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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...

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...

Mine Site Assessment Tool

Based on wide-ranging testing and consultation, this set of questions is intended as a starting point to constructive engagement at any mine site, big or small, and for local communities, civil society, workers, trade unions, local government and others wishing to engage in a constructive way on what one can reasonably expect from mine sites in most environments.

Basic Analysis of the Current Situation in Poland Regarding Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-Related Abuse

The objective of this analysis is to present areas within which severe risks of human rights abuses exist in Poland in connection with the activities of business enterprises in order to determine the barriers of effective remedies within the meaning of the third pillar of the “United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights”, and to propose recommendations aimed at resolving identified legal problems.

Human Rights Defenders in the Western Balkans Report

The position of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Western Balkans is increasingly precarious. Across the region, HRDs and organisations, as well as independent media outlets, are prone to intimidation, threats, smear campaigns, digital and physical attacks, and an overall disregard by national authorities.

Gender Lens to the UNGPs: Good Practice in Croatia and North Macedonia

The objective of the project Fostering Business and human rights principles, is to support the economic and social rights in the business sector in Macedonia through the application of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Businesses and Human Rights (UNGPs). The MAMFORCE METHOD© is a strategic tool aimed at changing the organisational culture and assisting companies in creating a supportive and inclusive work environment based on open communication, trust and appreciation of differences.

Обзор ситуации с безопасностью правозащитников, гражданских активистов, работающих над корпоративной подотчетностью в Казахстане (2016-2020 гг.)

В 2021 г. ОО «Қадір-қасиет» совместно с Ресурсным центром по вопросам бизнеса и прав человека проведено исследование. Целью его явилось изучение ситуации с защищенностью правозащитников в сфере корпоративной подотчетности с 2016 по 2020 годы, для её улучшения.

Review of the security situation of human rights defenders, civil activists working on corporate accountability in Kazakhstan (2016-2020)

In 2021, PA ‘Kadir-Kasiet’, together with the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, conducted research into the situation regarding the protection of human rights defenders in the field of corporate accountability in the period from 2016 to 2020.

Applications are open for the II Central and Eastern Europe & Central Asia Summer Academy 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Руководящие принципы ООН в области предпринимательской деятельности в аспекте прав человека

Mine Site Assessment Tool

Basic Analysis of the Current Situation in Poland Regarding Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-Related Abuse

Human Rights Defenders in the Western Balkans Report

Gender Lens to the UNGPs: Good Practice in Croatia and North Macedonia

Обзор ситуации с безопасностью правозащитников, гражданских активистов, работающих над корпоративной подотчетностью в Казахстане (2016-2020 гг.)

Review of the security situation of human rights defenders, civil activists working on corporate accountability in Kazakhstan (2016-2020)

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – Translations

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Translations