The Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) was founded in 2019 as the first business and human rights center at a business school in Europe. Under the direction of Prof. Dorothee Baumann-Pauly, the GCBHR educates future business leaders and supports companies in developing business models that align profits and human rights principles.
ILO-GBSN-UNIGE Teaching Resources
The International Labor Organization (ILO), the Global Business School Network (GBSN) and the University of Geneva have joined forces to advance the integration of labor rights into business school education.
Our open-access teaching resources are the result of an innovative collaboration between academic researchers and instructors from business schools around the world and ILO’s labor rights experts.
Latest BHR Insights
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The panel “Just Transition Incorporating Human Rights into Climate Finance”, part of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable, explores practical approaches to embedding just transition principles into business activities, with a focus on stakeholder engagement and impact measurement.
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The workshop “Navigating a Just Transition: Financial Sector Roadmap”, part of Building Bridges Action Days, explores practical approaches to embedding just transition principles into business activities, with a focus on stakeholder engagement and impact measurement.
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This annual meeting focuses on the advancement of human rights research and teaching at business schools.
Featured Insights
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The white paper focuses on the emblematic case of child labor in the cocoa supply chain in Côte d’Ivoire and maps the root causes of child labor and the intervention…
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This Financial Times’ caselet authored by Michael Posner (NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights) and Dorothee Baumann-Pauly focuses on the human rights challenges in the cobalt supply chain.
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This case study analyzes a transformational business model for sourcing natural rubber, developed by the French sneaker company Veja.