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First Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Key problems and opportunities

Business reluctance to engage with human rights issues was a common theme during the First Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Across the region – which includes the Balkans and the Caucasus – representatives from governments, businesses and civil society expressed a general lack of willingness to work on business and human rights.

Deadline: 1 March 2024! Call for input for the Working Group’s report on respecting the rights of LGBTI people in the context of business activities: fulfilling obligations and responsibilities under the UNGPs

[Note: this information comes from the OHCHR webpage dedicated to this call for input. Direct link: HERE] Background In recent years, the business and human rights agenda has seen a real strengthening in support for greater equality and respect of the rights of...

Open Letter – Lawyers and scholars working on EMC stress the importance of CSDDD

Lawyers and scholars working on EMC stress the importance of CSDDD To the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, the Members of European Parliament and the Members of the national Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union...

Int’l Conference “From soft law to hard law. CSDDD implementation and enforcement. Lessons from France and Germany.”, 26.01.2024, Warsaw/online

Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business, Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw oraz Polish Bar Council, together with partners – law firm Wardyński & Partners and Eversheds Sutherland invite you...

Jak wykorzystać Wytyczne OECD by osiągnąć zmianę. Warsztat dla społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej. 4 grudnia 2023 r., g. 10.00-11.30

Rozpakujmy zaktualizowane Wytyczne OECD! W czerwcu 2023 r. OECD opublikowała znacząco zaktualizowany tekst Wytycznych OECD dla przedsiębiorstw wielonarodowych dotyczące odpowiedzialnego prowadzenia działalności biznesowej. Aby przybliżyć je organizacjom pozarządowym i...

Using the OECD Guidelines for change. Workshop for Central & Eastern Europe. 4 December 2023

Let’s unpack the updated OECD Guidelines! In June the OECD released significantly updated text for the OECD Guidelines for Multinationals Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. In June 2023, the OECD released significantly updated text as part of the OECD...

BHR in CEE&CA – Lighthouse-keepers project’s publications and videos

While the BHR in CEE&CA project, important part of which made the CEECA BHR Summer Academy 2022, has just came to an end, the publications, webinars and other materials developed over the past 1,5 year are still available for those interested in expanding their...

Report “Transparency, codes of ethics and relationship between NGOs and business” available now also in Polish and Russian

There is an increasing pressure on NGOs to diversify the sources of their funding and to take into account cooperation with the business sector. At the same time, it is expected of NGOs to remain independent, transparent and to operate in such a way that is consistent...

2023 update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct

2023 update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct Since their introduction in 1976, the Guidelines have been continuously updated to remain fit for purpose in light of societal challenges and the evolving context for...

Руководящие принципы ООН в области предпринимательской деятельности в аспекте прав человека

Руководящие принципы Организации Объединенных Наций в области предпринимательской деятельности в аспекте прав человека (РП ООН) подчеркивают важную роль, которую бизнес играет в содействии устойчивому развитию и защите прав человека. Принципы подчеркивают важность...

How (not) to do Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Case Studies

“How (not) to do Business & Human Rights in Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia” – a collection of 15 case studies from 8 countries in the region (Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Poland and Ukraine) is now available...

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A plea to Swiss banks from the Russian Arctic

A plea to Swiss banks from the Russian Arctic

Swiss banks might not be the most obvious allies for indigenous communities struggling to survive in Russia’s Far North. But their financial clout could drive multinationals to change their business practices, argue those affected by a major environmental disaster last year. 

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