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Post An unprecedented verdict: French company Lafarge and top executives convicted of financing terrorism
The Paris Criminal Court's conviction of Lafarge and eight individuals for payments to terrorist groups to keep its cement plant in Syria operational amidst the civil war, despite the risks to its employees, marks a major victory for victims of corporate crime, journalists and civil society. Anna Kiefer from Sherpa and Cannelle Lavite from ECCHR explain what it means for corporate accountability.
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Post Santa Marta isn’t just about fossil fuel phaseout – the summit is a turning point for the renewable energy industry
The first conference on the transition away from fossil fuels, taking place in Santa Marta this week, is a milestone for the energy transition. Companies which choose to lead a rights-respecting transition will be better positioned to scale, secure community trust, and avoid costly delays and conflicts.
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Post The energy transition under scrutiny: human rights and a post-fossil fuel future in Colombia
The Santa Marta Conference could be a real opportunity if it manages to turn narrative into policy: regulatory frameworks with a human rights and nature-based approach, differentiated standards, community control and effective sanctions against abuses.
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Post Critical minerals, critical rights: The energy transition must change course in the DRC
For the people of the DRC, the question is not whether the world needs cobalt and copper, but rather whether the global race for these minerals will translate into dignity, rights and shared prosperity — or simply repeat a familiar story of extraction without accountability. Joseph Kibugu, Africa Regional Manager, outlines three interconnected human rights concerns that stand out in the country.
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Series Beyond the CSDDD saga: why the business and human rights treaty negotiation matters more than ever
With the CSDDD now finalised, the BHR treaty negotiation is a chance to reclaim purpose in business and human rights law-making, writes Nadia Bernaz
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Post Venezuela’s new oil regime: a human rights perspective
Venezuela's oil reform promises to “modernise” the legal framework for the oil industry by offering full participation to private companies, fiscal flexibility and international arbitration to strengthen legal certainty. However, it ignores the structural weakness of the rule of law, as well as the impacts of the human rights crisis the country has faced since 2014.
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Post Climate action as a legal obligation: what the Bonaire ruling means for corporate accountability
The court ruling that the Netherlands failed to protect residents of Bonaire from climate impacts strengthens the legal foundations for corporate accountability in the climate crisis: governments cannot protect people from climate harm without regulating the corporate activities that produce it.
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Post Opportunism isn’t enough: why accountability matters for gender equality
As long as gender equality remains outside core risk identification, prioritisation and governance processes, accountability will remain weak and critical blind spots may persist. Salma Houerbi on embedding gender equality in human rights due diligence.
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Post What do three recent corporate human rights benchmarks tell us about the state of commitment to business and human rights among US companies?
With the global rise of authoritarianism, narrow economic nationalisms, corporate capture, and a rapidly changing US context, we’re facing real risk of roll-back by business on human rights. Chloe Cole examines recent benchmark findings on a concerning gap between policy and practice.
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Post Four years of Russia’s war on Ukraine: Window for action is closing for Western companies and governments
This February marks the fourth year of Russia’s war against Ukraine – a war aimed at ending Ukraine’s sovereignty and erasing its national identity; the war that continues because Russia still has the resources needed to fuel it, including finances and critical technology, too often facilitated by businesses.
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