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New GBI issue paper published - More than net zero: Responsible Corporate Board Activity & the Just Transition

Wednesday, 04 November 2026

A just transition requires corporate boards to put human rights at the heart of climate strategy. Ahead of COP31, we are releasing “More Than Net-Zero: Responsible Corporate Board Activity & the Just Transition”, by Anita Ramasastry and Colleen Penny. Drawing on corporate case studies, the report examines how boards can integrate human rights due diligence, workforce planning and meaningful engagement with workers and communities into transition oversight. It highlights progress, persistent governance gaps and practical steps for boards. Access the report.

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GBI announces new members A.P. Moller Maersk, BASF and Syngenta

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

GBI announced today that the membership of the core group of companies has been joined by A.P.Moller Maersk (Maersk Group), BASF and Syngenta, making a significant addition to the industry and sectoral diversity of the group. Maersk...

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Report published “From Principles to Practice: The EU operationalising the UN GP’s on Business and Human Rights”

Thursday, 05 July 2012

“Business and human rights is now a permanent, if somewhat, nascent fixture of European public policy. It first came to prominence under the Swedish Presidency of the European Union in 2009 and was the focus of the Danish EU Presidency Conference of...

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GBI to address Asian International Justice Initiative Summer Institute

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

GBI Executive Director Mark Hodge will address the Asian International Justice Initiative’s Summer Institute at the East West Center Singapore later this month. “The Summer Institutes are is a regionally based, annual workshops held in...
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Report published “Business and human rights: implementing the Guiding Principles one year on”

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

“One year on from the unanimous endorsement by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Wilton Park conference aimed to: take stock of main developments concerning the UN...
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Report of the second session of the UN Working Group on business and human rights

Thursday, 07 June 2012

“The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises held its second session from 8 to 11 May 2012, in Geneva. Prior to its session, the Working Group participated in the expert...
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Copenhagen, Denmark - Human Rights in Business Relationships Event

Tuesday, 08 May 2012

Commercial business-business and state-business relationships are increasingly central to the global economy. Leveraging private sector expertise and capital alongside the public purpose and know-how of government can work to spur economic growth, job...
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Washington D.C., USA - Major speech by Michael Posner

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

“This past year has highlighted the promise and the peril of the Internet as a transformative tool both for human expression and for repression. So I would like to look back at the lessons learned from the digital earthquake of 2011, and offer a few...
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Over 75 submissions to UN Working Group

Sunday, 01 January 2012

Over 75 submissions have been received from governments, NGOs, companies, UN agencies & mechanisms, academics, investors, others to UN Working Group on business & human rights in advance of first session. “As per its mandate and working...
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Top 10 List of Business and Human Rights Issues for 2012

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

“The year 2011 has been one of ongoing crisis, but also a time of new possibilities. Deepening financial and debt crises and growing inequality within and between nations highlight how fragile the prospects for greater sustainable...
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New GBI issue paper published - More than net zero: Responsible Corporate Board Activity & the Just Transition

GBI announces new members A.P. Moller Maersk, BASF and Syngenta

Report published “From Principles to Practice: The EU operationalising the UN GP’s on Business and Human Rights”

GBI to address Asian International Justice Initiative Summer Institute

Report published “Business and human rights: implementing the Guiding Principles one year on”

Report of the second session of the UN Working Group on business and human rights

Copenhagen, Denmark - Human Rights in Business Relationships Event

Washington D.C., USA - Major speech by Michael Posner

Over 75 submissions to UN Working Group

Top 10 List of Business and Human Rights Issues for 2012

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