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On 24 and 25 May 2016, GBI members convened in Johannesburg for a two-day peer learning meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity for members to share knowledge, experience and insights, and to discuss challenges and dilemmas. Topics explored during the...

On 11 May 2016, GBI Director Catie Shavin, attended a Pan-European multi-stakeholder conference on advancing the implementation of the business and human rights agenda of the European Union and its member states. Catie joined representatives from government...

On 27 April, GBI Director Katryn Wright moderated a session on human rights reporting, transparency and disclosure at the IOE-Eversheds Business and Human Rights Symposium. The session explored recent human rights reporting and disclosure developments with a...

On 19 and 20 April 2016, GBI Directors Katryn Wright and Catie Shavin attended the 2016 Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Doha, Qatar. The forum was organised by the OHCHR, and brought together representatives of governments, business,...

On 18 April 2016, GBI and the IOE jointly led a capacity building workshop, kindly hosted by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The workshop provided business representatives attending the 2016 Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights with an...

On 18 and 19 February 2016, GBI Director Catie Shavin joined an international workshop organised by the Confederation of German Employers (BDA) exploring current issues and developments in the area of business and human rights. Catie joined a panel focused on...

The Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) and the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) have published a summary of a jointly convened webinar focused on business and human rights in ASEAN and China. The discussion explored the...

This session, held on 18 November at the 2015 UN Forum, examined the outcomes of the first meeting in July of the Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIWG) charged with drafting the UN treaty on business and human rights;  the priorities of business...