From Deal Maker to Diplomat? Business and Human Rights Questions for Rex Tillerson
What does the nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next United States Secretary of State mean for the business and human rights agenda?
The selection of Mr. Tillerson is the latest move by a President-elect who campaigned on the...
19 December 2016 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB
Do Climate Negotiations Offer Lessons for UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights?
Last week, representatives from nearly 200 countries adopted a draft text on combating climate change, an important step toward a new global treaty world leaders hope to agree in Paris this December.
The 86-page text agreed in Geneva contains a...
19 February 2015 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB
Better Building(s) - A Rights-Based Approach to Decarbonisation
As governments gather this week for the Porto Social Summit, they should consider the many ways that climate action in the built environment must be shaped to advance, rather than undermine, human rights.
Across the EU, momentum is growing to...
06 May 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Annabel Short, Principal, It's Material; Research Fellow, IHRB