The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

Episode 17: Blind spot in the boardroom: Why businesses ignore ICL and why they shouldn’t

GBI Senior Advisors Gerald Pachoud, Anita Ramasastry and Jonathan Drimmer discuss why international criminal law should now be treated as a material business risk, particularly for companies operating in or connected to conflict-affected and high-risk contexts. The discussion explores how exposure can arise not only through direct conduct, but also through business relationships, supply chains, products, services and operational decisions. It also looks at what companies can do in practice to strengthen governance, due diligence and risk monitoring. Read the issue paper, Blind Spot in the Boardroom: https://gbihr.org/updates/new-gbi-issue-paper-blind-spot-in-the-boardroom-why-businesses-ignore-international-criminal-law-and-why-they-shouldnt Explore GBI’s conflict page: https://gbihr.org/business-practice-portal/operating-with-respect-for-human-rights-in-conflict-affected-and-high-risk-areas

Episode 16: Adoption of Omnibus I - Heidi Hautala and Sophia Areias

On the day of the final adoption of Omnibus I by the Council of the EU, our GBI Conversations podcast features Heidi Hautala, GBI Special Advisor and former Vice-President of the European Parliament, in conversation with GBI Director, Sophia Areias. Heidi and Sophia mark this moment, looking at back to how we got here and what here looks like now, considering implications for company preparation for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and also considers how due diligence-related expectations are appearing in several other pieces of EU Regulation.

Episode 15: Are human rights dead? John Morrison and Gerald Pachoud in discussion

Recorded live in Geneva at the ICRC, John Morrison in discussion with GBI Senior Advisors Gerald Pachoud.

Climate episode 4 - Practical insights on company climate action and human rights - lessons from Brazil

In partnership with the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), GBI recorded this podcast exploring what meaningful stakeholder engagement looks like in practice when companies address climate change in Brazil. The episode brings together Sophia Areias (GBI Director), Clara Serva (Partner, TozziniFreire Advogados and GBI Regional Advisor for Latin America), and Maria Rufino (Technical Analyst, CEBDS) to share insights from GBI’s ongoing webinar series ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Episode 14 - GBI Conversations - Phil Bloomer and Ron Popper

Episode 14 - GBI Conversations - Phil Bloomer and Ron Popper by The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights