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Events, News, Social | 21 October 2016

14-16 November 2016 | Geneva
The UN Forum on Business and Human Rights is the leading global event on business and human rights, gathering each year some 2,300 participants from government, business, civil society, law firms, UN bodies, academia and the media.
The Forum focused this year on “Leadership and Leverage: Embedding human rights in the rules and relationships that drive the global economy.” It addressed the role of financial institutions in respect to human rights as one of its three main focus areas.

Social | 08 October 2016

About The finance industry has the power to influence lives, communities, and entire societies. When guided by human rights, inclusion,…

Banking, Publications, Social | 17 December 2015

Examining banking and human rights from a UN Guiding Principles, hard law and soft law perspective

Publications, Social | 23 June 2008

This Briefing clarifies how human rights relate to the activities of financial institutions and develops practical tools and guidance that can be used by the sector to better assess and manage its human rights-related risks.

Publications, Social | 27 August 2004

This collection explores opportunities for financial institutions to manage interactions between finance and conflict.

Publications, Social | 27 October 2003

A summary of linkages between finacial institutions' activities and conflict related risks

Publications, Social | 05 September 2003

Summary report from the UNEP FI / IISD expert workshop on finance and conflict

Events, News, Social | 05 September 2003

5 September 2003 | London