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.
On the 14th of February 2023, Claire Bright participated in a side session on Contracts and Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) Legislation moderated by Sarah Dadush as part of this year’s OECD Garment Forum.
On the 7th of February, Laura Íñigo Álvarez delivered a talk at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies entitled “Heightened human rights due diligence: should companies operating in Russia stay or leave?”.
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This article aims to analyse to what extent the GSCDDA responds to the third pillar of the UNGPs, namely the access to remedy for those affected by business-related human rights impacts
