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    What It’s Like to be a Seafarer During a Pandemic

    Deborah Sagoe | 6 April 2021

    Podcast
    Kate Pike on the Mental Health of Stranded Seafarers

    Dr. Kate Pike | Francesca Fairbairn | 10 February 2021

    CBT Draft for Consultation: Ship Lifecycle Principles

    Francesca Fairbairn | 2 February 2021

    Podcast
    Jacqueline Smith on the 300,000 Seafarers Stranded at Sea 

    Jacqueline Smith | Francesca Fairbairn | 24 September 2020

    Event summary
    Distant water fishing fleets - preventing forced labour and trafficking

    Neill Wilkins | 11 June 2020

    Commentary
    What’s the Catch? Forced Labour and Trafficking in the Taiwanese Distant Water Fishing Industry

    Andy Shen | 26 May 2020

    Event summary
    Human rights in the salmon farming industry

    2 March 2020

    Commentary
    A Sustainable Maritime Industry Needs to get Human Rights Onboard

    Frances House | Therese Jebsen | 27 February 2020

    Event summary
    Responsible Shipping from Shipyard to Scrapyard - Singapore roundtable

    Frances House | 16 December 2019

    Podcast
    Deepika Rao on Female Crew Aboard Merchant Oil Tankers

    Francesca Fairbairn | 5 November 2019

    Briefing
    The Ship Lifecycle - embedding human rights from shipyard to scrapyard

    4 June 2019

    Event summary
    Human rights in the shipping industry, from shipyard to scrapyard - London roundtable

    Frances House | 1 May 2019

    VOICES Podcast

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    Amazonian women during the 2020 mobilization for International Women's Day, demanding sovereignty over their ancestral lands.
    Podcast

    New leaders for a new moment: the biggest issues for business and human rights in 2026

    29 January 2026

    Podcast

    Catalonia’s housing revolution: where affordability meets sustainability

    Haley St. Dennis | Ainara Fernández | 17 December 2025

    Podcast

    Just transitions in the Gujarat desert: a signal of a cleaner, fairer future for informal workers

    Haley St. Dennis | Reema Nanavaty | 25 November 2025

    Podcast

    Looking back, looking forward - the future of human rights and business (Part 2)

    Brandee M. Butler | John Morrison | 19 November 2025

    Podcast

    Looking back, looking forward - lessons in human rights and business (Part 1)

    Brandee M. Butler | John Morrison | 28 October 2025

    Podcast

    Are seafarers’ rights in crisis?

    Ben Bailey | Father Stephen Thanapaul | Francesca Fairbairn | 25 September 2025

    Podcast

    Are business practices intensifying water scarcity?

    Salil Tripathi | Peter Waldman | Ravi Mariwala | 28 August 2025

    Podcast

    What key moments have shaped corporate responsibility?

    Salil Tripathi | Anita Ramasastry | 14 August 2025

    Podcast

    Human rights reporting - what’s the view from the ground amidst evolving EU regulation?

    Vicky Bowman | Giles Bolton | Natalie Grillon | Emily Casswell | 15 July 2025

    Podcast

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

    Francesca Fairbairn | Ian Urbina | 25 June 2025

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    From COP30 to 2030: Lessons for Business from Just Transitions in Practice

    Online, Zoom 29 Jan 2026

    Speech

    Remarks from Vicky Bowman at the Ministerial Roundtable at the Future Minerals Forum, Riyadh

    Vicky Bowman | 15 January 2026

    Event summary

    'SEAFAIRER' Roundtable, 2025

    18 December 2025

    Event summary

    Transition Tensions: Navigating Climate and Social Expectations

    8 December 2025