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• Ten Years of The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – The Case of Private Security
  Posted in event on 29 June 2021

  This event brings together a panel of experts to reflect on how the arena of business and human rights has evolved in the last ten years, how the private security sector fits into this, and what being a responsible business operating in complex environment entails.

• ICC-CCIG Series : Business and Human Rights
  Posted in event on 1 July 2021

  During this event held in connection with the 10th anniversary of the unanimous endorsement by the UNGPs, Prof. Dorothée Baumann-Pauly speaks on “Implementing Human Rights in Corporate Practice - Why and How”.

• Tackling child labour in cocoa through a due diligence approach: how can an EU legal framework scale-up positive impact?
  Posted in event on 8 June 2021

  This webinar organized by Nestlé explores the complexities of tackling child labour in the cocoa sector and the opportunity to shape an impactful EU due diligence legislation, within a broader set of measures, that will enhance collaboration between supply chain actors and promote systemic change across the cocoa sector.

• Cobalt must be included in Swiss responsible business legislation
  Posted in publication on 4 June 2021

  In this op-ed published on Swissinfo, Dorothee Baumann-Pauly and Serra Cremer Iyi argue that cobalt must be included in the new Swiss responsible business legislation.

• UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum - Asia-Pacific
  Posted in event on 2 June 2021

  As part of the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacif, the Global Business School Network organizes a side event on “Reimagining Business School Education with Responsible Management and Human Rights”.

• ISSUE BRIEF: Covid-19 in India – Recommendations for ‘Urgent Action Human Rights Due Diligence’ for Lead Firms Sourcing Agricultural Goods
  Posted in publication on 20 May 2021

  Companies can take immediate action for human rights in times of crisis. Our recent issue brief on Covid-19 in agricultural supply chains in India provides recommendations.

• The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain: The Pandemic’s Affect on Bangladesh’s Garment Workers
  Posted in event on 11 May 2021

  This panel discussion organized by The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies focuses on the report “The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain: The Pandemic’s Affect on Bangladeshi Garment Workers”.

• Collaborative Partnerships for Effective Due Diligence: Turning Learnings into Policy
  Posted in event on 21 April 2021

  As part of the Responsible Business Alliance European Conference on the theme “Delivering Due Diligence - Bridging Policy and Practice”, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly speaks during this session exploring under which conditions collaborative partnerships and initiatives support effective due diligence.

• Advancing Human Rights in Practice - The Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights
  Posted in event on 16 April 2021

  Candidate for nomination by appeal to the rank of 50% Ajunct Professor and Director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) at the Geneva School of Economics and Management (University of Geneva), gives a lecture about the work of the GCBHR. Invite-only

• Human Rights in the Finance Industry
  Posted in event on 4 May 2021

  Co-organized with Sustainable Finance Geneva, this webinar provides an opportunity to discuss the current human rights practices of the finance sector, its challenges and the way forward.