This Way Up: Unpacking human rights for business
by This Way Up: Unpacking human rights for business
Since Jun 16, 2021 09:00 UTC
This Way Up: Unpacking human rights for business is the first podcast from Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Over the course of each mini-series, we will outline and interrogate the latest issues related to business and human rights, bringing together diverse expertise from front-line activists, civil society, companies, investors and academia. The aim? To figure out together which way is “up” – the actions we must take to ensure continually improving corporate respect for human rights.
How can we advance the human rights agenda in private equity? Private capital markets have seen enormous growth in recent years, and their largely unregulated, under-scrutinised nature creates conditions for exploitative practices and human rights risks. But private equity funds have significant leverage over portfolio companies, and investors have a unique opportunity to push for better practice and advance respect for human rights. For this special episode from BHRRC and BSR, Ăine Clarke is joined by Paloma Muñoz Quick from BSR, author and corporate accountability advocate Benjamin Cokelet, and Michael Musuraca, Strategic Advisor on ESG and Labour at Blue Wolf Capital.
Episode glossary
ESG investing â Environmental, Social & Governance
PE â Private Equity
LPA â Limited Partner Agreement
LP â Limited Partners
GP â General Partners
Categories: Business, Government, Society & Culture
Tags: business human rights corporate accountability human rights bhrrc corporate transparency due diligence mhrdd labour rights workers rights corporate social responsibility
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