Human Rights and Governance

Advancing Human Rights and Governance

Supporting refugees through financial inclusion

On Monday, World Refugee Day marked the start of Refugee Week (20-26th June) – a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Read on to learn more about a partnership between Comic Relief and Jersey Overseas Aid which has helped support some of the two billion people who lack access to formal financial services.
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NaTakallam – where language learning meets social impact for refugees

Today, there are over 100 million forcibly displaced people in the world. NaTakallam, a social enterprise, is disrupting the way we typically think of humanitarianism, language learning and international development. By being the bridge to the private sector, NaTakallam provides vital work opportunities for refugees and conflict-affected individuals, including in Ukraine.
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Join the Futuremakers Forum 2022

The Futuremakers Forum will look at the barriers to young people’s financial inclusion as well as what lies beyond them, identifying ways to redesign financial services to better meet young people’s needs.
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Training Migrant Workers with Sandra Granath and Aleksandra Lasota

Aleksandra and Sandra share their leading thinking on how to best support migrant workers; what business need to do to adhere to the new EU directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence; and why training doesn’t need to stop when workers have differing languages or low literacy.
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Global Summit 2022 – Day 3_WORKSHOP

Our workshop explored “How can business best support the livelihoods of refugees?” discussing promising engagement models for immediate and long-term support. We examined ways
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Global Summit 2022 – Day 2_WEBINAR

Our webinar explored “How can business support the economic inclusion of LGBTI people and persons with disabilities in emerging markets?” discussing recent examples, good
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Together for 2022 Workshop – Gender

Our workshop explored “Reversing the Losses: How Can We Accelerate Gender Equity in 2022?”. It addressed the heightened impact of COVID-19 on women, discussing
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Tackling inequality – an integral component to long-term business success

As more and more boardrooms have sustainability at the top of their to do lists, Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), warns that if tackling inequality is not a key part of your plans, your sustainability efforts will fail, and your business will suffer.
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The Global Impact of War in Ukraine

Businesses responded to war in Ukraine by providing unprecedented support to people fleeing, but war is increasing food and energy prices, pushing families to the brink of survival elsewhere. Businesses must protect communities in their supply chains by preparing them to respond to disaster. In today’s globalised economy, this can benefit us all.
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Driving Social Entrepreneurship and Nature Conservation in Mexico

The Copalita-Zimatán-Huatulco watershed in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico is home to one third of the country’s biodiversity and equally rich in culture. Zapotec indigenous communities have lived in the upper and middle parts of the watershed for centuries, since pre-Hispanic times. Read how indigenous Women from this region are driving social entrepreneurship and nature conservation
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Nudges & Bridges: The Sporting Life – How Sports Bring us Together

In this second episode of The Sporting Life – How Sports Bring us Together, Timothy Fort, Eveleigh Professor of Business Ethics at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, suggests that each of us could find common ground with those we may disagree with on social and political issues. How do we do that? In this episode, Timothy explores how films depict sports.
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Mobile money with Ashley Onyango

Ashley explores the positive impacts of mobile money and examines the challenges that remain.
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Bridging the Supply Chain Gender Gap through Digital Training

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the lives of approximately 190 million women workers in global supply chains. Employees needed to access critical information on health, financial resilience, and tools for building harmonious relationships and handling stress.
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Prioritising engaging with workers and other stakeholders for human rights

Ensuring corporate respect for human rights is fundamentally about people. To ensure that their actions to prevent and address human rights harm are effective, it is essential that companies engage with affected people and communities. Unfortunately, most companies are failing to undertake such stakeholder engagement.
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Facing The Poverty Tsunami: How Business Can Support the Lives, Livelihoods and Access to Learning of the Most Vulnerable People and Communities

COVID, conflict and climate change are among a confluence of challenges driving a tsunami of poverty that is already crashing into the lives of vulnerable people and communities around the world. This article explores these trends and the role businesses can and should play.
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Corruption and climate vulnerability – A devastating relationship

The negative impact of corruption on climate action is a link we can no longer ignore. Dana Schrann explains how it is imperative to keep a close eye on whether states are over-exaggerating actual efforts towards climate action, while continuing with business as usual.
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Supporting a new generation of green and social entrepreneurs

YBI believes supporting social and green entrepreneurship can unlock the potential of young people as agents and leaders of change, creating vital economic and employment opportunities in the process. YBI is supporting our network in this increasingly important area with to help our members meet these specific needs.
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GBV and Domestic Violence in Ukraine and How Businesses Can Help

Businesses can play a significant role combating domestic and gender-based violence, including in the context of armed conflict. The war in Ukraine has led to a catastrophic increase in violence against women in uncontrolled territories. The security of internally displaced persons and refugees is also a concern. This article provides insights into initiatives to combat domestic and gender-based violence in Ukraine, the situation on the ground, and how businesses in Ukraine are finding workable solutions to protect their employees from violence.
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Engendering Regeneration for Supply Chains that Last

ICRW explain how food systems unleash women’s full potential to advance sustainable businesses and foster deeper resilience in the communities that nourish the world.
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Inclusive business models can help close the gender gap

Four lessons from GROW on how to sustain and scale inclusive business models to address the economic and the non-economic constraints women face.
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What do we mean by "Human Rights and Governance"?

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