Great insights and encouragement for #NHRIs from UN Development Administrator Achim Steiner at GANHRI Annual Conference on Business and Human Rights, today in Geneva.

Strong national human rights institutions #NHRIs can support responsible business practices and ensure accountability.

At GANHRI Annual Conference, I emphasized the key role #NHRIs play for the rights of people and planet.

📺bit.ly/3Ww0qC2

Great to see #bizhumanrights in focus at the 2024 Annual meeting of GANHRI
UNDP supports National Human Rights Institutions across five regions in playing a vital role in the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. #GANHRI2024AM

At GANHRI Annual Conference, Achim Steiner highlighted how national human rights institutions #NHRIs help businesses respect #HumanRights , incl. by integrating human rights due diligence #HRDD & environment and handling complaints.
UN Development full statement - bit.ly/3Ww0qC2

Did you miss our latest episode of Asia in Focus? Join us for a discussion on Just Transitions and the Business and Human Rights Agenda with regional experts.

Check it out 👉 youtu.be/qKfUAccfGRU?fe…

#bizenvironment #JustTransition

Full house at the Judicial Training Institute of #Thailand 🇹🇭 for a discussion on the role of the #Judiciary in #ClimateJustice . Ensuring the most vulnerable have access to remedy with judges that champion a justice that works #ForPeopleForPlanet

Changing business practices in changing times

To mark #EarthDay , at IAIA Network Conference this week, UN Development will:

⚖️Join Oxfam International & kaoru to explore how #biz can respect #HumanRights & protect the environment

🌱Deliver training on UNDP Social & Environmental Standards

Join us on #EarthDay for our next episode of Asia in Focus: Just Transitions and the Business and Human Rights Agenda!

Watch us live @ 2:00 PM (BKK Time) today 🌍🌱

youtube.com/watch?v=qKfUAc…

As we mark today #EarthDay2024 , good to recall the landmark decision of the United Nations General Assembly of recognizing the right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment as a #HumanRight . Read more 👉 undp.org/sites/g/files/… United NationsDPThailand

Can a #JustTransition into renewable energy and out of fossil fuels be achieved in a region as energy hungry as Asia?

Join us on #EarthDay2024 for our next episode of Asia in Focus next week!

🗓️ Watch us live @ 2:00 PM on April 22nd: youtu.be/qKfUAccfGRU

#bizhumanrights

✨💼UNDP's 🇯🇵-funded B+HR Global project & МҮХАҮТ co-organized “The Responsible Business & Human Rights: Showcasing Commitments & Results by Private Sector” ― discussing project impacts & good practices of responsible business conduct.

News👉bit.ly/3vJNOws

#Pharmaworkshopalert

Centre for Responsible Business invites #pharmaceuticalSMEs to join our upcoming workshop titled 'Shifting Gears: Advancing Sustainability Among Indian Small & Medium Enterprises - Responsible Business Workshop for Pharmaceutical SMEs', in partnership with, Atal Incubation Centre ALEAP We-Hub

[2023 EU-UNDP B+HR Asia PROGRESS REPORT]

📢 2023 was a banner year for the project:

1⃣Adoption of 3 NAPs on BHR
2⃣Trained over 5,500 biz professionals on HRDD
3⃣Allocated 12 CSO grants

For deeper insights & key learnings, download the report now!🔗 shorturl.at/azO57

🗓️ Join us on #EarthDay2024 , April 22, for the next installment of Asia in Focus: Just Transitions and the Business & Human Rights Agenda!

Don't miss out on the lively debate w/ experts from the region.

Set your calendar here 👉 evt.to/eaeaodsew

#bizhumanrights

Supported by EU in Indonesia and Kemenko Bidang Kemaritiman dan Investasi, join us on a Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) training for @apindojabar members in West Java. Apply now at bit.ly/HREDD2024 🍃🌏🤝UNDP Business and Human Rights

Over three days, they learned about #BeSci ...and unpacked what is driving the behavior of young consumers, including gaps in:
💡 Knowledge
💭 Attitude
🛒 Practice

This week, an inspiring and committed group of Thai 🇹🇭 youth came together in Bangkok with support from 🇸🇪 Sweden to generate solutions for promoting #ResponsibleConsumption .

#SDG12 #BizHumanRights

🙌🔐We are pleased to share new #guidelines to help organizations navigate the Personal Data Protection Law, developed by the 🇪🇺 -funded UNDP Business and Human Rights project, w/ Монгол Улсын Хүний Эрхийн Үндэсний Комисс & PwC Mongolia.

For gov't org👉bit.ly/4aCt0Wj
For businesses👉bit.ly/49tz16x

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How might the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability impact #Kazakhstan ?
Dive into the potential implications for Kazakhstan's businesses and sustainability practices. Don't miss out on understanding this global shift! 🌱

👉 Read now: shorturl.at/iuGO8

Putting the human right to a healthy #environment into practice.

UN Development & IAIA Network guided impact assessment practitioners on #R2HE , including:
🌍 Global trends
🏭 Businesses’ responsibilities
🚦 #HumanRights & environmental #DueDiligence