Épisodes

  • New leaders for a new moment: the biggest business and human rights issues in 2026

    New leaders for a new moment: the biggest business and human rights issues in 2026
    Jan 29 2026
    IHRB’s new CEO Brandee Butler is joined by Michael Clements, the newly appointed CEO of the Business and Human Rights Centre, for a conversation about leadership, and the shifting landscape for business and human rights.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    26 min
  • Catalonia’s housing revolution: where affordability meets sustainability

    Catalonia’s housing revolution: where affordability meets sustainability
    Dec 17 2025
    In this episode of Voices, IHRB’s Haley St Dennis and Ainara Fernandez discuss an emerging housing model in Catalonia, which is aligning decarbonisation efforts with solutions to address issues like affordability and extreme temperatures. Can Catalonia’s housing model be a blueprint for just transitions in other housing markets around the world?
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    1 h et 19 min
  • Just transitions in the Gujarat desert: a signal of a cleaner, fairer future for informal workers

    Just transitions in the Gujarat desert: a signal of a cleaner, fairer future for informal workers
    Nov 25 2025
    Solar power is reshaping life for Gujarat’s salt farmers. Haley St. Dennis talks with SEWA’s Reema Nanavaty about the partnerships and training behind this just transition—and how women like Manguben are moving from debt to becoming solar technicians and community leaders. This episode features an audio story from IHRB’s JUST Stories project.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    1 h et 31 min
  • Looking back, looking forward - the future of human rights and business (Part 2)

    Looking back, looking forward - the future of human rights and business (Part 2)
    Nov 19 2025
    How can the business and human rights agenda move forward amid the climate crisis, ongoing conflicts, and growing political divides? Join Brandee M. Butler, IHRB’s new CEO, and John Morrison, founding CEO, for a reflective and inspiring conversation about the future of business and human rights.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    29 min
  • Looking back, looking forward - lessons in human rights and business (Part 1)

    Looking back, looking forward - lessons in human rights and business (Part 1)
    Oct 28 2025
    In a special two-part series , join IHRB’s new CEO, Brandee M. Butler, and outgoing CEO, John Morrison, for a reflective and illuminating conversation on their work to strengthen respect for human rights in the business world - and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    37 min
  • Are seafarers’ rights in crisis?

    Are seafarers’ rights in crisis?
    Sep 25 2025
    On World Maritime Day, join IHRB’s Francesca Fairbairn and Ben Bailey and Father Stephen Thanapaul from Mission to Seafarers for a discussion on seafarers' rights. What are the most pressing challenges facing seafarers? What protections do they need? What action is needed from the maritime industry? Are there examples of shipping companies getting it right?
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    29 min
  • Are business practices intensifying water scarcity?

    Are business practices intensifying water scarcity?
    Aug 28 2025

    Climate change has put a spotlight on our relationship with natural resources, especially water. In many parts of the world, the water scarcity crisis is being intensified by companies.

    Salil Tripathi from IHRB speaks to Peter Waldman, a senior reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, and to Ravi Mariwala, the Founder and Chief Executive of an Indian water management company called Smaart Water. Peter has been documenting growing global tensions around access to water, whilst Ravi’s company provides sustainable and safe water services for businesses, governments, and consumers.

    Together they discuss the impact of commodifying water; how small farmers and local communities are campaigning for greater access to water in Senegal, Australia and California; and what responsible and sustainable water management looks like in practice.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    38 min
  • What key moments have shaped corporate responsibility?

    What key moments have shaped corporate responsibility?
    Aug 14 2025
    How did the business and human rights movement evolve? What important moments and historic cases have helped shape responsible business today? Anita Ramasastry, Professor of Law at the University of Washington and faculty member on IHRB’s Masters course in Business and Human Rights, joins IHRB’s Salil Tripathi to discuss the evolution of the business and human rights movement by exploring the pivotal moments that shaped it.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    21 min