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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