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    Better Building(s) - A Rights-Based Approach to Decarbonisation

    Annabel Short | 6 May 2021

    Event summary
    UN experts discuss “Dignity by Design” - advancing human rights in the built environment

    Annabel Short | 13 April 2021

    News
    Preventing Loss and Damage: how can housing resilience strengthen climate adaptation – COP 27

    17 November 2020

    Event summary
    Implementation Lab: achieving the built environment 2030 breakthrough and the role of civil society – COP27

    17 November 2020

    Event summary
    2030 is Today: how we can act now to halve built environment emissions by 2030 – COP27

    16 November 2020

    Event summary
    Futures Lab: just transition and the future of work - COP 27

    11 November 2020

    Report
    Framework for dignity in the built environment

    Annabel Short | Frances House | Haley St. Dennis | 1 November 2020

    Consultation - framework for dignity in the built environment

    Annabel Short | 22 June 2020

    Submission
    The "Just Transition": People in Poverty and Sustainable Development

    Scott Jerbi | Annabel Short | 10 June 2020

    Commentary
    COVID, Housing, and Climate - A Call for a Systems Shift

    Annabel Short | 8 April 2020

    Commentary
    Linking Climate and Human Rights Throughout the Built Environment Lifecycle

    Frances House | 14 February 2020

    Podcast
    Morten Kjaerum on Human Rights Cities

    Morten Kjaerum | Haley St. Dennis | 14 February 2020

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    Human rights in the fishing industry: what are the pressing risks?

    Francesca Fairbairn | Ian Urbina | 25 June 2025

    Podcast

    Collie’s just transition: a blueprint for ​the world’s eight million coal workers?

    Haley St. Dennis | Darcy Gunning

    Podcast

    Just transition - how can theory become reality?

    John Morrison | Haley St. Dennis | 22 May 2025

    Podcast

    Are we about to see a retreat from corporate responsibility?

    Salil Tripathi | Kenneth Roth | 22 April 2025

    Podcast

    The UK Modern Slavery Act 10 years on - where are we now?

    26 March 2025

    Podcast

     How can European Chambers of Commerce support effective human rights due diligence?

    20 March 2025

    Podcast

    How can companies respect human rights while pursuing profits?

    Michael Posner | John Morrison | Deborah Sagoe | 4 March 2025

    Podcast

    Global challenges in 2025 - what do they mean for responsible business?

    Haley St. Dennis | Salil Tripathi | Francesca Fairbairn | John Morrison | Deborah Sagoe | 5 February 2025

    Podcast

    Could a Fair Work Agency help enforce worker rights in the UK?

    Neill Wilkins | Joanne Young | Deborah Sagoe | 8 January 2025

    Podcast

    40 years later: what are the lessons from the Bhopal gas disaster?

    Tahira Sultan | Usha Ramanathan | Salil Tripathi | Deborah Sagoe | 17 December 2024

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    Land, Labor and Climate - Agroecology and Agrarian Reform for a Just Transition

    United Voices of the World – Assembly Room, London 27 Jun 2025

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    Business, governments and rights: who gets to shape the future of cities?

    Online, Zoom 2 Jul 2025