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Financial Times’ Caselet
Posted in news publication on 11 September 2023

This Financial Times’ caselet authored by Michael Posner (NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights) and Dorothee Baumann-Pauly focuses on the human rights challenges in the cobalt supply chain.
Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Addressing Root Causes of Human Rights Abuses
Posted in publication on 8 February 2023

As demand for cobalt used in electric vehicles and smart devices skyrockets, this new white paper by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly urges dramatic changes to mining practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Amplifying Misinformation - The Case of Sustainability Indices in Fashion
Posted in publication on 18 January 2023

This fourth report from Veronica Bates-Kassatly and Dorothée Baumann-Pauly examines what the fashion sector itself defines as sustainable, and how it measures this.
Sustainable Finance and Human Rights: How are European financial institutions addressing human rights in their activities?
Posted in publication on 5 October 2022

This report, a follow on of a study of a 2020 study, documents how the European financial services industry factors human rights considerations into its operations, comparing it where possible to the status two years ago.
Addressing Children’s Rights in Business: An Assessment from Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Posted in publication on 31 August 2022

This study assesses the role that children’s rights currently play for businesses in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was conducted for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and for the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience by Integrating Human Rights: Post-pandemic Insights from the Agriculture Sector in India

Posted in publication on 19 May 2022

Supply chain dynamics can change rapidly, and disruptions are increasingly the norm, not the exception. By analyzing the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on India’s coffee and sugar supply chains,…
The Rise of Life Cycle Analysis and the Fall of Sustainability - Illustrations from the Apparel and Leather Sector

Posted in publication on 28 Jul 2022

Drawing on their two earlier reports on greenwashing, Dorothée Baumann-Pauly with co-author Veronica Bates-Kassatly published a white paper, which highlights the data challenges of making sustainability claims in fashion.
Sustainable Finance and Human Rights: How are European financial institutions addressing human rights in their activities?

Posted in publication on 5 Oct 2022

This report, a follow on of a study of a 2020 study, documents how the European financial services industry factors human rights considerations into its operations, comparing it where possible…
Addressing Children’s Rights in Business: An Assessment from Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Posted in publication on 31 Aug 2022

This study assesses the role that children’s rights currently play for businesses in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was conducted for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein and for the UN Global Compact…