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Dear colleague,
Welcome to the latest edition of the IHRB newsletter, featuring new analysis and thinking on issues affecting human rights in business. |
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Human rights responsibilities of media companies during conflict |
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What is published or said (or banned or concealed) can impact many human rights during conflict, writes IHRB’s Salil Tripathi. What human rights responsibilities do media companies have and what risks should these companies pay close attention to in the fog of war?
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Related Podcast: What is the responsibility of business during armed conflict?
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Modern slavery in supply chains |
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IHRB's Neill Wilkins writes that although the UK Modern Slavery Act was a ground-breaking initiative, more needs to be done to tackle modern slavery - a risk facing many migrant workers - through renewed strategies, resources and political will.
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Indigenous Peoples’ rights and the energy transition |
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The world must quickly transition from fossil fuels to renewables. But irresponsible renewable energy projects that violate Indigenous Peoples’ rights can cascade into conflict and protest, slowing the transition. Grace Brennan at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment writes about how respecting the rights of indigenous peoples can advance the energy transition.
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[Image: Sámi reindeer herders in Norway, whose lands were threatened by renewable energy projects]
Related: Community Ownership of Renewable Energy: How it Works in Nine
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IHRB joins the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance |
Since 2009, IHRB has worked extensively on human rights issues related to the extractive industries.
Now IHRB has joined IRMA, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, as a research and expert partner organisation, in order to better understand and contribute to IRMA’s multi-stakeholder approach to achieving responsible mining.
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People and planet agendas in the GCC |
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries all face challenges when scaling up climate action while promoting economic growth, and advancing worker welfare. How can these challenges be overcome?
In this episode of our Voices Podcast, IHRB’s Tamara Juburi discusses this issue with Tariq Al Olaimy, Managing Director of 3BL Associates, a think tank working in the Middle-East and based in Bahrain.
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Related: www.gulfsustain.org
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Mining’s impact on local communities |
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Have you ever thought about where the minerals used in your electronic devices come from, and how their extraction may be linked to human rights abuses? In this podcast episode, human rights defender Dr. Isokelo Munyuku Fama shares the impact that mining has on local communities in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Related: www.commodity-trading.org - a website sharing guidance to help commodity traders implement the UNGPs.
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The Long Read |
Human rights in the built environment |
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Cities are often where people experience the impacts of climate change and of climate action, which can increase living costs and socio-economic inequalities.
In the second research cycle of IHRB’s Building for Today and the Future Project, we unpack both Lisbon and Melbourne’s built environment decarbonisation and resilience plans.
The research asks: how is each city minimising the negative social consequences of climate action, and maximising the positive impacts that the built environment can have for inhabitants and the environment? And what are recommended actions for government, investors, and the private sector?
Read Lisbon’s research summary
Read Melbourne’s research summary
Related: IHRB calls for artists to illustrate city visions |
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More from IHRB.org |
| Recruitment feesIHRB’s Rakesh Ranjan writes about how the ongoing exploitation of migrant workers is holding back efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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| City Toolkit Local governments are developing policies to decarbonise the built environment. This toolkit provides guidance and practical examples to help ground the green transition in human rights. Download now |
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Staff opinion |
| Haley St. Dennis on JETPs
“Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are fast becoming the go-to model to fund national decarbonisation initiatives. They are also untested and ad-hoc, with enormous implications for the human rights of local workers, communities, indigenous groups, and consumers.”
Related: What is Just Transitions? |
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