Publications
Explore our publications here: reports, papers, commentary and more.
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This article urge companies in the battery supply chain to make concrete commitments and long-term investments to ensure safe and fair mining of cobalt. Read the 5 recommendations they make in the link below.
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The first in a series of papers highlights a flawed definition of sustainability in fashion and how unscientific methods and selective implementation hinder meaningful change.
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This Business and Human Rights Journal blog from Nelleke Van Amstel and Dorothee Baumann-Pauly emphasizes the importance of human rights due diligence in complex environments.
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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.
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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.
Featured Publications
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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,…
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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.
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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…
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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…