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Series COVID-19 in India: An excuse to dilute environmental policy to benefit businesses
The pandemic has offered the perfect cover under which to dilute laws and overhaul environmental and human rights protections against destructive development in India, according to Lara Jesani.
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Series Companies have a responsibility to build a better world post-COVID
Agrochemical companies must use their considerable influence and leverage to help transform food production and prevent further pandemics, write ECCHR's Corina Ajder and Soraia Da Costa Batista
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Series EU Human Rights Due Diligence: Lessons from the U.S. for meaningful supply chain impacts
"While the French and US laws are both too new to judge conclusively, it is clear that they offer important and mutually supportive perspectives on the profoundly complex challenge of tackling human rights abuses in global supply chains", says Jade Saunders.
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Post Companies rush to distance themselves from President Trump – but is it too late?
The recent scramble to condemn the President's actions only highlights the urgent need for US companies to make their responsibility to respect human rights a top priority, writes Christen Dobson
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Post Artificial intelligence and the fight against human trafficking
Aubrey Calaway explores the potential for AI and machine learning in anti-trafficking initiatives
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Series A just recovery for whom? And how to achieve it?
Professor Surya Deva calls for a just recovery based on regulatory tools and strategies capable of confronting the root causes of systemic structures of injustice
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Series A New Social Contract
Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, looks to a new social contract founded on investment in jobs, social protection, inclusion and just transitions for the global shifts motivated by climate action, technology and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Series Paving the Way: The Pioneering Role of the French Duty of Vigilance Law and its Relevance for EU-Level Mandatory Due Diligence
Odile Roussel reflects on lessons learnt from the French experience, among others that creating a legal obligation can prove more effective than incentives or voluntary measures, while reinforcing those companies already engaged in efforts to conduct business responsibly.
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Series Building Forward Better: Thoughts on Intergenerational Justice
John Morrison, CEO of IHRB shares some early intergenerational thoughts for the business and human rights movement as we try to build back and build forward
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Series New Omnibus Law threatens effective participation in environmental decision-making
The passage of Omnibus Bill on Job Creation on 5 October 2020 spurred a big wave of protests in various regions in Indonesia. Among the concerns are the lack of public participation and transparency during the deliberation of the bill, as well as the very real threats to workers’ rights and environmental protection now it is enacted.
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