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This World Economic Forum White Paper is an independent expert assessment based on Prof. Dorothee Baumann-Pauly’s review of three pilot projects that seek to formalize artisanal mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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This paper analyzes the business solutions that companies are currently exploring to formalize the so-called artisanal small-scale mining (ASM). Its goal is to distill the business factors that have a systemic positive impact on the workers and communities involved in ASM.
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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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Join us for an informal networking evening to connect with professionals passionate about business and human rights!
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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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This toolkit aims to support scholars and educators to institutionalize a human rights perspective in their schools’ curricula.
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This case study examines HB Antwerp’s innovative business model designed to disrupt the traditionally opaque diamond supply chain.