Book Talk - Conscience Incorporated
Join us for an engaging discussion on the future of business and human rights with Michael H. Posner, author of Conscience Incorporated - Pursue Profits While Protecting Human Rights and a leading expert at the intersection of business, ethics, and human rights.
In his book, Posner explores how business leaders can work to create socially conscious and sustainable companies while pursuing profits.
Date: 4 April 2025
Time: 12:15 - 2 pm
Location: Maison de la Paix, Chem. Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva
Michael H. Posner
Michael H. Posner is the Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is the Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the School, the first-ever human rights center at a business school. Prior to joining NYU Stern, Posner served in the Obama Administration from 2009-2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. In 2010 he chaired the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. From 1978 to 2009, he led Human Rights First, a New York-based human rights advocacy organization.