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East African Roundtable for Business Leaders – Implementing Corporate Respect for Human Rights – 8 November 2012, Nairobi, Kenya.  This one-day Roundtable was aimed at business leaders from Kenya and East Africa....

An expert panel took place on Thursday 31 January.  The full discussion can be found at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/human-rights-business-challenges-live-discussion Expert panelists included: Ed Potter, director, global...

Session videos from the December 2012 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights are now available on the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre website and via UN Web TV. The objectives of the Forum were to “serve as a key venue for...

Vale is a Brazilian multinational diversified metals and mining corporation and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. In addition to being the second-largest mining company in the world, Vale is also the largest producer of iron ore, pellets, and...

Senior UAE business leaders met today to discuss the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and how they might use these to help inform their business practices. The Guiding Principles were adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011 and...

On 8 November 2012, a Business Roundtable entitled East African Roundtable for Business Leaders: Implementing Corporate Respect for Human Rights provided space for a unique exchange among business leaders in relation to this rapidly developing area of...

GBI members ABB, The Coca-Cola,  Company, Total S.A. and GBI Director Kathryn Dovey are participating in the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council in Dubai, UAE from 12 to 14 November as members of the Global Agenda Council on Human Rights. ...

This one-day Roundtable is aimed at business leaders from Kenya and East Africa. Participants will include business leaders committed to integrating human rights in their own corporations from Kenya, East Africa and internationally. Discussions will be...