Connecting the climate change and business & human rights agendas
8 December 2020
This Briefing explains the value that a human rights approach brings to addressing climate change. In particular, it highlights what a business and human rights approach (BHR) adds, grounded in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.
The Briefing explores synergies in connecting the narratives and practices of the two fields, and identifies numerous ways in which the BHR and climate change agendas can reinforce important messages – such as the need to re-examine business models, that business responsibility extends beyond direct operations, and that longer-term, inter-generational perspectives should drive business strategies.
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This is the first in a new series of briefings by IHRB and partners offering insights on a range of related topics that explore the connections between the climate change and human rights agendas, through a business and human rights lens. The second in this new series provides an overview of the connections between just transitions and the business and human rights agendas.
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