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As information regarding the Economic, Sustainable, and Corporate Governance (ESG) policies of a business become more transparent, investors are now using it as a criterion for funding. From an investor standpoint, these human rights and…
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The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the deep web of connections between the business sector, the environment, and the most vulnerable within societies, especially women and children. While this decade has pushed global businesses to embed…
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Supply chains, today, are the predominant form of organizing production and trade, and have brought substantial economic development to many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. But it is in these very supply chains that the most brutal…
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While businesses in Asia Pacific have made significant strides in the field of child rights, there is still room for improvement in order to have the agenda of child rights be fully reflected in their decision-making, policies, and…
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions in migration flows, international supply chains, and global economies and has led to 81 million workers in Asia-Pacific region losing their jobs in 2020. This has led to a significant…
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The United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs) marked their 10 years in March 2021, the starting year of a decade that will presumably focus and redefine human rights in businesses. To ensure these very human rights in businesses, National…
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In India, the reports of land conflicts and human rights violations by businesses and the state are a major concern to be addressed. Recent years have seen the country skewing towards a path of “development” in contravention to the…
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Reportedly, Philippines is considered Asia’s most dangerous country, second only to Brazil in the world for the number of deaths in 2018 of land and environment defenders or “green activists”. There were 352 cases found from the…
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