Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World
IHRB, Institute for Human Rights and Business
167 episodes
1 week ago
In this ongoing series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other experts from around the world share topical and current stories of businesses impacting people in their everyday lives. Developed by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), this series elevates the range of voices – governments, businesses, and civil society – in the discussion on how to make human rights part of everyday business.
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In this ongoing series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other experts from around the world share topical and current stories of businesses impacting people in their everyday lives. Developed by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), this series elevates the range of voices – governments, businesses, and civil society – in the discussion on how to make human rights part of everyday business.
How can companies respect human rights while pursuing profits?
Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World
27 minutes 40 seconds
8 months ago
How can companies respect human rights while pursuing profits?
The adoption of the UNGPs in 2011 was a seminal moment and acknowledgement of the influence of business on people’s rights.
In the years that have passed since then, what have we learned about whether and how companies can respect human rights while pursuing profits?
To help answer this question IHRB’s CEO, John Morrison, speaks to Mike Posner, a human rights lawyer, former Assistant Secretary of State under Hilary Clinton, and founder of the Center for Business and Human Rights at New York University.
Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World
In this ongoing series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other experts from around the world share topical and current stories of businesses impacting people in their everyday lives. Developed by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), this series elevates the range of voices – governments, businesses, and civil society – in the discussion on how to make human rights part of everyday business.
