International Advisory Council

Vicky Bowman

Vicky Bowman

Director, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business; International Advisory Council, IHRB

Vicky Bowman CMG has been the Director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) since July 2013, based in Yangon until November 2022, and currently based in London. She is on the International Advisory Council of the Institute of Human Rights and Business (IHRB), and is an Honorary Senior Fellow of the British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL). Vicky is a member of the board of the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA).

From 2011-2013 she led global mining company Rio Tinto's policy approach to transparency, human rights and resource nationalism/resource curse issues. She was Director of Global & Economic Issues and G8 sous-Sherpa for the United Kingdom from 2008-2011 and Head of the Southern Africa Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK Government from 2006-2007. Vicky served as ambassador of the UK to Myanmar from 2002-2006 and as second secretary in the Embassy from 1990-1993. She has also worked in Brussels as Member of Cabinet of European Commissioner Chris Patten (1999-2002) and as press spokeswoman for the UK representation to the EU (1996-1999). 

Vicky has an MA in Natural Sciences (Pathology) from University of Cambridge, holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Bradford, and is an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College.

Workers in global supply chains deserve fair treatment. They should not have to pay to work. Collaboration among leading companies on this issue is critical to inspire and achieve the scale and momentum needed to advance the responsible recruitment of migrant workers globally. Stuart Pann, Chief Supply Chain Officer, HP Inc.

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Commentary: Five Years On - Translating the UN Guiding Principles into Myanmar

On June 16th 2011, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights. The Guiding Principles were unprecedented on many levels, including by reaffirming and clarifying state duties to protect...

16 June 2016

By Vicky Bowman, Director, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business; International Advisory Council, IHRB

On our visit to Ball’s site, we saw prominent signs attached to the fence announcing that their construction subcontractor, a local company SKO Myanmar, was looking for local hires.

Commentary: New reports under the US State Department’s Burma reporting requirements underline the importance of thorough due diligence

Coca Cola’s third report under the US Reporting Requirements for Burma confirms them once again as far ahead of their US and international peers in disclosure of the human rights and business integrity challenges they face in Myanmar. 

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03 July 2015

By Vicky Bowman, Director, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business; International Advisory Council, IHRB

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