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International Human Rights Day 2023 (10 December) marks 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In this edition of the IHRB newsletter, we bring you our

Top 10 Business and Human Rights Issues 2024 -IHRB’s annual forecast of priority challenges and opportunities- as well as our usual commentaries, podcasts and analysis.

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The Top 10 Business and Human Rights Issues for 2024 and beyond

2024’s Top 10 Business and Human Rights Issues look further into the future than previous editions, examining the ‘new frontiers’ where business action on human rights will be critical in the decades to come.


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The impact of price-squeezing in the garment sector

The garment industry has been a key driver of Bangladesh’s economic growth, but workers’ incomes have not kept pace with rising inflation. IHRB’s research fellow Dr Sanchita Banerjee Saxena writes about the causes behind this issue and what global companies can to do to help secure living wages for garment workers.


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How has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) impacted workers?

In this episode of our Voices podcast, IHRB’s CEO John Morrison talks with Sharan Burrow, former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. They look back at 75 years of the UDHR and its legacy on worker rights, in particular for women and marginalised groups.


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‘Decoupling’ - hot air or human rights concern?

In this episode of our Voices podcast, IHRB’s Salil Tripathi, along with finance expert Vasuki Shastry and journalist Isabel Hilton, unpack the concept of ‘decoupling’ , whether it’s just hot air, and why human rights practitioners should pay close attention.


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The Long Read

Behind the Green Curtain: an Exploration of Social Justice in Copenhagen’s
Built Environment

Climate-action in the world’s cities does not impact everyone equally. In the third research cycle of IHRB’s Building for Today and the Future Project, we explore rights-respecting climate action in Copenhagen’s built environment.


The research asks: how is the 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?


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RELATED: IHRB is developing an international professional certificate on
Human Rights and Just Transition in the Built Environment - and we want to hear your ideas to help shape the course content. Review the course overview here and
share your ideas here. Supported by Ove Arup Foundation.

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