Business & Human Rights
BIICL has extensive expertise in the area of business and human rights, the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and legal developments around human rights due diligence.
Our Business and Human Rights team undertakes research and produces reports on for wide-ranging audiences, including business, legal practitioners, governments and civil society. Details of our reports and publications are below.
We also provide training, submit consultations in legislative processes around the globe, and host events on business and human rights-related topics. Our UNGPs in Legal Practice Roundtable Series is a membership initiative for legal practitioners working on these issues.
Human Rights Due Diligence Forum
ProjectsView All
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Human rights in global supply chains: Measuring the effectiveness of home state regulatory models on corporate behaviour
Irene Pietropaoli | 11th January 2024
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Reporting and Disclosure Obligations for Companies
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 17th August 2023
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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics
Ivano Alogna | 3rd July 2023
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Identifying and comparing impacts of mHREDD legal models on internal corporate practice
Irene Pietropaoli | 20th June 2023
Business and Human Rights
NewsView All
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BIICL Rebrands its Human Rights Due Diligence Forum as the Business and Human Rights Forum
16th October 2025
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BIICL offers first executive education with world-renowned business school ESCP
18th July 2022
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Former BIICL Director joins UN working group on business and human rights
13th July 2022
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Historic new European Sustainability Due Diligence law follows pioneering BIICL study
23rd February 2022
Business and Human Rights+1
InsightsView All
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US International Law Violations in Actions against Venezuela: Oil Investment, Expropriation, and Business and Human Rights Considerations
Irene Pietropaoli | 22nd January 2026
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UK Businesses can and should seek to collaborate with competitors to address systemic human rights risks in global supply chains
Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga | 21st November 2025
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The Future of Corporate Liability: Why the 'Failure to Prevent' Model Matters for Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation
Irene Pietropaoli, Giuseppe Di Vetta | 16th July 2025
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The EU AI Act and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: overlapping and conflicting requirements
Irene Pietropaoli | 7th April 2025
Artificial Intelligence+1
PublicationsView All
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Transposing the CSDDD – Navigating Legal Uncertainties amidst the Omnibus proposal and Implementation Challenges
4th July 2025
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Towards New Human Rights and Environment Due Diligence Laws: Reflections on Changes in Corporate Practice
15th October 2024
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Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics: National Reports
27th March 2024
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Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
Ivano Alogna | 5th June 2023
Business and Human Rights+2
Upcoming EventsView All
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Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law
Event Date: 16th April 2026
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Summer School: Public International Law
Event Date: 13th July 2026
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Short Course: Business and Human Rights
Event Date: 28th September 2026
Business and Human Rights+1