The NOVA Knowledge Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment
The NOVA Knowledge Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment (NOVA BHRE) is an innovative and multidisciplinary academic centre within the Nova School of Law. It was founded by its current director Claire Bright, and is supported by a team composed of experts both from NOVA School of Law and NOVA School of Business & Economics (NOVA SBE) as well as external experts from all around the world.
The main goal of the NOVA BHRE is to foster responsible business conduct that upholds respect for human rights, decent work and environmental standards throughout their entire global value chains, thereby also advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The centre is focused on applied academic work, which puts the latest academic research directly into practice, and clarifies the role of law in corporate sustainability.
News
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NOVA BHRE | 2025 in Highlights
Upcoming events, activities, publications and blog posts.
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NOVA BHRE Newsletter December 2025
Upcoming events, activities, publications and blog posts.
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NOVA BHRE Newsletter November 2025
Upcoming events, activities, publications and blog posts.
Our latest blog post
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The Brazilian Agenda on Human Rights and Business: The Draft Bill 572/2022 and current developments regarding modern slavery
On 9 and 10 of September 2025, Homa -Brazilian Institute for Human Rights and Business, together with the Brazilian National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Friends of the Earth Brazil (FOEi), Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Worker´s Union (CUT), Movement of people Affected by Dams (MAB), Justiça Global, and Instituto Lavoro, organised a regional seminar on human rights and business in Latin America with the participation of civil society organisations, trade unions, human rights defenders, academia and members of parliament from different Latin American countries such as Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.