At its session in June 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted Guiding Principles for the implementation of the ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy’ framework on business and human rights proposed by UN Special Representative John Ruggie.
One year later, across the three pillars of the framework, the conference:
- took stock of developments since the Guiding Principles were adopted, in particular identifying examples of good practice;
- examined what are the main challenges in implementing the Guiding Principles;
- identified what are the major priorities for all stake-holders in advancing effective implementation.
How should businesses respond to an age of conflict and uncertainty?
As 2024 began, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aptly summed up our deeply worrying collective moment. As she put it, speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, we are moving through “an era of conflict and...
26 March 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB