IHRB at the UN Business and Human Rights Forum, 2025
This annual UN Business and Human Rights Forum is happening November 24-27, in Geneva, Switzerland. This year's theme will focus on advancing human rights in business practice in a time of 'crises and transformations'.
IHRB colleagues will participating in a series of engagements throughout the week, including IHRB's event: Advancing human rights and business amidst growing complexity.
IHRB's colleagues attending the forum are Julia Batho (Deputy Executive) and Brandee M. Butler (Chief Executive); Tamara Juburi and Sarah Mostafa-Kamel (Programme Managers IHRB's Gulf Sustain initiative); and Salil Tripathi (Senior Advisor on Global Issues).
If you are attending the Forum connect with IHRB. Browse the different events we're contributing to below.
Private Roundtable: Advancing human rights and business amidst growing complexity
Responsible businesses face growing tensions and pressures amidst competing government, investor and public expectations in relation to social and environmental impacts.
IHRB with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), is hosting a special roundtable event on the fringes of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. This invitation-only event is an opportunity to meet IHRB’s new CEO, Brandee M. Butler, and to foster critical dialogue on the evolving and complex landscape of business and human rights.
Attendees will include representatives from business, government, civil society, international organisation and academia who will engage in a discussion under the Chatham House Rule.
This private roundtable is invitation only.
Details:
🗓️ Wednesday 26 Nov
⏱️ 08.30 - 11.00 AM (CET)
📍 Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva
Human Rights Due Diligence and the Right to Remedy in Mergers and Acquisitions
Remedy-related risks must be part of human rights due diligence in mergers and acquisitions – that is the message from the Norwegian National Contact Point (NCP) in its recent final statement on the merger between Aker BP and Lundin Energy.
Hosted by PAX and Swedwatch, IHRB's Salil Tripathi is moderating the panel discussion on this new standard for corporate human rights responsibilities in mergers and acquisitions – particularly the responsibility to contribute to remedy for past abuses.
Details:
🗓️ Wednesday 25 Nov
⏱️ 1.15 - 2.30 OM (CET)
📍 The Geneva Press Club
