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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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Post In uncertain times, what are the certainties for our movement as we look ahead?
If the first few weeks of this year have shown us anything, it is that the only certainty in 2026 is uncertainty. But what does this mean for the business and human rights movement?
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Series Decolonising business through regulation: From CSDDD to EUDR and CBAM
European sustainability regulation is often framed as a bureaucratic burden disconnected from “real business.” That narrative is not only tired; it is dangerous, writes Carlos Mario Gómez
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Post Five reasons litigators should join the climate fight
The climate crisis calls for an all-hands-on-deck response, and litigators have a critical role to play. Corporate Accountability Lab outlines what litigators need to know.
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Post Progress and Pushback: Corporate legal accountability in 2025 and what to expect in 2026
From a corporate legal accountability perspective, this is a moment of contradictions. The EU is finalising a significant dilution of its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, including the removal of the harmonised civil liability regime. Yet, as 2025 closes, legislative and judicial trends elsewhere in the world appear poised to drive progress in 2026.
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Post Confronting the drivers of corporate abuse: strategies from the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025
What solutions could help us overcome the challenges that remain in implementing the UNGPs in a rapidly evolving context? Phil Bloomer addressed the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva.
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Series Co-developing the energy transition with defenders
During COP30, the world faces a critical question: how do we safeguard human rights in the context of the increasing global demand for critical energy transition minerals? Elisa Morgera stresses that environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) – who are increasingly seen as obstacles to climate progress – are experts who should not only be protected but also recognised as essential partners and leaders in designing a just energy transition
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Series Between Belém and Brasília: COP30 and Brazil’s challenge to turn words into action
As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém, it faces a defining test: will it lead the world toward a just energy transition — or repeat the extractive mistakes of its past? BHRRC's Brazil Researcher and Representative Marina Novaes and Conectas Human Rights' Advisor for the Defense of Socio-Environmental Rights Thales Machado set out what's needed for Brazil to match up to its climate ambitions
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