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On the issue of business and human rights, the Swiss and European political agendas will overlap on July 1, write Sarah Dekkiche and Dorothée Baumann-Pauly. That day, the Federal Council is expected to decide on the date of the vote on the Responsible Business Initiative. On the same day, Germany will take over the EU Council Presidency.
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As garment factories in Bangladesh come under pressure to reopen, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Natasja Sheriff set out three ways fashion brands can offer practical assistance to suppliers to ensure the safety of millions of workers.
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Interviewed by Le Temps about the role of the private sector in the covid-19 crisis, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly notes the encouraging mobilization of companies while emphasizing that for their initiatives to be meaningful, they should go beyond philanthropy and be grounded in the company’s core business.
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At the end of February2020, Lilach Trabelsi is in Puerto Rico to present her work on corporate governance and responsibility at the Conference Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE).
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On International Human Rights Day, we introduce our research project on the development of human rights benchmarks for the finance industry and discuss human rights practices and challenges in this industry in Switzerland.
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Join us for an informal networking evening to connect with professionals passionate about business and human rights!
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This case study examines HB Antwerp’s innovative business model designed to disrupt the traditionally opaque diamond supply chain.
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Organized in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland and Liechtenstein, these workshops explore the link between procurement practices and human rights impacts, emphasizing the crucial role of procurement…
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In this study, we build upon the findings of our previous reports to assess the current state of human rights integration within financial decision-making.