UNDP Business and Human Rights
This roundtable examined how the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer is evolving in response to rising regulatory expectations, stakeholder scrutiny, and complex sustainability risks.
Bringing together regional experts, this session explores who is responsible for environmental harm and how justice can be realized—through stronger laws, community participation, and cross-border ...
ESG has transformed corporate transparency across Asia – but does disclosure alone prevent harm? This plenary explores the growing move toward mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence...
CSERA 2026's Day 1 opening remarks set the tone for two days of dialogue on corporate sustainability and environmental rights. Reflecting on how the conversation has shifted over 14 years — from ed...
CSERA 2026's opening panel explored how Asia’s economic transition is being reshaped by growing environmental and human rights risks. Bringing together perspectives from a national human rights com...
Listen in to a candid conversation with an agribusiness leader on aligning food production with environmental rights, supply chain responsibility, and long-term resilience.
UNDP recently launched the Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence (hHRDD) Training Facilitation Guide, bringing together the authors and an expert panel to unpack what this means in practice.
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As climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation intensify across Asia, businesses are facing growing operational, supply chain and market risks. This has translated to voluntary ...
Over the past decade, Asia’s business and human rights landscape did not emerge by accident. It was built – through steady collaboration, sustained investment, and incremental commitments, not a si...
Check out highlights from the first day at the 2025 African Business and Human Rights Forum in Lusaka, Zambia.
Can addressing water pollution transform textile SMEs from compliance followers into sustainability leaders? This session will take a two-pronged approach to addressing the unique challenges faced ...
As technologies like AI and quantum computing reshape Asia's business landscape, how can companies turn stakeholder engagement from a compliance exercise into a competitive advantage? Through dialo...
This session focused on stakeholder engagement, which is particularly critical at this time as trust between businesses, governments, and communities grows increasingly fragile. With rising concern...
As ESG reporting becomes standard practice, how can businesses in Asia move beyond compliance to drive meaningful change? This speed panel featured concise interventions from regulators and busines...
How can integrating gender equity into corporate climate strategies unlock both business resilience and environmental outcomes? This session explored emerging regional regulations that are driving ...
With mixed outcomes from 2024's three COPs on climate, biodiversity, and land degradation, what strategic opportunities can Asian businesses identify amid growing global tensions? This plenary expl...