June 2016

Is bad business dead?

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Tuesday, 13 October 2026

On Monday 23 November 2026 at the ICRC Geneva, GBI will host a timely discussion between our Senior Advisor, Gerald Pachoud and President and Co-founder of Shift, Caroline Rees. Fifteen years on from the UNGPs, companies have human rights policies, due diligence systems, specialist teams, many companies have board oversight and, more and more, legal obligations. Things that were fairly normal in 2011 are now much harder to defend. But has any of that really changed what companies decide when human rights collide with commercial interests, geopolitical pressures or tough operating environments? Can a company have excellent HRDD and still make bad calls? Has the...

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Business and the Bar: Lawyers, Rights and Remedy dialogue

Wednesday, 29 June 2016

On 28 and 29 June 2016, the ABA and other organisations convened a two-day dialogue in Geneva to explore the role of the legal profession in business and human rights, with a particular focus on ensuring access to remedy. At this conference, Catie Shavin, a...

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Public discussion about human rights defenders and National Action Plans

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

On 15 June 2016, Catie Shavin, a Director of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, joined a panel convened by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) in Geneva. The panel...

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OECD Forum on Responsible Business Conduct

Thursday, 09 June 2016

On 8 and 9 June 2016, Catie Shavin, a Director of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, attended the OECD Forum on Responsible Business Conduct, which was held in Paris. The Forum brought together government representatives, policy-makers, business...

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Summary of South Africa Business Leaders Dialogue on Human Rights - 26 May 2016

Thursday, 02 June 2016

On 26 May in Johannesburg a unique business leaders conference entitled ‘Business Leaders Dialogue on Corporate Respect for Human Rights: addressing complex challenges, business risk and the trust deficit’ was held on the topic of...

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