Can human rights due diligence improve corporate financial performance? Listen to Dr Siniša Milatović, Programme Manager at UNDP and Olena Uvarova, UNDP Business and Human Rights Specialist as well as Associate Professor at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in Ukraine
Right from the beginning of the Omnibus 1 debate, European policy-makers have repeatedly framed human rights due diligence as a huge barrier to competitiveness. But does this actually reflect the reality?
In this episode of the Frankly Speaking podcast, Richard Howitt was joined by Dr Siniša Milatović, Programme Manager at UNDP and Olena Uvarova, UNDP Business and Human Rights Specialist as well as Associate Professor at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in Ukraine.
Together they explained the key findings of their recently released report “Human Rights vs Competitiveness – A False Dilemma?”, which is the first research that finds evidence showing that respect for human rights is good for business. You’ll also hear more about:
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Are we inevitably heading towards a post-growth world? Listen to Matt Orsagh, co-founder of the Arketa Institute for Post-Growth Finance and former Senior Director of Capital Markets at the CFA Institute
The final Omnibus 1 text has now been ratified. What now? Listen to Julia Otten, Senior Policy Officer at Frank Bold and Andreas Rasche, Assistant Dean and Professor of Business in Society at Copenhagen Business School
Why is the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive coming up against intense lobbying by US politicians and businesses? Listen to Abrial Gilbert-d'Halluin, Policy Advisor for MEP Raden Kanev and Professor Michael Mehling, Deputy Director of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
