Our work
With partners and allies worldwide, we seek to put human rights at the heart of business to deliver a just economy, climate justice, and end abuse.
This page features insights, news, research and publications from our global team of experts.
Publications
Our research synthesises and amplifies the work of advocates across the world to make recommendations for companies, governments, regions and sectors alike.
Weekly updates
Our essential digest of the top stories on business and human rights from around the world, curated by our international team of expert researchers.
Media centre
We are here to provide commentary, case studies and analysis on key issues relating to business and human rights: from spokespeople across the globe to extensive datasets and analysis, we have a number of resources to help you report on your next story.
Explore our data
Alongside our core work recording news and allegations of company abuses, we also maintain data-driven resources of incidents relating to the most pressing areas in business and human rights. Explore the raw data, our analysis and insights below.
Attacks on human rights defenders
Human rights defenders are at the forefront of protecting our rights and shared planet. Our database contains thousands of recorded instances of attacks by companies impacting the rights of defenders.
Transition minerals tracker
Updated annually, our transition minerals tracker monitors human rights risks linked to major mining operations for key minerals used in renewable energy, electrification, and battery technologies.
KnowTheChain
A resource for companies and investors to address forced labour in global supply chains. Our benchmarks and practical resources provide a roadmap for companies to operate more transparently, while also informing investor decisions.
Allegations of abuse against migrant workers
Migrant workers across the world are subjected to severe, systemic human rights violations in global supply chains. Explore our database of cases to see companies linked to abuse, alongside key trends and points of intervention.
Lawsuits against companies
Search our database of lawsuits brought against companies to hold them to account for alleged human rights abuses, and look at trends for litigating corporate human rights harm from around the world.
Company response mechanism
Since 2005, we have invited companies to respond to allegations of misconduct raised by civil society, seeking to encourage them to address human rights concerns, improve transparency and bring about resolutions.
Just transition litigation tracking tool
The primary hub for litigation lawsuits against companies undertaking, and/or states authorising, transition mineral mining or renewable energy projects, where rightsholders argue the abuse of human and environmental rights.
Who Pays for The Crisis? portal
Our monitoring of the adverse impacts of brand purchasing practices on workers during global crises.
SLAPPs database
Our database of legal cases that bear the hallmarks of SLAPPs - Strategic lawsuits against public participation - a tactic used by business actors to stop people raising concerns about their practices.
Photo credits: Media centre section: Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI); Attacks on human rights defenders section: Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN); Lawsuits against companies section: Canva; Just transition litigation tracking tool section: Patton / Flickr; all other photos on page: Shutterstock.