BSR Insight | What’s Next for Business and Human Rights
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By Christine Bader, Human Rights Advisor, BSR
Publication Date
March 27, 2012
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At a recent workshop I convened at Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics (where I’m a non-resident senior fellow), experts from the UN Working Group on business and human rights, corporations, NGOs, investors, and academia discussed what lies ahead for business: * While the focus for the last six years was on developing shared expectations (in the form of the UN Guiding Principles), now a very different set of skills and coalitions are needed to implement those expectations—for example, to emphasize outreach to the global South and capacity-building for companies, governments, and NGOs. * The debate has thus far largely focused on extractives and manufacturing, which historically have presented the greatest immediate threats to human rights. Technology and finance are among the sectors that should feature more prominently going forward. * Multistakeholder dialogue is critical because no single party can solve these challenges alone. Research, collaboration, and dialogue—much like this workshop—must be sustained. _For more information about how BSR helps companies implement the Guiding Principles, including through a new Human Rights Working Group, contact Faris Natour._
About the Author(s)
By Christine Bader, Human Rights Advisor, BSR
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