The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) works around the globe to extend our external engagement in our key focus regions. GBI looks set to see a further extension of our in-depth work with businesses and other stakeholders around the world in 2023.
Through our regional workshops, GBI engages with business practitioners on key business and human rights topics. We disseminate good practice, based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs); we also listen and learn. In 2022, we held detailed discussions with over 150 business practitioners across five regions on issues such as the changing legal landscape, value chain due diligence, due diligence beyond audits, and implementing a living wage.
Find out more about who we engaged with, why and what we learnt below.
Although expanding our work to many countries, our current focus regions are Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. In 2022 GBI also started engagement in Central and Eastern Europe. Find out more about insights and business practice from each region below:
GBI's engagements highlighted practical approaches and challenges in a number of areas. They include:
In 2023, GBI will continue to facilitate discussions with business practitioners around the world to explore key issues and highlight best practice on implementing human rights in companies.
If you are a company representative and are interested in joining our regional workshops, please contact [email protected] and include your company name, role, and regions of interest.