GBI Conversations - podcast series
About the GBI Conversations podcasts
GBI Conversations is a series of insightful podcasts from top experts and from company practitioners. They are designed for business practitioners looking to advance their business and human rights work and expertise. Business-oriented and focussed on practice and daily implementation of some of the most pressing areas of human rights due diligence, GBI Conversations has met high acclaim in the business and human rights field. Subscribe or listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud or stream directly below.
Special edition of GBI Conversations | The CSDDD: An analysis for business practitioners
The approval of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) marks an important milestone. Despite significant watering down, the Directive promises a uniform standard for corporate human rights and environmental due diligence across EU member states, with implications far beyond EU boundaries.
GBI CEO Ron Popper shares his analysis – the disappointments but also signs of renewed hope for the future. Whilst subject to significant compromises, implementation of the Directive still signifies a crucial step forward in embedding core elements of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into hard national law.
GBI Conversations | Series 1
Mandatory measures: Six challenges for business
In this podcast series, GBI advisors and team members discuss key challenges for companies presented by emerging mandatory human rights due diligence laws. The series highlights six areas where expectations of business practice are both strengthening and hardening. The podcasts unpack practical steps companies can take to anticipate and prepare for these changes. We hope you find this series valuable. You can also play this series, subscribe and receive notifications on Apple Podcast.
Episode 1 - Is your company’s human rights due diligence really good enough?
Ron Popper, CEO of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights speaks with Catie Shavin about what ‘good’ looks like when it comes to implementing human rights due diligence (HRDD), how a company can assess whether its HRDD is really good enough – and why it should do so now.
Episode 2 - Getting serious about downstream due diligence – where should your company start?
Benn Hogan, Director of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights speaks with Catie Shavin about why it’s time for companies to get serious about downstream human rights due diligence and how they can get started, drawing on examples and insights from emerging business practices.
Read more about Benn’s experience and connect on LinkedIn
Read the recently released report, Effective Downstream Human Rights Due Diligence: Key Questions for Companies
Episode 3 - Why meaningful engagement with stakeholders is key to managing legal risk
Andrea Shemberg, Chair of the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights speaks with Catie Shavin about why meaningful engagement with stakeholders is key to implementing effective human rights due diligence – and to managing legal risk – and what ‘meaningful’ looks like.
Episode 4 - Getting out – what do mandatory measures mean for exit and divestment?
Gerald Pachoud, Senior Advisor to the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights speaks with Catie Shavin about what mandatory human rights due diligence requirements mean for responsible exit and divestment.
Read more about Gerald’s experience and connect on LinkedIn
Episode 5 - Expectations regarding access to remedy are hardening - is your company prepared?
Jon Drimmer, North America Advisor to the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights, speaks with Catie Shavin. They discuss how expectations regarding access to remedy are hardening as a result of mandatory human rights due diligence laws, what this means for business and how to prepare.
Read more about Jon’s experience
Episode 6 - How can commercial lawyers support their company to implement effective human rights due diligence, manage risk and meet stakeholders' expectations?
Anita Ramasastry, Senior Advisor to the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights discusses with Catie Shavin how the role of commercial lawyers in supporting companies to implement HRDD is changing, what commercial lawyers can do to support their companies navigate mandatory human rights due diligence requirements in a meaningful and effective way, and opportunities to overcome key challenges.
Read more about the changing legal landscape.
GBI Conversations | Series 2
Implementing human rights in company climate action
In this podcast series, GBI members, advisors and team members discuss key challenges for companies presented by the integration of human rights due diligence into company climate action. The podcast form part of a suite of GBI resources for companies looking to understand how other companies are working on this nascent area of practice. Access the podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud or play direct below.
Full free access to GBI's climate action and human rights resources here.
Episode 7 - Implementing human rights in company climate action
Sophia Arieas, Director at the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights speaks with our COO Jo Reyes about what implementing human rights in company climate action means in practice.
Episode 8 - Identifying the risks to people from transition minerals
The risks to people caused by mining the minerals and metals needed to fuel the transition are immense. As part of our discussions to better understand the risks to people in companies’ climate action, we spoke with Norman Mukwakwami, Social Performance Manager for the Africa Region for Trafigura. In this episode, Norman discusses the company's approach to engaging suppliers to identify and mitigate human rights risks associated with the transition.
Episode 9 - Practical insights on identifying human rights risks in company climate action
In this episode, Yann Wyss, Global Head - Social Impact and Human Rights at Nestlé, and GBI Director Sophia Areias provide insights into the practicalities and realities of incorporating human rights risks into a company’s climate action.
Connect with the hosts of both series on LinkedIn - Sophia Areias | Catie Shavin | Jo Reyes