You should find out about that!  HOST:Europe holds the clearest promise, for human rights Supply Chain laws. The United States does not have laws like this one on the table. But change might still be coming.  Scott Nova is Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium. SCOTT:The US Tariff Act has always prohibited the importation specifically of goods made with forced labour. But for most of the life of that law there was a loophole that prevented it from being enforceable. And that loophole was eliminated during the last years of the Obama administration, and over the ensuing, now going on five years, there has been an attempt within the US Government at an administrative level to begin to enforce that law. The big question is how serious will that enforcement push be. Now one area where we're seeing the relevance of that legal provision very clearly is in the forced labour crisis in the Uighur region of China. And because about one fifth of the world's cotton is grown in that region, the brands and retailers around the world who sell cotton garments are neck-deep in this forced labour crisis.  The standard the US Government is applying is this. If the company should have known, either did know or should have known, that forced or trafficked labour was used, then that company and the executives who made the relevant decisions, have broken US Criminal as well as Civil Law, and the executives could be prosecuted, convicted, and go to jail. If that happens, it would send shock waves through corporate America. And if the executives of these corporations understand that they can be held criminally accountable, they can go to jail, for the ways in which they exploit workers in their supply chains, well that's a night-and-day change from the regime that's prevailed up until now. And so it would be very interesting to see, to say the least, whether the US Government actually enforces its laws and changes that culture in ways that could have a very profound impact on the lives of workers all across the globe.  If it's illegal to import a product made with forced labour, why is it legal to import a product made through other abuses of fundamental worker rights? Why is it legal to import a product made in a factory where the workers are subjected systematically to sexual harassment, and have to have sex with supervisors in order to keep their jobs? Why is it legal to import goods from a factory where every time the workers try to organise a union the managers threaten to kill them? Why is it legal to import a product from a factory where the employer systematically underpays workers relative to the legal minimum wage? Right now it is legal. But it's very difficult to defend that status quo. The vast majority of people in the US, ordinary people in the US, would agree that that should be illegal. And once that discussion begins to happen, there is the potential that that discussion will take off and capture public interest and that you might see real momentum towards change. Now if that happens there'll be enormous pushback from corporations and their lobby. But if that battle happens, it's not a foregone conclusion that the corporations will win. Right now that discussion isn't happening, but I think that it will begin to happen in the not-too-distant future.   HOST:Campaigners know supply chain laws will not fix everything.  But they can help change the balance. MURIEL:It's one more tool. The objective is to fill out the gap. But that law will of course have to work in conjunction and supporting other developments. And for, let's say for instance, if supply chain law give the obligation of companies to make sure that they cannot make profits out of human rights violations any more, then that could also help develop stronger, give an incentive also to governments to develop stronger national laws or stronger enforcement of national laws. With such a law for instance, companies will have an obligation to engage with stakeholders on the risks and on the negative impacts and to show that actually when they did, when they have done their assessment on the situation, it's not only the company that did it on their own, but they also engaged with the people affected or impacted by the business operations. And I think that obligation, that expectation that stakeholders need to be involved, may also support the fact that companies would now have a big obligation to ensure that freedom of association and collective bargaining are better respected in the supply chain. NASIR:There is no change and there is no behavioural or practising change from the brands, everything is going as usual. So that's why we think that there should be some kind of legislation and some kind of a mandatory things binding by the law, that can be work. When the trade union or the labour movement is a weak one, then it will more dependent on the laws and the instruments like that, yeah? We use that one, these instruments to cope with the situation. This is not the ideal situation for us. And we understand that every time these can't work. But still we put pressure through these instruments on them, workers will get some kind of a sigh of relief and some kind of a weapon in their hand to whenever there's a situation arise they can use that one, that instrument and that kind of a weapon.  So I think that there are a number of multi-dimensional campaigns and the movements and the strategies to get workers rights and worker rights be protected. Organisation is the one aspect, another one is international solidarity from the pro-worker organisation and the working class, and then we have some kind of a law, it might be a local one, international, or the regional laws also. All these kind of framework can help the workers to get some kind of leverage to resolve their issues.   RD: This is an S.P.I.N. News Flash and I'm Rush Daley In breaking news we have a verdict in the Ralph Vuitton case. Our reporter Eva Tru is at the scene. Eva, tell us what's happened. ET: Yes, Rush, the court has made its decision and it's not what Ralph Vuitton was hoping. The company has to fix workplace safety, and make sure workers are paid the right wages. They also must allow the workers to organise freely. Vuitton insisted he never knew what was happening, so he wasn't to blame. The Judge's verdict was familiar for anyone following these cases. She said Vuitton had to know – and if he didn't, it's on him. The law makes it quite clear that companies must know what's going on with their suppliers, and also show the public that they know this. Know and Show – we keep hearing that these days. RD: It looks like Vuitton is more Show than Know. ET: You could certainly say that Rush. Vuitton said it was like taking the shirt off his back. Although, we know it's probably more like a couple of cheap cufflinks. Rush, I have the star witness with me here, Ganya Adil. Ganya, you must be very happy with this decision. GA: Yes, thank you very much, we're very happy. It gives us a chance. We don't expect our bosses to easily give us everything we won today. But now we can fight for our rights with the law behind us. ET: It looks like your friends want to celebrate with you. GA: Yes, we will have a big, big feast tonight! You should come! ET: Thank you, Ganya. Finally, is there anything you'd like to say to Ralph Vuitton? GA: Mr. Vuitton is welcome to eat with us too. And if he needs a new shirt for his back, we're happy to make him one. But only for a fair price.   HOST:Who can tell, who might appear in this court of the future.  It might be Ralph Vuitton. Or Zara Lauren. Or Levi Boss.  But maybe it is getting closer. That's the end of our show. Please email your ideas, feedback, and questions at this address: podcast@cleanclothes.org. You can also see the email address on the podcast webpage. Matthew Abud produced this episode, with Anne Dekker, and the Clean Clothes Podcast team. Liz Parker, Tanne de Goei, and Johnson Chin-Yin Yeung. Steve Adam was on sound engineering support – and the sound for the Court of the Future.  The Court of the Future was performed by Free Theatre. I'm Febriana Firdaus. See you next time.  

A Book Celebration & Conversation With Author Erika George Professor of Law Erika George's book considers market-based strategies to bring business practices into alignment with the responsibility to respect human rights. It also explores how corporate social responsibility initiatives could close a global governance gap that currently places human rights at risk—and that puts commercial actors in the position of becoming complicit in human rights abuses. George examines corporate codes of conduct, sustainability reporting, shareholder activism, and multi-stakeholder initiatives that could become the building blocks of a set of baseline standards for better business practices. To mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, a panel of experts will join George for a conversation on overcoming challenges and promoting change. Panelists will take stock of current and emerging efforts to advance accountability and leverage leadership. PANELISTS: Erika George - Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and director of the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah's College of Humanities. Her research explores the responsibility of corporations to respect international human rights and various efforts to hold business enterprises accountable for alleged abuses. George is chair of the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Earthjustice and is a member of the Fair Labor Association Board. She is a member of the editorial board of the Cambridge University Press Business and Human Rights Journal. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and was recently elected to the American Law Institute. Before joining Utah, she was a fellow with Human Rights Watch in New York and practiced commercial litigation with Jenner & Block in Chicago. Philip Alston – Special Rapporteur, Extreme Poverty & Human Rights, UN Human Right Council's Office of the High Commissioner Surya Deva – Professor, City University of Hong Kong – Member, Macquarie Law School – Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Bennett Freeman – Principal, Bennett Freeman Associates LLC Ryan Gellert – Chief Executive Office, Patagonia Works and Patagonia, Inc. Fernanda Hopenhaym – Co-Executive Director, Project on Organizing, Development, Education and Research (PODER) Moderator: Tony Anghie is professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the National University of Singapore. His research interests include public international law, international economic law, human rights and the history and theory of international law, and he has published in each of these areas. He has served as a visiting professor at various universities including the University of Tokyo, the London School of Economics, the American University of Cairo and Harvard Law School. He has also served as a counselor and as a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. He is a co-editor of the Asian Journal of International Law and a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of International Law. He is a member of the Third World Approaches (TWAIL) network of scholars.

Protect, Respect and Remedy for all. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Surya Deva. The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights is an annual gathering bringing together civil society and corporations to discuss the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The UN Guiding Principles is commemorating a decade of existence and how states are creating National Action Plans. There will be discussion on National Action Plan and also regional forum. There will also be conversation around the upcoming UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lBAcTYfWa3JsYGYjCulQFi

In the last episode of this season of FAST: The Podcast, we explore issues around remedy for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Under human rights law, survivors have a right to a remedy, but that right is often very hard to realize. Court processes are long and costly and outcomes often rest on very technical questions.The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights make clear that there is a role here for both States and the private sector to play in helping survivors to realize their right to a remedy. And they also make clear that there is a role for both judicial and non-judicial grievance mechanisms.In this episode, Professor James Cockayne speaks to Jamila Duncan-Bosu of ATLEU about the case of Balogh & Ors v Hick Lane Bedding Ltd in the High Court of England and Wales and Suzanne Hoff from La Strada International about their Justice at Last project on the right to remedy. He discusses the complaint in EC & IDI v ANZ with John Southalan of the Australian OECD National Contact Point and Tom Dickson of the Australian Department of the Treasury. Finally, Dr Nia Emmanouil of the Global Compact Network Australia joins the podcast to speak about case studies and guidance developed on effective modern slavery grievance mechanisms.

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

In this episode, we are joined by Lene Wendland, Chief of the Business and Human Rights Unit at the UN. In the wake of the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Wendland reflects on private sector advancements in that time and provides a look ahead to their continuing work.

Ethics and luxury in the same sentence is not a new trend but has been around for some time. In particular, in the jewellery industry there exist a set of Responsible jewellery standards. Tomás Navarro Blakemore, Associate at FRORIEP, Pauline Evequoz, Sustainability Manager at Chopard and Diana Culillas, Secretary General of the Swiss Better Gold Association (SBGA)  discuss the importance of these standards particularly for the inclusion of the various actors in the supply chain. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our guests also highlight the challenges they bring for smaller businesses when managing the related risks and improving the sustainable practices in the industry. The speakers also address the Responsible Business Initiative calling multinationals to respect human rights and the environment in their activities in Switzerland and abroad. The initiative was launched following the introduction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011. It seeks to introduce Human Rights due diligence for multinational businesses. The Swiss people will vote on this proposal in November 2020. Listen to our LexCast and find out more!

Season 2 Episode 15: Poverty and human rights in Africa In conversation with Ebenezer Durojaye and Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi In this week’s episode, we meet the editors of the book Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa. This book was published by the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) and launched virtually on 6 August 2020. Professor Ebenezer Durojaye and Ms Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi discuss the topical issues covered in the book and the effect of poverty on human rights. Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa is a book which addresses poverty, one of the important issues confronting Africa, from a multi-disciplinary approach. With contributions from eminent scholars from diverse backgrounds, the book explores poverty from a human rights perspective. Its central message is that poverty is not necessarily a failure on the part of an individual, but rather caused by the actions or inactions of governments, which are often exacerbated by structural inequalities in many African societies. This in turn requires a more pragmatic approach grounded in respect for human rights. This book is a useful book for researchers, policymakers, students, activists and others interested in addressing poverty. Professor Ebenezer Durojaye is a Professor of Law and head of the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His areas of research include human rights, socio-economic rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender and constitutionalism. From 2012 to 2014 he provided technical support to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. During this period, he participated in the drafting of the UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights adopted by the Human Rights Council in 2012. Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi is a researcher at the Dullah Omar Institute, a think tank engaged in law and policy research, teaching and advocacy on governance and human rights in Africa, based at the University of the Western Cape. Her research expertise and interest are in human rights, socio-economic rights, social justice and inclusive societies, women and access to housing, rule of law and corruption. She is the co-editor the Economic & Social Rights Review in Africa (ESR Review) , a quarterly publication that aims to inform and educate policymakers, members of civil society, the academic community and legal practitioners about key developments relating to socio- economic rights at the national and international levels. This book is available for free and can be downloaded from the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) website. This conversation was recorded on 14 August 2020 Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc 

On this episode we chat with Steve Gibbons. A member of our board, Steve is co-founder of Ergon, one of our business partners and a company that helps organisations implement commitments on human rights, labour standards and gender equality. Steve has over 25 years’ experience in labour and human rights issues. He has consulted to major international institutions, multinational companies, not-for-profit organizations and trade unions, including the ILO, World Bank Group, EBRD, the European Commission, London 2012, the ETI, UK Department for International Development and OSCE. He has worked in more than 20 countries across sectors including oil and gas, mining, retail, agribusiness, finance, and clothing and merchandise supply chains. Steve has particular expertise in facilitating stakeholder dialogue and in devising and managing grievance and dispute resolution mechanisms in line with the UN Guiding Principles, including for the London 2012 Olympic Games. He is a expert member of the Independent Complaints Mechanism of DEG and FMO. Before Ergon, Steve was head of employment law at Incomes Data Services, the UK’s largest labour relations research centre. He is a UK-qualified lawyer, a regular conference speaker and the founder of the UK’s leading online training company for lawyers, CPDCast®. We chat about the current pandemic, how it has disrupted business and whats still to come in 2020 and beyond. You can find our more about Steve’s work at: https://ergonassociates.net

On this episode of Purpose, Inc, host Michael Young discusses the intersection between business and human rights with Caroline Rees, the President and Co-Founder of Shift. Shift is the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights. Caroline is a leading voice and expert about the role of business in respecting human rights. They discuss the ways in which companies need to think about human rights and why there is often confusion surrounding them; why sustainability reports don’t always tell the full story; the disconnect between business models and sustainability and why they need to be reconnected; and how beginning with the most vulnerable populations is a necessity when planning for the interactions between people and businesses.Follow us on Twitter: @mbyCheck out our website: www.actual.agency

Guests  Richard Zuroff, Director of AI Advisory and Enablement at Element AI Tanya O'Carroll, Director of Amnesty Tech at Amnesty International Alix Dunn, Founder and Director of Computer Says Maybe Jesse McWaters, Financial Innovation Lead at World Economic Forum   AI is a powerful tool and with that power comes a great deal of responsibility. How can we be sure that we’re in control of AI systems? And what should the governance look like?   Data governance is an existing practice that covers a lot of good ground because of how integral data is to AI’s functioning. However, AI’s ability to learn and evolve over time means it will adapt to changes in its environment based on its given objective. That dynamic relationship between environment and model makes things like the design of the system and its objectives just as integral as the data the model runs on. Managing the risks of these new, dynamic systems has been widely branded as “AI Governance”.   Richard Zuroff breaks down the concept of AI governance and how it differs from data governance. Tanya O’Caroll and Alix Dunn tell us about the importance of governance in protecting human rights when building AI systems. Jesse McWaters shares his insights on AI’s impact on the financial sector and why a new form of governance will soon be necessary.    00:48 - How AI risk management is different and what to do about it - Element AI 05:07 - All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias - HBR 06:45 - The Why of Explainable AI - Element AI 07:37 - Amnesty Tech - Twitter 07:39 - Computer Says Maybe 07:52 - The Engine Room  10:18 - UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights  14:18 - The Matthew Effect - Wikipedia 15:00 - Agile Ethics - Medium 17:48 - Human Rights Due Diligence 20:07 - The New Physics of Financial Services - World Economic Forum 24:30 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 29:00 - GDPR   Other Reading: Putting AI Ethics Guidelines to Work - Element AI  AI-Enabled Human Rights Monitoring - Element AI New Power Means New Responsibility: A Framework for AI Governance - JF Gagne Podcast: Opening the AI Black Box - Element AI     ---------   De la gouvernance des données à la gouvernance de l’IA   Richard Zuroff, directeur du conseil et de la mise en oeuvre de l'IA chez Element AI Tanya O'Carroll, directrice d'Amnesty Tech à Amnistie Internationale Alix Dunn, fondatrice et directrice de Computer Says Maybe Jesse McWaters, responsable de l'innovation financière au World Economic Forum   L’IA est un outil puissant et ce pouvoir s’accompagne d’une grande responsabilité. Comment pouvons-nous être sûrs de contrôler les systèmes d’IA? Et à quoi devrait ressembler la gouvernance?   La gouvernance des données est une pratique existante qui couvre beaucoup de bonnes choses en raison de la façon dont les données font partie intégrante du fonctionnement de l’IA. Cependant, la capacité de l’IA à apprendre et à évoluer au fil du temps signifie qu’elle s’adaptera aux changements de son environnement en fonction de son objectif donné. Cette relation dynamique entre l’environnement et le modèle rend les choses comme la conception du système et ses objectifs tout aussi intégrales que les données sur lesquelles le modèle fonctionne. La gestion des risques de ces nouveaux systèmes dynamiques a été largement qualifiée de « gouvernance de l’IA ».   Richard Zuroff analyse le concept de gouvernance de l’IA et en quoi il diffère de la gouvernance des données. Tanya O’Caroll et Alix Dunn nous parlent de l’importance de la gouvernance dans la protection des droits de la personne lors de l’élaboration de systèmes d’IA. Jesse McWaters nous fait part de son point de vue sur l’effet de l’IA dans le secteur financier et nous explique pourquoi une nouvelle forme de gouvernance sera bientôt nécessaire.    00:48 – En quoi la gestion du risque de l’IA est-elle différente et que faire à ce sujet – Element AI 05:07 – All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias - HBR 06:45 – Le «

Monthly, 5 minute roundup of the latest responsible investment and ESG news. This month's topics include the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures, ExxonMobil, Rolls-Royce, Fiat Chrysler, Samsung, Deutsche Bank and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Prof. Ruggie reflects on the experimentation and practice over the last 5 years to elaborate the application of the UN Guiding Principles as extremely positive, but highlights the need for further breadth and depth moving forward.

In Mumbai in February, Henshaw and Tikoo spoke to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the rationale behind embedding human rights within the sustainability framework, the path the company has chosen, the need to align the framework with the UN Guiding Principles

Dr. John Ruggie—one of the 25 most influential international relations scholars in the United States and Canada (according to Foreign Policy magazine), Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Law School professor, and the author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights—talks with bioethicist and Edmond J. Safra Lab Fellow Dr. Jennifer E. Miller about his experiences drafting and implementing the UN Guiding Principles. These principles constitute the most comprehensive and authoritative global standard in the area of business and human rights, to date.

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy ...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy o...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 1: Accountable Governance This panel will start with an overview of the political economy o...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speeches Q&A - Lindsay Appleby, Her Majesty’s Ambassador - Designate to Colombia - Dani...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speeches Q&A - Lindsay Appleby, Her Majesty’s Ambassador - Designate to Colombia - Dani...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speech - Danilo Rueda, Colombian Human Rights Lawyer from the Inter-Church Commission for Ju...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speech - Danilo Rueda, Colombian Human Rights Lawyer from the Inter-Church Commission for Ju...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speech - Lindsay Appleby, Her Majesty’s Ambassador - Designate to Colombia The UK will...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Keynote Speech - Lindsay Appleby, Her Majesty’s Ambassador - Designate to Colombia The UK will...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Rem...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Rem...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 3: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: How should the Respect, Protect and Re...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 2: Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a pattern of economic growth in wh...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...

Human Rights Consortium Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights improve accountability? Panel 4: Due diligence and accountability in practice This panel will examine where and how chan...