2023

New GBI issue paper - Blind spot in the boardroom: Why businesses ignore international criminal law and why they shouldn’t

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Thursday, 12 February 2026

GBI has published a new issue paper by Senior Advisor Gerald Pachoud, Blind Spot in the Boardroom: Why businesses ignore international criminal law, and why they shouldn’t. The paper provides clarity on why international criminal law is a material governance risk for companies operating in conflict-affected and high-risk contexts and sets out practical steps boards and executives can take to identify and manage exposure. Access the issue paper here Listen to GBI Senior Advisors discuss the paper and issues arising...

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New opportunity to join the GBI team in 2024

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Friday, 15 December 2023

GBI is seeking a dynamic new Director for our Member Peer Learning programme who has expertise in international business and human rights standards and legal...

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GBI CEO addresses Swiss Business and Human Rights Forum

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Monday, 20 November 2023

On 18 October 2023, GBI CEO Ron Popper gave a keynote address to the Swiss Business and Human Rights Forum. The full speech is available below.        ...

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Andrea Shemberg speaks to the plenary of the first Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia conference in Bangkok

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Monday, 23 October 2023

GBI was pleased to have Andrea Shemberg contribute to the plenary on climate at the first Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia conference in Bangkok on 5 October 2023. If you missed the panel you can catch up here.   Held...

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GBI Workshops on engaging suppliers in human rights due diligence - Mumbai and Bengaluru, India - August 2023

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Tuesday, 05 September 2023

Summary of activities by Sophia Areias, GBI Director

With the support of the Swiss Embassy in India, the Swiss Consulate General in Mumbai, and the Swissnex in India, Swiss Consulate General in Bengaluru, GBI organised two workshops for business practitioners in Mumbai and Bengaluru on Engaging Suppliers in...

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Journal publication on “Downstream Human Rights Due Diligence: Informing Debate Through Insights from Business Practice”

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Wednesday, 12 July 2023

GBI Director Benn Hogan and GBI COO Jo Reyes recently published a Developments in the Field piece in the Business and Human Rights Journal on "Downstream Human...

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Human rights due diligence challenges for business

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Tuesday, 04 July 2023

Catie Shavin, GBI Legal and Climate Advisor

The rapid emergence of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (mHREDD) obligations is high on the priority lists of many business practitioners – and will continue to be as the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...

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Insights from the Roundtable for Business Practitioners on Access to Remedy - Bangkok

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Tuesday, 06 June 2023

On 6 June 2023, the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI), the Remedy Project and the UN Global Compact Network Thailand co-organised a Roundtable on...

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The role of legal practitioners in implementing the UNGPs

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Monday, 29 May 2023

On 25 May 2023, the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) organised a session on the role of legal practitioners in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The session included a panel...

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Climate and Human Rights Workshop for Business Practitioners in Brazil

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Friday, 26 May 2023

On 25 May 2023, the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) and the Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS) co-organised a workshop for business practitioners on climate and human rights in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

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