Business and Human Rights Centre
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.
- Introducing our 2026 KnowTheChain benchmark – a free resource mapping forced labour risks in one of the world’s biggest industries: food and beverage. 🧵1/8 🔗 www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- Chile is a global producer of minerals essential for the technology to power the energy transition. Below, Oriana Mora Rodríguez explains how lithium extraction has put Indigenous Peoples’ territories at risk, and why communities will resist an energy transition which does not respect their rights.
- Out now! Our new investor briefing will be essential reading for anyone looking to understand the hidden risks and human rights harms linked to high-risk surveillance technologies. Full briefing: www.bhrrc.org/en/from-us/b...
- Are the consolidation of power and influence in the tech sector a good thing for innovation? Our Head of Tech Accountability Gayatri Khandhadai gives her view. Watch in full here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0x4...
- Our new shared prosperity portal is live - featuring examples of projects exploring benefit sharing and community ownership models in the renewable energy sector, with examples of best practices, challenges and opportunities to learn. Explore here: www.business-humanrights.org/en/big-issue...
- Our research shows that Myanmar's garment workers have faced escalating abuse since the 2021 military coup: coercion, surveillance, limited access to remedy +more. Their futures depend on brands' willingness to act responsibly. ➡️Our full analysis: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- 📣 OUT NOW: Our corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update on global #BizHumanRights legal developments and trends shaping 2026: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u...
- 📢 Big news: we are now the Business and Human Rights Centre! This small but important change reflects the evolving nature of our work and is a simpler, more dynamic reflection of our contribution to the wider business and human rights movement. www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/p...
- LAHURNIP named 2025 recipient of Human Rights and Business Award 📣 For 30 years LAHURNIP has offered legal aid, strategic litigation & advocacy for Indigenous and local communities in Nepal. Watch the video to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ01...
- How do we safeguard human rights in the context of the increasing global demand for critical energy transition minerals? UNSR Elisa Morgera stresses that environmental human rights defenders are essential partners & leaders in designing a just transition www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/co-d...
- New analysis! Against a context of shifting political landscapes and rising authoritarianism, our new US corporate human rights index examines 54 leading firms, asking: are companies in the US holding strong to their human rights commitments? Read here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- The Critical Raw Materials Act is in the spotlight at EU Raw Materials Week. We looked at the companies behind EU strategic mineral projects outside EU borders – and found potentially serious gaps in human rights policies and practices. Read the report: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- Against shifting political landscapes, are US businesses holding strong to their human rights commitments? Register for the launch of the US corporate human rights index, a new tool that tracks the human rights policies of 54 US companies: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📷 Peter Haden / Flikr
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- As #COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil faces a defining test: will it lead the world toward a just energy transition or repeat the extractive mistakes of its past? BHRRC's Marina Novaes & Thales Machado from @conectas.bsky.social set out the key points: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/betw...
- With transition minerals expected to feature at a UN climate summit for the first time, there is a chance for #COP30 to recognise the urgency of global governance. BHRRC's Ella Skybenko & Johannes Blankenbach on a #justtransition in Europe & Central Asia www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/cop3...
- Heading to Belém next week? Join us at Climate Action House #COP30 to explore how just transitions can drive inclusive green economies. With Laudes Foundation, IPRI and @ituc.bsky.social 12 November 1630-1815 BRT Register: events.climateaction.org/climate-acti...
- Brazil is at a crossroads as it seeks to solidify its climate leadership at COP30. COP discussions must centre human rights, environmental justice & commitment to remedy historical injustices & harms. Our new joint report with Instituto Cordilheira: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- At #COP30, we need to prioritise solutions that do not replicate the abuses brought about the fossil fuel industry. For JETP countries like Indonesia, this means fully embracing the “just” dimension of the transition. BHRRC's Pochoy Labog explains more: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/clim...
- Reposted by Business and Human Rights Centre🚨 NEW joint statement It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line. Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests. corporatejustice.org/publications...
- As Brazil gears up to host COP30, there's a unique opportunity to drive a just transition. For Latin America, the just transition must be built around communities, not extracted from them. New in our Road to #COP30 series, from BHRRC's Americas team: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/cop3...
- The fourth day of #BindingTreaty negotiations yesterday saw continued discussion on the redrafting proposals emerging from the intersessional thematic consultations on Articles 4 to 11. Catch up on the key takeaways: www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...
- Our data reveals that the global rush to extract minerals is having significant negative impacts on local communities in Asia-Pacific, with 15% of all human rights abuse allegations recorded globally occurring in the region. Read our analysis: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- The 11th session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group elaborating a legally binding instrument on business and human rights continued today in Geneva. We'll be covering the key takeaways every day this week. Read today's summary: business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne... #bizhumanrights
- We're hiring! We're looking for a brilliant new Director of International Programmes to lead expert thematic teams working across the full range of our business and human rights work. 📅 Apply by 7 November, 5.00pm GMT: bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/104?...
- The 11th session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group elaborating a legally binding instrument on business and human rights continued today in Geneva. We'll be covering the key takeaways every day this week. Read today's summary: business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne... #bizhumanrights
- The 11th session of the UN Intergovernmental Working Group elaborating a legally binding instrument on business and human rights kicked off today in Geneva. We'll be covering the key takeaways every day this week. Read today's summary: www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne... #bizhumanrights
- What are the key priorities for a #JustTransition in Africa? Abuses linked to mining & renewables suggest a new path is needed – one which secures companies’ social licence to operate. BHRRC's Joe Kibugu explains the key points ahead of #COP30: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/just...
- Benefit sharing and community ownership in wind and solar energy offer promising models for the delivery of a just transition. @bukelwanzimande.bsky.social & Juan Pablo Cardenas from JustRE Alliance for our #COP30 series: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/bene...
- Discussions at #ClimateWeekNYC demonstrated new global governance of transition minerals must be front & centre of negotiations at #COP30. Michael Clements & @pbloomer.bsky.social's first piece for our new blog series: www.business-humanrights.org/en/blog/from...
- As leaders, communities and business meet for #AfricaBHRforum this week, we’re taking a deep dive into our data on allegations of abuse linked to the extraction of minerals crucial for the energy transition. Read our analysis: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- Migrant workers are the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy projects. But our new research shows they are being exploited and dehumanised in the very industry that should symbolise a sustainable future. Read the full report ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- We’re excited to announce the appointment of Michael Clements as our new Executive Director. She will be leading the organisation from Johannesburg. Find out more here: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/m...
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- We're looking for a new Project Manager to lead our EU-funded project on corporate accountability, resilience and participation for an equitable transition. Find out more and apply: bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/101?...
- Microsoft has blocked an Israeli military unit's access to a set of its cloud tech used to operate a surveillance system which collected millions of civilian phone calls every day in Gaza & the West Bank. Explore news on #BizHumanRights in Israel & OPT: www.business-humanrights.org/en/big-issue...
- In the final episode of our series on Canadian companies in Colombia we hear from communities in Casanare about pollution & environmental harms allegedly linked to oil companies Frontera Energy & Gran Tierra. Watch episode 5 & the full series here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- 🖊️ Register now for the first of our new webinar series on the Business and Human Rights Treaty. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1/2
- A #JustTransition is only possible if renewable energy companies respect human rights. Our latest research on 35 leading companies shows the sector is making progress on respect for rights & shared prosperity – but major gaps remain. Read the benchmark 📊 www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- Thanks to all who tuned in to our flagship Mary Robinson Speaker Series event last week - it was an important, powerful conversation on Big Tech accountability. If you missed the original discussion, you can catch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0x4...
- 🎥 🔴 We are LIVE at the 2025 edition of the Mary Robinson Speaker Series: Big Tech vs. the public good! Join us on Zoom for insights and rich discussion from Mary Robinson and keynote speaker Mercy Mutemi with our expert panel: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- 🚨Coming up this Thursday! There's still time to register for our flagship panel discussion: the Mary Robinson Speaker Series 2025. It’s online + free to attend. We'll be tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time: Big Tech accountability. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
