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Glad to have shared a panel with Chioma Sylvia Inyama,ESG expert in the corporate sector, as we explored the conversation on achieving a Win- Win situation for businesses, communities and governments using the #HeightenedHumanRightsDueDilligence to advance Peace, Human rights and corporate sustainability in #ConflictAffectedSettings. It was enlightening as we had a candid conversation from the corporate and human rights lenses drawing on experiences in supporting #TransnationalCorporates on #ResponsibleBusinessConduct to enhance their #CorporateSustainability and #SocialLicence. #UnitedNationsGuidingPrinciplesOnBusinessAndHumanRights #AfricanPolicyOnBusinessAndHumanRights #NationalActionPlansOnBusinessAndHumanRights #3rdAfricanBusinessAndHumanRightsForum UNDP B+HR UNDP International Alert United Nations Global Compact United Nations

Along with the push for business human rights (and mandatory supply chain human rights legislation), there is increasingly a debate about applying and extending this “human rights” approach to the economy in general. Is “degrowth” or “human rights economy” (as coined in this article) the path to achieving the #GlobalGoals? “A ‘human rights economy’ can deliver for people and the planet because it shifts our focus from growth to humanity – grounding the purpose of the economy in fundamental, universal human values. It offers human rights as a guardrail to keep the economy on track – meeting the challenges of the climate crisis, addressing inequalities and eradicating poverty. . .Concrete steps can be taken now, starting with choosing measures of progress other than gross domestic product (GDP) – which tells us nothing about the ecological or social fallout of economic activity.” An interesting read for those of you curious about big picture #sustainability issues… #sustainability #peopleandplanet #GlobalGoals

The United Nations Human Rights Council's 57th session addresses how forced labour is crucial for global sustainability, aligning with the UN Summit of the Future's commitments. Read our latest blog covering some of the key takeaways from the UN Human Rights Council session, implications of the Pact for the Future on forced labour eradication, and TDi Sustainability's approach to helping businesses combat forced labour: https://bit.ly/3MYq3pd #ForcedLabour #Sustainability #HumanRights #ESG #CorporateResponsibility #SDGs #UNHumanRightsCouncil

#UNForumBHR | 🎉 We’ve just concluded a great week at the 13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights! This year’s theme was “A smart mix of measures” to protect human rights, and we advocated strongly for binding rules on business. Here are a few key highlights from our engagement: 1️⃣ We underscored the crucial role of strategic litigation as a tool to hold corporations accountable for human rights abuse. The Forum provided a great opportunity to share cross-jurisdictional and cross-thematic insights into litigation strategies. 2️⃣ We advocated for the need for Indigenous communities and workers to be at the centre of the #JustTransition. Together with our partners AIDA and Stakeholder Democracy Network, we co-organised a session highlighting three key pillars for a Just Energy Transition, including responsible disengagement from fossil fuels: - Stop the injustice: Decolonisation! - Shift the power: Decentralisation! - Stop polluting and clean up your mess: Decarbonisation! 3️⃣ Corporate lobbying to prevent and weaken laws remains a pernicious problem, as we saw with the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). We shared strategies for detecting and countering corporate capture of political processes. 4️⃣ The Forum was also about connections. Meeting partners face-to-face, both during the official sessions and informal spaces like the Civil Society Night Out (co-organised by SOMO), was definitely a highlight. These moments of solidarity energise us for the work ahead! We leave the Forum inspired and more determined than ever to counter corporate power and fight for a just and sustainable economy! ✊ _____ #JustTransition #BizzHumanRights #CorporateAccountability

Calling all gender and climate experts! The UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is seeking case studies before 15 December 2024 on how to support LDCs in integrating and reflecting gender consideration in the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The case studies are intended to shed deeper insights on integrating gender considerations in NAPs, identify good practices and lessons learned, and ways to further enhance action. The LEG is particularly interested in case studies that consider the following elements: * How gender has been integrated into the NAPs?; * Successful approaches or tools in ensuring gender-responsive adaptation planning?; * Gender-responsive policies, strategies and programmes identified and/or implemented?; * How women (including rural women, indigenous women), gender experts and women’s organisations have been engaged in the process to formulate and implement NAPs?. Case studies can be submitted via email to leghelp@unfccc.int. More information about the LEG and its work is available at https://unfccc.int/leg.  For any questions regarding the call for case studies, please contact the LEG at leghelp@unfccc.int.

Today is World Day of Social Justice. ☀️ Momentum is growing for the concept that advancing social justice should be the central aim guiding all national and international policies. 🤝 Supporters contend that promoting decent work and a fair globalization agenda focused on fundamental rights, employment opportunities, social protections, and constructive social dialogue between governments, employers, and workers is key to putting social justice at the core. 🔦 However, persisting grave injustices, widespread labor insecurity, high inequality, and unraveling social contracts persist. 📚 We must advance social justice: Improving inclusive and effective governance of work, ensuring employment opportunities and lifelong learning, reforming institutions for fairer labor market outcomes, and extending social protections across peoples' lifetimes. 📌What is the Status-Quo of the implementation of SDG 10: Inequalities? Sabine Kaldonek, Head of Communication at FEMNET says: "In striving for fair opportunities for all people worldwide, unequal conditions for women and children are particularly serious. Most women bear the burden of wage labour and care work, occupational health and safety is rarely adapted to women’s needs, and the consequences of climate change have a particular impact on women’s everyday lives. The goal of equal rights and opportunities for all can only be achieved if half of the world’s population, namely women, can live and work in dignity." In Germany, the socio-ecological transformation has received another boost with the entry into force of the Supply Chain Act. As long-standing experts in implementing due diligence along textile supply chains, FEMNET is making their knowledge available with the modular consulting service. More info: https://lnkd.in/eHz_cjqZ 📚Read our SDG 10 Pager to get a greater insight on where we stand. #InclusionMatters #AccessibilityAwareness #inglosus #foundation #institute #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablefashion #sustainableliving #sustainablefood #sustainablestyle #manufacturing #greenfinance #climateaction #climatechange #impact #futuregeneration #cooperation

Did you know that we have a right to a healthy environment (RTHE) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)? This right must be upheld in decisions made under CEPA, but what does that really mean? The federal government has two years to answer this question by developing an implementation framework for the RTHE. As the first stage of the process, the federal government released a preliminary discussion document (https://lnkd.in/eFG4Dncm) on the content of the implementation framework and invited the public to provide feedback. Please see WHEN’s submission here (https://lnkd.in/eryuNudJ) which has been endorsed by Shake Up The Establishment, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Breast Cancer Action Quebec, and the Coalition for Environmental Rights. For a plain language summary of WHEN’s submission, please see our blog post here: https://lnkd.in/eX7spC6m We also encourage you to review Shake Up The Establishment's submission, as it speaks to the broader context surrounding the RTHE and provides important feedback gathered through their community engagement initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gCxNck3X

👩🌾 Unpaid labor is a heavy burden for many women, especially in agriculture. In Sub-Saharan Africa, women make up over 50% of the agricultural workforce. They juggle farm work, household duties, and childcare. Their farms are often smaller and less productive, and they have less access to essential resources. 🚜 Organizations like the Farm to Market Alliance, the Grameen Foundation and #TeamBayer are stepping in to help close the gender gap, boosting productivity and reducing food insecurity. What changes do you think would best support women in agriculture? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ejevEfww Read the full Global Solutions Initiative Journal below.

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👩🌾 Unpaid labor is a heavy burden for many women, especially in agriculture. In Sub-Saharan Africa, women make up over 50% of the agricultural workforce. They juggle farm work, household duties, and childcare. Their farms are often smaller and less productive, and they have less access to essential resources. 🚜 Organizations like the Farm to Market Alliance, the Grameen Foundation and #TeamBayer are stepping in to help close the gender gap, boosting productivity and reducing food insecurity. What changes do you think would best support women in agriculture? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/etnvvh-Z Read the full Global Solutions Initiative Journal below.