Companies

At the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR), we work with companies that recognize that long-term competitiveness depends on respecting human rights—across operations, supply chains, and markets. We help businesses navigate complex human rights risks by offering tailored, research-based support that turns legal and reputational risks into opportunities for leadership and innovation.

What We Offer

Our services are designed to meet companies where they are—whether you’re just starting your human rights journey or looking to improve and scale your practices:

Corporate Training on Business and Human Rights: Through executive workshops, case-based training, and co-designed tools, we help your team build internal capacity and foster a culture of accountability and solution-orientation. Our training is function and issue-specific, including:

  • Board training
  • Scenario based skill building
  • Industry Specific (i.e. commodity, trading)
  • Function Specific (i.e. procurement and security professionals)
  • Topic specific (i.e. ASM, child labor, migrant labor)
  • Methodologies to assess socio-economic impacts.

Meaningful stakeholder engagement

We provide facilitated engagement with human rights defenders to better understand human rights risks on the ground. We integrate knowledge, expertise, and insights from a broad range of civil society and independent experts to inform our approach.

Custom research and field studies

Request an expert study and discussion on a company-specific implementation challenge. Gain deep insights into human rights risks and their root causes in your operations or supply chains. Our team conducts targeted research in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, technology, and extractives, delivering actionable recommendations backed by evidence and stakeholder input.

Business & Human Rights (BHR) Clinics

Collaborate with the GCBHR and a team of high-potential master students over a few months to address a human rights challenge your company currently faces. The clinic will yield a tailored, ready-to-apply deliverable for your company, building on one-on-one sessions, workshops and state-of-the-art academic knowledge. Business and Human Rights Clinic.

pitch a case study

Pitch a case study based on an innovative business model or practice your company has implemented that aligns business objectives with human rights principles. Check out the GCBHR case study series.