Diagnose Problems
Since our Center began in 2013, we have published diagnostic reports on key human rights challenges
in the apparel, construction, technology, and investment industries.
Our latest report, “Making ESG Real: A Return to Values-Driven Investing,” explains the historical wrong turn taken by ESG investors, and proposes ways to re-prioritize the protection of the environment and society.
Our latest report, “Reality Check: How to Protect Human Rights in the 3D Immersive Web,” explains the risks to privacy and safety exacerbated by immersive technologies and recommends steps tech companies and the government can take to minimize those risks.
Our latest report, Safeguarding AI: Addressing the Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence, identifies he risks related to generative AI and recommends steps tech companies and the government can take to minimize those risks.
Our latest report, Gaming The System: How Extremists Exploit Gaming Sites And What Can Be Done To Counter Them, describes how extremist actors are exploiting online gaming sites to disseminate violent ideologies, network with like-minded people, and perpetrate real-world harm. The report recommends concrete steps the gaming and gaming-adjacent industries should take to counter such exploitation and avoid serious harm to users and society.
This year our Center celebrates its tenth anniversary, which is the first of its kind at a top business school. This brochure gives an overview of what we’ve accomplished in the past ten years and how we are charting the way forward for ethical business.
Our latest report on global supply chains and manufacturing coincides with the tenth anniversary of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013. In the decade since Rana Plaza, garment factory safety in Bangladesh has improved. But global apparel brands and retailers continue to put exploitative economic pressure on factory owners.
Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) is integral to the cobalt supply chain. Over 10% of the world’s cobalt is produced in artisanal mines and EV manufacturers and electronics companies need to support the formalization of ASM.
Research director Dorothée Baumann-Pauly published a white paper in collaboration with the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights which assesses ASM formalization projects. Her work highlights that the extraction from open pits and the integration of women are key success factors for addressing root causes of mine safety risks and child labor.
Our latest report, Spreading the Big Lie: How Social Media Sites Have Amplified False Claims of U.S. Election Fraud, explains how the major platforms are fueling distrust of elections and recommends reforms such as enhanced fact-checking and outside auditing.
Our latest paper, A Platform ‘Weaponized’: How YouTube Spreads Harmful Content – And What Can Be Done About It, sheds light on the least-well-understood major platform and offers recommendations for improvement.
Our latest report, Still Struggling: Migrant Construction Workers in Qatar During the Pandemic, shows that foreign laborers in Qatar and throughout the Middle East are denied basic labor protections.