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What do responsible contracts mean for lawyers? 💼
That's exactly what we're exploring in our latest video!
Join us as we discuss the art of negotiating contracts and how to make them more responsible 🤩
Find it here: https://t.co/LMvIlzFOWk
#humanrights#bizhumanrights
“50 million people are living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021.”
@WalkFree states this is a 10 million increase since the 2018 Global Slavery Index 📈
Continue reading here:🔗 https://t.co/e7H6hONLwH
#modernslavery#climatechange#humanrights#bizhumanrights
A new study on the effects of climate litigation on company valuation finds that companies facing climate-related lawsuits on average experience a loss in value 📉
Continue reading here:🔗 https://t.co/Wfq6Aaqilp
@GRI_LSE@CCCEP#ClimateChange#ClimateAction#BizHumanRights
@WMO has reported: not only are we on track to exceed 1.5°C above preindustrial levels for at least one year between 2023-2027, we are also 98% likely to experience the warmest temperature on record 📈
Read more:🔗 https://t.co/LUwFffeP37
#ClimateChange#BizHumanRights
#circulareconomy presents a model that allows us to live within planetary boundaries in a way that does not drive or exacerbate environmental harms 🌎
Find out what the private sector can do to help: https://t.co/y0UmbGlER3
@S4YE_Coalition@ilo
@circleeconomy
#humanrights
The #energytransition is inspiring optimism that we can curb the worst effects of #climatechange.
But this can't happen sustainably if we continue to perpetuate social and economic inequality.
@globalcompact states businesses have the answer.
Read more: https://t.co/J26orWittr
Have you ever wondered, what does it mean when people talk about 'responsible contracts'? 🤔
That's exactly what we're exploring in our most recent video ✅
You can find it here: https://t.co/HFXrPfSo9p
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#humanrights#bizhumanrights
“The cobalt battery revolution is only just getting started.”
This was a common refrain at the Cobalt Congress 2023.
But, what does this battery revolution mean for people and planet? 🌎
Find out here: https://t.co/RatmnDkE5P
#ClimateAction#HumanRights
The @Freedom_Fund & @TheRemedyProj draws on the US Tariff Act of 1930, to highlight how the connection between #importbans & providing substantive remedies that goes beyond reimbursement of recruitment fees is not being realised.
Read more 🔗 https://t.co/adkxVmXUCk
#humanrights
We're back with our 'Be Human Rights Confident For Lawyers' series 💼
Anna Triponel is joined by Alasdair Cameron, Climate Change and Policy Advisor, to discuss the role of the lawyer in the climate crisis.
Find it here: https://t.co/Q3rviJ7Wfw
#humanrights#ClimateAction
Research by @JustCapital has found that paying a #livingwage can benefit a company’s bottom line 💷
With benefits ranging from lower turnover among staff, to greater reliability and higher-quality products from suppliers.
Continue reading: https://t.co/A9HnTuAXR1
#humanrights
What's the point of a new due diligence duty if it fails to meet its intended outcome? 🤔
Why are we discussing a new EU corporate #sustainability due diligence duty to begin with?
Find out in our summary of @shiftproject's report :🔗 https://t.co/uxFhQ0ktEP
#humanrights
"Paper or plastic?" 🤔
According to @Fern_NGO & @WhatsNYourPapr, large-scale production & use of paper packaging is contributing to many of the same adverse #humanrights & #environmental impacts as single-use plastics.
Keep reading here: https://t.co/9Gkz7Hwod4 🔗
@SDGBenchmarks state good governance is key to effective #climateaction 🌱
The financial system is "a game-changer in funding a #sustainable and just economy" & players within this #ecosystem have a critical role to play.
Read more in our summary: https://t.co/whyVCEEfyT
We're back with a video on what responsible disengagement means for companies! 🌟
Join Anna Triponel and Malin Helgesen, as they discuss governance, their top tips and what's ahead.
Find it below 👇 https://t.co/tejn03UDZt
#humanrights#bizhumanrights
Structural inequality is undermining #humanrights, the #environment and our #economy … and it’s also hindering the long-term success of business.
The @BCTI_WBCSD urges companies to take a more decisive role in dismantling inequality.
Find out more: https://t.co/QFQ8vFy6bP 🔗
Have you ever wondered, what is responsible disengagement? 🤔
That's exactly what we're exploring in today's video ✅
We also discuss what is expected of a company to disengage responsibly.
You can find it below 👇
https://t.co/wNjSX3YLue
#humanrights#bizhumanrights
The need for guidelines and agreements on how to go about making the global food system work better for people, #nature and the #climate is urgent.
A @JRTransition report provides a proposal for what these guidelines could look like.
Read more: https://t.co/KugIEPEf7A 🔗
Companies can no longer take a ‘hands-off, it doesn’t concern me’ approach to attacks against HRDs.
As @Oxfam rightly puts it, “[t]he cost of inaction is too high, both for #humanrightsdefenders and for the bottom line.”
Read more: https://t.co/ysEHDvx3yU 🔗
#bizhumanrights