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Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World — 179 episodes
AI and responsible business: emerging risks and opportunities
Navigating ‘Distributive Justice’ in the energy transition
World Cup special: business, human rights, and the beautiful game
Have the UNGPs really changed corporate behaviour?
Are the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights still relevant?
Meaningful engagement: what it really takes to work well with communities
Crises colliding: the impact of dark fleets and conflict on seafarers
The Dyson Case: a landmark moment for business and human rights?
Financing a just transition for farmers: a story from Brazil
The biggest business and human rights issues in 2026
Catalonia’s housing revolution: where affordability meets sustainability
Just transitions in the Gujarat desert: a signal of a cleaner, fairer future for informal workers
Looking back, looking forward - the future of human rights and business (Part 2)
Looking back, looking forward - lessons in human rights and business (Part 1)
Are seafarers’ rights in crisis?
Are business practices intensifying water scarcity?
What key moments have shaped corporate responsibility?
Human rights reporting and disclosure - what’s the view from the ground amidst evolving EU regulation?
Human rights in the fishing industry: what are the pressing risks?
Collie’s just transition: a blueprint for the world’s eight million coal workers?
Just transitions - how can theory become reality?
Are we about to see a retreat from corporate responsibility?
The UK Modern Slavery Act - 10 years on where are we now?
How can European Chambers of Commerce support effective human rights due diligence?
How can companies respect human rights while pursuing profits?
Global challenges in 2025 - what do they mean for responsible business?
Could a Fair Work Agency help enforce worker rights in the UK?
40 years later: what are the lessons from the Bhopal gas disaster?
Just Energy Transition Partnerships, or JETPs - what are they and why do they matter?
Real-world examples of just transitions - what can we learn?
Turning soft law into hard law - what are the implications of the EU CSDDD?
What does the recent ruling against Chiquita mean for human rights?
Preventing ‘Greenlash’: what can we learn from positive climate action?
The ESG backlash: where do we go from here?
Working in a warzone: what risks do seafarers face?
How should companies respond to snap military drafts?
How can companies respect the rights of Indigenous peoples impacted by renewable projects?
What are the major challenges for business when it comes to human rights in 2024?
How can Ukraine start a green recovery in the midst of war?
Why must companies listen to indigenous communities?
How can tech companies tackle misinformation and disinformation in this record election year?
What has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights meant for worker rights?
Is the ‘decoupling’ phenomenon just hot air or a human rights concern?
Advancing people and planet agendas in the GCC - how can it be done?
Why do human rights matter when it comes to transition minerals?
Protecting the workforce in the 'wild watery west'
What is labour mobility and what impact do migrant workers have on the global economy?
What does one of the first corporate just transition strategies look like?
What is the responsibility of business during armed conflict?
What is the built environment and how does it impact human rights in Lagos?
Rana Plaza disaster: what are the lessons for human rights and business?
Constructive or Confrontational Dialogue? Engaging business in human rights, with Peter Frankental from Amnesty International UK
Muetter Iliqud on the Use of Uyghur Forced Labour
Eli Friedman on the Urbanization of People
Adriano Nuvunga on Being an Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defender
Anton Mifsud-Bonnici on the Role of Business in Conflict
Egbert Wesselink on Corporate Crime and Sudan
Mark Dickinson on the Updated Maritime Labour Convention
SO8E20 Spenser Bomholt Fain on the Digital Training Platform Quizrr
SO8E19 Transparentem on Social Audit Deception
S08E18 Saul Díaz on the Reintegration of Returning Migrants
S08E17 On Utopias and the Climate Crisis with Danilo Palazzo
S08E16 Archana Kotecha on Access to Remedy for Migrant Workers
S08E15 Sophia Kagan on Technology for Responsible Recruitment
S08E14 Nissara Spence on Employer Obligations and Cultural Sensitivity
S08E13 Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna on Malaysia, Migrants, and the Pandemic
S08E12 Marketing Students on Reframing Negative Portrayals of Migrant Workers
S08E11 Andrew Stephens and Simon Bennett on Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
S08E10 Emily Kenway on The Truth About Modern Slavery
S08E09 Chrik Poortman and Maria da Graça Prado on Corruption in Infrastructure
S08E08 Felicitas Weber on Benchmarking Responsible Recruitment
S08E07 Francesca Mangano on Addressing the Crew Change Crisis
S08E06 James Cockayne on The Sustainable Development Case for Ending Modern Slavery
S08E05 Bibek Dhakal on Supporting Migrant Workers in the Gulf
S08E04 Miranda Sissons on Facebook's First Human Rights Policy
S08E03 Rosey Hurst on Repaying Recruitment Fees
S08E02 Kate Pike on the Mental Health of Stranded Seafarers
S08E01 Mairead Lavery on Export Finance and Just Transitions
S07E16 Halina Ward on Just Transitions
S07E15 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from an Ally (Richard Booele)
S07E14 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from the Ground (Noo Saro Wiwa, Ledum Mitee, Austin Onuoha)
S07E13 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from Beyond (Nnimmo Bassey, Bronwen Manby, Bennett Freeman)
S07E12 Margot Wallström on her Role as Chair of IHRB
S07E11 Kiran Pereira on the Global Sand Crisis
S07E10 Jacqueline Smith on the 300,000 Seafarers Stranded at Sea
S07E09 Deep Dive: William Gois on an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Migrant Workers
S07E08 Richard Howitt on the Record and Future of the Movement
S07E07 Mary Lawlor on Human Rights Defenders
S07E06 Vani Saraswathi on Migrant Domestic Workers
S07E05 Antoine Bernard on Business in Times of Fragility
S07E04 Amina Bouayach on Business and Human Rights in Morocco
S07E03 Jason Ng on Protest and Free Speech in Corporations
S07E02 Morten Kjaerum on Human Rights Cities
S07E01 Susan Kaplan on Social Equity as Buildings "Go Green"
S06E14 Debbie Fordyce on Migrant Workers in Singapore
S06E13 Rohini Lakshané on Internet Shutdowns in India
S06E12 The State of Business and Human Rights in 2019 (Marcela Manubens, Mark Taylor, Froydis Cameron, Pia Rudolfsson)
S06E11 Scott Edwards on AI and Data Use
S06E10 Erik Hagen and Asria Mohamed on Lack of Corporate Consent in Western Sahara
S06E09 Deepika Rao on Female Crew Aboard Merchant Oil Tankers
S06E08 Natalie Galea and Louise Chappell on Human Rights in the Built Environment
S06E07 Abduweli Ayup on Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology
S06E06 Mohna Ansari on Human Rights Issues in Nepal
S06E05 Agnes Callamard on Corporate Responsibility in Saudi Arabia
S06E04 Han Dongfang on Labour Rights in China
S06E03 (Pt 2) Jennifer Zerk on Human Rights Impacts Assessments of International Trade Agreements
S06E03 (Pt 1) Jennifer Zerk on Human Rights Impacts Assessments of International Trade Agreements
S06E01 Deepika Rao on Garment Workers in Bangalore
S05E10 Juan Pablo Salazar on Disability and Sport
S05E09 Maryam Al Khawaja on Businesses Operating in Saudi
S05E08 Damion Thomas on the 1968 Olympic Protest
S05E07 Lazarus Tamana on the Ogoni struggle in Nigeria
S05E06 (Int'l Women's Day) Virginia Bras Gomes on Remedies for Gender-based Human Rights Abuses
S05E05 (Int'l Women's Day) Sanyu Awori on Gender and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace
S05E04 (Int'l Women's Day) Laya Vasudevan on the Progress of Transgender Rights in India
S05E03 (Int'l Women's Day) Nazma Akter on Mistreatment of Women Workers in the Supply Chain
S05E02 (Int'l Women's Day) Harpreet Kaur on Business and Gender in Southeast Asia
S05E01 (Int'l Women's Day) Srilatha Batliwala on Gender-Based Harassment in the Workplace
S04E16 Maryam Al-Khawaja on Technology Companies
S04E15 (2018 Top 10) Doug Cassel on an International Treaty
S04E14 (2018 Top 10) Anita Ramasastry on Corporate Crime
S04E13 (2018 Top 10) Richard Meeran on Civil Litigation for Grave Abuses
S04E12 (2018 Top 10) Claes Cronstedt on Arbitration
S04E11 (2018 Top 10) Frode Elgesem on OECD National Contact Points
S04E10 (2018 Top 10) Usha Ramanathan on Big Data
S04E09 (2018 Top 10) Nnimmo Bassey on Community Injustices
S04E08 (2018 Top 10) Charles Radcliffe on LGBTI+ Rights
S04E07 (2018 Top 10) Ajda Cevc on Responsible Recruitment
S04E06 (2018 Top 10) Sanchita Saxena on Worker Safety
S04E05 Julia Coburn on CDM and Mexican Migrant Workers
S04E04 Anneke Van Woudenberg on Anvil Mining in the DR Congo
S04E03 Gopinath Parakuni on Tamil Nadu’s Informal Shoe Stitchers
S04E02 Andy Hall on Campaigning for Migrant Workers in Thailand
S04E01 Karamat Ali on the 2012 Pakistan Factory Fire
S03E16 Surya Deva on the UN Working Group’s Plans for 2017
S03E15 (Pt 2) Meghna Abraham on Palm Oil
S03E15 (Pt 1) Seema Joshi on Palm Oil
S03E14 John Sherman on the Legal Profession
S03E13 Mercia Silva on Brazil’s “Dirty List”
S03E12 Arnold Kwesiga on Corporate Accountability in Uganda
S03E11 Parmesh Shahani on Equality in the Workplace and the LGBTI Movement
S03E10 (UNGPs+5) Chris Bennett on Bosnia-Herzegovina and Multistakeholderism in Post-Conflict Areas
S03E09 (UNGPs+5) Nityanand Jayaraman on Activism and the Struggle for Justice in India
S03E08 (UNGPs+5) Rizwana Hasan on Bangladesh and Preventing Impacts in Weak Governance Areas
S03E07 (UNGPs+5) John Ruggie on the State of Business and Human Rights
S03E06 Kathryn Dovey on OECD National Contact Points
S03E05 Michael Sandel on Business, Ethics and Morality
S03E04 Richard Boele on the Role of Corporate Advisors
S03E03 Tony Henshaw & Vidya Tikoo on Developing a Corporate Sustainability Framework
S03E02 Brynn O’Brien on the Privatisation of Asylum Facilities
S03E01 Aruna Chandrasekhar on the Business & Human Rights Landscape in India
S02E24 David Bilchitz on a Business & Human Rights Treaty
S02E23 Nnimmo Bassey on Ken Saro-Wiwa
S02E22 Mariam Memarsadesghi on Access to the Internet
S02E21 Helani Galpaya on Net Neutrality
S02E20 Gilles Carbonnier on Humanitarian Aid and Economics
S02E19 Lara White on Migrant Worker Recruitment
S02E18 Jessica Evans on Human Rights Defenders at Risk by the World Bank
S02E17 Caio Borges on the BRICS Bank
S02E16 Robin McDowell on Human Trafficking on the Andaman Sea
S02E15 Colin Jackson on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
S02E14 Rayyan Hassan on the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank
S02E13 Baone Twala on the BRICS Bank
S02E12 Hiroshi Ishida on Human Rights and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
S02E11 Priya Pillai on India, Coal Mining and Dissent
S02E10 Bill Browder on Human Rights and Financial Transparency
S0209 Alex Budden on Oil & Gas Companies' Community Engagement
S02E08 Christof Heyns on ICTs and the Right to Life
S02E07 Linda Piirto on National Action Plans on Business & Human Rights
S02E06 Ikal Angelei on Oil & Gas Exploration and Community Engagement
S02E05 Chris Jochnick on Business, Human Rights and Taxation
S02E04 Sadaf Saaz Siddiqui on Rana Plaza
S02E03 Javier Moro on Bhopal
S02E02 V Suresh on India, Land and Accountability
S02E01 Usha Ramanathan on India, Land and Accountabilty
S01E04 Nazma Akter on Rana Plaza
S01E03 Ma Thida on Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
S01E02 Sara Hossain on Rana Plaza
S01E01 Daw Khine Khine Nwe on Reform in Myanmar