From CSR to BHR: Old Wine in New Bottle? | DR. SURYA DEVA & JUSTINE NOLAN
In 2014, India became the first country in the world to establish a law on corporate social responsibility (CSR) through
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Business and Human Rights Course 2020
Labour Rights Challenges in Global Supply Chains | GOPINATH PARAKUNI & SANDHYA DREW
As businesses assume global operations, they increasingly rely on deep and extended supply chains that draw on competitive advantage in
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National Action Plans on BHR | LIVIO SARANDREA & NAMIT AGARWAL
Since the adoption of the UNGPs in 2011, the Human Rights Council has called on all Member States to develop
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Role of Human Rights Defenders | JERNEJ LETNAR ČERNIČ & LORENZO URBINATI
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are tasked with promoting and protecting international human rights law standards at the domestic level,
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Access to Remedy | TARA VAN HO & ANIRUDHA NAGAR
It is the third pillar of the UNGPs, which establishes accountability and ensures justice in cases of business-related human rights
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Addressing Gendered Impacts of Business Activities | DR. SURYA DEVA & HARPREET KAUR
Women, girls, and sexual minorities experience business-related human rights abuses in unique ways and are often affected disproportionately. They face
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Protecting Environment and Climate | LARA JESANI & ARUNA CHANDRASEKHAR
In 2018, India ranked 177 out of 180 countries on the Environment Performance Index, dropping 36 points from its position
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Corporate Responsibility Amidst COVID-19 | JERNEJ LETNAR ČERNIČ & JUSTINE NOLAN
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the question of corporate responsibility more starkly than ever before. In India and other countries
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Human Rights Due Diligence | NAMIT AGARWAL & TARA VAN HO
Businesses operate in increasingly complex environment that impacts people and the planet in significant ways. Human rights due diligence (HRDD)
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Introduction to UN Guiding Principles on BHR & Sustainable Development Goals |DR. SURYA DEVA
In 2011, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)— a set
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