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Ujan Natik
March 31, 2023

Recent complaint submitted to the Dutch NCP exposes structural human rights violations by Cambodian microfinance institutions

This article talks about a recent complaint that has been submitted by Cambodian NGOs in the Dutch National Contact Point against a Dutch social impact investor for its alleged lack of due diligence before investing in the microfinance sector in Cambodia.

Diana Sanabria
March 27, 2023

Access to remedy under the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains

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

Catia Marques Barbosa & Madalena Simoes
March 6, 2023

🇵🇹 Educação para os direitos humanos e o direito das crianças a serem ouvidas pelo sector público e privado

Nelson Mandela descreve-a como a arma mais poderosa para mudar o mundo e Malala Yousafzai, reforçando o poder da educação, simboliza-a sob a forma de “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen”.

Joao-Victor-Palermo-Gianecchini
March 2, 2023

🇵🇹 Desmatamento e exploração do trabalho análogo ao de escravo na Floresta Amazônica: a responsabilidade das empresas brasileiras

As dinâmicas responsáveis pelo desmatamento na Amazônia passam pela ausência ou baixa consistência no desenvolvimento e maturação de práticas abolicionistas e transicionais no cenário nacional

Ujan Natik
March 31, 2023

Recent complaint submitted to the Dutch NCP exposes structural human rights violations by Cambodian microfinance institutions

Diana Sanabria
March 27, 2023

Access to remedy under the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains

Catia Marques Barbosa & Madalena Simoes
March 6, 2023

🇵🇹 Educação para os direitos humanos e o direito das crianças a serem ouvidas pelo sector público e privado

Joao-Victor-Palermo-Gianecchini
March 2, 2023

🇵🇹 Desmatamento e exploração do trabalho análogo ao de escravo na Floresta Amazônica: a responsabilidade das empresas brasileiras

Cindy Carvalho / Claudia Baptista
March 1, 2023

The draft Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: responsible business in conflict-affected areas

Sara Rentroia Pacheco
February 20, 2023

The notion of adverse human rights and environmental impacts within the Draft CSDD Directive: alignment of the draft Directive with the UNGPs

Claire Bright & Leonard Feld
February 16, 2023

Blogging on Business & Human Rights

Laura Peralta
February 16, 2023

Environmental Due Diligence in the Proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union

Emma Baldi
February 16, 2023

Redressing Business-Related Human Rights and Environmental Harm, and Doing it the Right Way

Alp Cerrahoglu
February 16, 2023

Defining the Scope of a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Céline da Graça Pires and Daniel Schönfelder
February 16, 2023

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Lucas Sebastián de Erice Aranda
February 16, 2023

The Role of the European Union in the Future of Business and Human Rights

Odile Dua and Leonard Feld
February 16, 2023

How to Draw the Line?

Monika Feigerlová and Betül Karagedik
February 16, 2023

Is Article 15 of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Effective to Combat Climate Change?

Begüm Kilimcioğlu and Ann-Charlotte Neumann
February 16, 2023

First Prevent, then if You Can’t, Remedy!

Caroline Lichuma
February 16, 2023

More than Meets the Eye

Bonheur Minzoto
February 16, 2023

False Promise … Legal Whitewashing!

Param Nayankumar Pandya
February 16, 2023

Good Intention, but a Bad Approach

Ana Aresta
January 27, 2023

🇵🇹 As pessoas LGBTQI+ como peça-chave no conjunto em torno das preocupações ambientais, sociais e de governança

Olena-Uvarova-450
January 25, 2023

Human rights due diligence in conflict-affected areas: the provision of essential goods and services

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January 25, 2023

🇵🇹 A Cibersegurança como um Direito Humano?

Madalena Simões de Carvalho
January 16, 2023

🇵🇹 Empregabilidade das Pessoas Refugiadas

Joao-Maria-Botelho-450
January 16, 2023

🇵🇹 A importância da componente social em ESG – Como chegar a um Standard sendo competitivo e responsável

I-Santos-450
December 15, 2022

🇵🇹 A tragédia do horizonte e o papel do setor financeiro

Cindy Carvalho
December 12, 2022

COP27 – What responsibilities for businesses?

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November 21, 2022

United Nations negotiations for a binding treaty on transnational corporations and human rights: an eighth session without significant improvements

Gutemberg-Brandao-Quevedo-Zehner
November 14, 2022

Gender Pay Gap

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November 13, 2022

🇵🇹 Uma nova coluna para representar os jovens e novas perspetivas

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November 1, 2022

Contracting for human rights: experiences from the US ABA MCC 2.0 and the European EMC projects

Ana Martinho Fernandes
October 20, 2022

🇵🇹 O respeito pela igualdade de género, a via para uma sociedade inclusiva e sustentável

Vasco-Malta-450
October 19, 2022

🇵🇹 O novo contrato social: os refugiados e os migrantes

Maria-Miguel-Oliveira-da-Silva-450
September 16, 2022

🇵🇹 Review do livro “Business and Human Rights – Ethical, Legal, and Managerial Perspectives”, de Florian Wettstein

Leonard-Feld-450
September 12, 2022

Trading Fairly and Prompting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

Monica-Canario-450
September 8, 2022

🇵🇹 Uma empresa com 12.000 pessoas trabalhadoras não tem só responsabilidade social, tem a responsabilidade de ser um exemplo para, pelo menos, 12.000 pessoas trabalhadoras

Francisco-Granja-de-Almeida-450
September 2, 2022

🇵🇹 Due diligence, Interseccionalidade e outras questões incontornáveis

Elena-Lunder-450
August 29, 2022

Trading Fairly and Prompting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

Dussu-Djabula-Thais-Cirne-450
July 8, 2022

An overview of the Brazilian NCP and the Brazilian Action Plan for RBC

Marijke-Mulder-450
June 28, 2022

Textiles can also be sustainable!

Margarida-Goncalves-Maria-Kiseleva-450
June 28, 2022

🇵🇹 Empresas e devida diligência em situações de conflito: breves considerações

Joao-Maria-Botelho-450
June 24, 2022

🇵🇹 “Populações indígenas”: Porque é que os seus direitos continuam a ser tão importantes num mundo globalizado e qual o papel da devida diligencia no delinear da boa conduta empresarial face às mesmas

Sara-Pacheco-450
June 2, 2022

🇵🇹 Julgamento histórico: Milieudefensie et al. v Royal Dutch Shell

Rafaela-Oliveira-450
May 27, 2022

🇵🇹 A proposta de lei Alemã sobre devida diligência nas cadeias de abastecimento

Martijn-Scheltema-Robert-McCorquodale-450
May 24, 2022

Supervisory Mechanisms and Directors Duties: Innovations in the Proposed EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Mariana-Vicente
May 23, 2022

🇵🇹 Proposta de Diretiva relativa ao Dever de Diligência das Empresas e a Responsabilidade Empresarial – Análise Sumária dos Artigos 4-11

Ana-Duarte-450
May 10, 2022

🇵🇹 Proposta de Diretiva relativa ao Dever de Diligência das Empresas e a Responsabilidade Empresarial

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May 6, 2022

🇵🇹 Como começar a investigar e trabalhar na área de Empresas e Direitos Humanos? Entrevista com Jovens Investigadores/as

Maria-Chiara-Marullo-450
April 26, 2022

State-owned Companies and the OECD National Contact Point: A potential conflict of interest?

Maria-Ines-de-Oliveira-450
April 22, 2022

Civil liability for breach of due diligence duties – First thoughts on the comparison between the European Parliament recommendations and the European Commission proposal

Titiksha-Mohanty-450
April 4, 2022

Human Rights Litigation against Multinationals in Practice

Domenico-Carolei-450
April 4, 2022

Applying the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) – An analysis of the National Contact Points Caselaw

Florencia-S-Wegher-Osci-450
April 1, 2022

A remediation system is only as strong as its weakest link: challenges and opportunities for Argentina’s National Contact Point

Sara-Pacheco-Sara-Felix
March 28, 2022

🇵🇹 Alterações climáticas e o TEDH: ação proposta por 6 jovens portugueses

Odete-Severino-Soares-450
March 25, 2022

🇵🇹 Crise Climática: O dever de diligência das empresas na proteção dos direitos das crianças

Miguel-Barboza-450
March 9, 2022

🇪🇸 El Estado de derecho y la reparación judicial en materia de empresas y derechos humanos en Latinoamérica

Maria-Pia-Bianchetti-450
February 25, 2022

Legislating for corporate human rights and environmental due diligence that works for children: practical considerations

Claire-Bright-Lise-Smit-450
February 23, 2022

The new European Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Filipa-Pires-de-Almeida-450
February 18, 2022

🇵🇹 Sustentabilidade como vantagem competitiva para as empresas

Howard-Pyle-450-tr
February 18, 2022

Improving social impact in digital and technology

Isabel-Cabrita-450
February 8, 2022

🇵🇹 Algumas reflexões sobre o Primeiro Inquérito Nacional sobre Conduta Empresarial Responsável e Direitos Humanos

Cristina-Almeida-450
February 4, 2022

Venture Capital versus Asset Managers and the road to social and environmental outcomes

Isabel-Elbert-450
February 4, 2022

The relevance of the UNGPs for responsible business conduct in the technology sector

Lecia-Vicente-450
February 3, 2022

Short-Termism in Business Law: A Global Approach

George-S-Georgiev-450
February 3, 2022

When is short-termism a problem? We don’t really know!

Catarina-Fernandes-Alves-450
February 2, 2022

Can capital markets become sustainability drivers?

Joan-MacLeod-Heminway-450
February 1, 2022

At the Intersection of Corporate Short-Termism and Fiduciary Duties

Florian-Moeslein-450
February 1, 2022

In face of climate change, sustainability matters – company law needs to take it into account

Megan-Wischmeier-Shaner-450
February 1, 2022

Short-Termism and the Role of Corporate Managers

Daniel-Schoenfelder-Margarita-Cuervo-450
January 25, 2022

Responsible Business Conduct Regarding Security Providers: Legal and Non-Binding Frameworks for Practical Implementation

Beatriz-Albuquerque-450
January 25, 2022

The Portuguese National Contact Point: challenges and opportunities

Chiara-Macchi-450
January 25, 2022

Decent work and migrant workers: the EU Directive on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence

Catarina-Serra-450
January 24, 2022

🇵🇹 As empresas e o cuidado devido aos direitos humanos (na perspetiva do Direito)

John-Morrison-450
January 21, 2022

Practical Insights on Business and Children’s Rights

Emellin-de-Oliveira-450
January 20, 2022

Decent work and Migrant Workers in Southern Portugal

David-Jargiello-450
January 20, 2022

Corporate Due Diligence: Context and Human Rights Implications

Samantha-Ret-450
January 20, 2022

Business Human Rights Responsibility in contexts limiting the freedoms and rights of migrants

Aintzane-Marquez-450
January 20, 2022

Seasonal female migrant workers: the human rights violations in the Spanish strawberry industry

Tulika-Bansal-450
January 19, 2022

Putting child rights at the centre of human rights due diligence: practical questions and implications

Didier-Reynders-450
January 17, 2022

Didier Reynders: Keynote Speech on Business and Children’s Rights

Vera-Paquete-Perdigao-450
January 13, 2022

Vera Paquete-Perdigão: Keynote Speech on Business and Children’s Rights

Bonheur-Minzoto-450
January 12, 2022

Lost in Translation? Human rights due diligence in the practices of companies in DR Congo

Sara-Pacheco-450
January 10, 2022

🇵🇹 Para quando a Diretiva de Governação Sustentável das Empresas?

Alison-E-Holm-450
January 3, 2022

Understanding the effectiveness of OECD National Contact Points: uncovering corporate commitments as outcomes of NCP dialogue on human rights issues

Ana-Santos-Duarte-450
January 3, 2022

Concluding Remarks on Corporate Due Diligence and Sustainable Finance

Margarida-Goncalves-450
December 15, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Corporate Due Diligence in Contract Law and Company Law

Claire-Bright-450
December 14, 2021

Business, Human Rights and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities

Dussu-Djabula-Thais-Cirne-450
December 14, 2021

Opening Speech: An Intersectional Perspective on Climate Change

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December 10, 2021

Transcript of the Opening Speech of João Pedro Guimarães, Secretary-General of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Antonella-Angelini-450
December 7, 2021

Unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain: From Brussels to Italy

Bhatt-Turkelli-450
November 29, 2021

The OECD NCPs: ‘Unfit for Purpose’

Sinisa-Milatovic-450
November 26, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: taking stock and moving forward

Dussu-Djabula-Thais-Cirne-450
November 22, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Corporate Due

Diana-450
November 20, 2021

The German National Contact Point and its weaknesses for achieving effective remedies

Beata-Faracik-450
November 18, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: perspectives from Poland

Hacket-OKelly-450
November 12, 2021

Can National Contact Points adequately remedy human rights impacts or do their roots as a CSR initiative transform remedy and human rights into corporate processes?

Dussu-Raquel-450
November 11, 2021

🇵🇹 Ser ou não ser cúmplice, eis a questão: o caso Lafarge

Jernej-Letnar-Cernic-450
November 10, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: perspectives from Slovenia

Olena-Uvarova-450
November 8, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: perspectives from Ukraine

Roman-Bembinov-450
October 24, 2021

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change

Carissa-Nicolas-450
October 22, 2021

Leading RBC on the ground: National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct, looking back to prepare for the future

Laura-Claire-450
October 21, 2021

🇪🇸 Los modelos normativos sobre debida diligencia en derechos humanos en Europa

Benedita-Sequeira-450
October 18, 2021

🇵🇹 A terceira revisão do Projeto de Tratado Vinculativo sobre Direitos Humanos e Empresas

kari-otteburn-450
October 14, 2021

The OECD National Contact Points: A Promising External Regulator for Voluntary Sustainability Standards?

Katherine-Joseph-450
October 12, 2021

Holding governments accountable for their duty to protect human rights: The Australian National Contact Point and the road to functional equivalence

Laura-Inigo-Alvarez-450
October 11, 2021

National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct: the road ahead for achieving effective remedies

Daniel-Noah-450
October 8, 2021

Linking Board Pay to Human Rights – New Developments from Germany

Olena-Uvarova-450
September 13, 2021

Companies as drivers of positive changes to promote gender equality

Erika-George-450
September 6, 2021

Activists and Advancing Inclusive Business Cultures: Women Working for Change

Nadia-Bernaz-450
September 1, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Gender: A Plea for Intersectional Approaches

Penelope-Simons-450
September 1, 2021

Gender Equality and Business and Human Rights

Paloma-Munoz-Quick-450
August 13, 2021

Taking stock of investor implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Krishnendu-Mukherjee-450
July 30, 2021

Why we need effective climate due diligence

Daria-Alinc-450
July 26, 2021

EU April 2021 Package on Sustainable Finance: Green Stewardship or ‘Chronicles of a Death Foretold’?

Sara-Pacheco-450
July 19, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Corporate Due Diligence and Civil Liability

Robin-Brooks-450
June 28, 2021

The legal implications of Human rights and Environmental due diligence for Financial Institutions

Arianne-Griffith-450
June 2, 2021

Legislating for Corporate Due Diligence, Climate Change and Accountability

Ivano-Alogna-450
May 31, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Climate Change

Delara-Burkhardt-450
May 28, 2021

The relationship between the upcoming EU-level initiatives on horizontal mHREDD and on forest-risk commodities

Laura-Nasse-450
May 26, 2021

The French Duty of Vigilance Law in Comparison with the Proposed German Due Diligence Act – Similarities and Differences

beatesj-highres-450
May 24, 2021

Company law: the corporate board and mandatory sustainability due diligence

Nicolas-Moritz-Daniel-450
May 13, 2021

Stakeholder capitalism ante portas? ESG directors’ duties & mandatory human rights due diligence developments in the EU and Germany

Benedita-Sequeira-450
May 13, 2021

🇵🇹 O trabalho infantil na produção de cacau: que responsabilidade para as empresas do setor?

Iris-Anastasiadou-450
May 11, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Business and Human Rights Developments in Greece

Surya-Deva-450
May 7, 2021

Climate change: Looking beyond human rights due diligence?

Jaakko-Salminen-450
April 20, 2021

Sustainability and the Contractual Organization of Production

Lecia-Vicente-450
April 19, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Directors Duties?

Rachel-Chambers-450
April 15, 2021

Corporate Law as a Barrier to Human Rights Claims and the Promise of MHREDD Laws

Sarah-Dadush-450
April 14, 2021

Contracting for Human Rights and Corporate Due Diligence: Using the ABA Working Group’s Model Contract Clauses 2.0

Stephen-Turner-450
April 6, 2021

The relevance of the history and nature of company law in the context of human rights and the environment

Joao-Torres-450
April 5, 2021

Transcript of the Keynote Speech delivered by the Portuguese Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection, João Torres

Athina-Sachoulidou-450
March 29, 2021

Business and human rights violations: the Greek approach to corporate liability ex crimine

Benedita-Sequeira-450
March 22, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Corporate Due Diligence and Private International Law

Christopher-Patz-450
March 18, 2021

Due Diligence and Civil Liability: Comments from multi-stakeholders

Joseph-Manon-David-450
March 18, 2021

The Next Step for Corporate Accountability in the Netherlands: The New Bill for Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct

Ana-Duarte-450
March 10, 2021

🇵🇹 O caminho para uma União Europeia mais verde e Finanças mais sustentáveis

Eduardo-Alvarez-Armas-450
March 8, 2021

Some observations on the proposed Article 6a on the law applicable to Business-related Human Rights claims

Chukwuma-Okoli-450
March 8, 2021

Some observations on private international issues in the Shell case

Marc-Philippe-Weller-450
March 8, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence in the supply chain and in group of companies: Some considerations on issues of substantive law

Catherine-Kessedjian-450
March 5, 2021

Business and Human Rights – Good administration of justice through jurisdiction and applicable law

Angelica-Bonfanti-450
March 5, 2021

Corporate due diligence and private international law: some remarks on the proposed amendments to Rome II Regulation and the applicable law to the business-related human rights claims

Claire-Bright-450
March 4, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Private International Law: Some Considerations from a Access to Remedy Perspective

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March 4, 2021

Change for change’s sake? A succinct primer on the European Parliament’s proposal to amend Brussels Ia with a view to boosting corporate due diligence

Christian-Ewert-450
March 4, 2021

Due Diligence and Civil Liability: Comments from multi-stakeholders

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March 3, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Civil Liability: Comment from multi-stakeholders

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March 2, 2021

Corporate responsibility to respect human rights vis-à-vis legal duty of care

Christian Dargham, Solene Sfoggia
March 1, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Civil Liability: Some practical insights from the French Experience

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February 25, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Civil Liability: A Rights-holders Perspective

Robert-Grabosch-450
February 25, 2021

The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in the Making – What to Expect

Lise-Smit-450
February 24, 2021

The importance of civil liability for a corporate human rights duty

Nicolas-Bueno-450
February 24, 2021

The relationship between due diligence and civil liability in legislation

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February 23, 2021

Transcript of the Keynote Speech delivered by Professor John Ruggie

Ana-Rafaela-450
February 22, 2021

🇵🇹 Caso Okpabi contra Shell no Reino Unido

Robert-McCorquodale-450
February 22, 2021

Some Concluding Remarks on Business and Human Rights in Switzerland

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February 21, 2021

Transcript of the Opening Speech of the Secretary of State for Internationalisation, Eurico Brilhante Dias

Benedita-Sequeira-450
February 18, 2021

As implicações da proposta do novo regime de diligência da U.E. no Direito Internacional Privado

Chukwuma-Okoli-450
February 17, 2021

Corporate Due Diligence and Private International Law: A Note on the Hague Court of Appeal’s decision in Shell

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February 9, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Switzerland – Investors Perspective

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February 7, 2021

🇵🇹 O caso Shell Nigéria

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February 4, 2021

Business and Human Rights in Switzerland – A Historic Turnaround

Nicolas-Bueno-450
February 1, 2021

Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation in Switzerland: The state-of-play after the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative

Irene-Pietropaoli-450
January 22, 2021

Concluding Remarks on Business and Human Rights Developments in Italy

Marco-Fasciglione-450
January 20, 2021

Business and Human Rights and Access to Remedies: Brief Remarks in the Light of Italian Legal System

Giacomo-Maria-Cremonesi-450
January 18, 2021

Mediation as the only Possible Solution to an International Dispute

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January 14, 2021

Italian Legislative Decreee Nº231/2001 as a Model for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence

Angelica-Bonfanti-450
December 16, 2020

Business and Human Rights in Italy: Strengths, Weaknesses and Developments

Marta-Bordignon-450
December 13, 2020

The Italian National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

Laura-Inigo-Alvarez-450
December 12, 2020

Concluding Remarks on Business and Human Rights Developments in Spain

Maria-Chiara-Marullo-450
December 7, 2020

Criminal and Civil Corporate Liability for human rights abuses in Spain

Jose-Carlos-Gonzalez-450
December 3, 2020

Business and Human Rights Processes: Impact on and from Spain through a combined action from trade union, academia, and civil society

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November 30, 2020

The Extraterritorial Business-Related Human Rights Violations of Spanish Companies

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November 25, 2020

The Lack of Ambition of the Spanish National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

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November 23, 2020

Key takeaways from the French experience to look ahead

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November 12, 2020

Some Concluding Remarks on Business and Human Rights in Portugal

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The Portuguese National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct

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The current legislative landscape on Business and Human Rights in Portugal

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Key Findings of the First National Survey in Portugal

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