The Confederation supports academic research and academic contributions on Business and Human Rights. In addition, it collaborates on an ad hoc basis with various academic institutions on the question of the respect of human rights by companies. The following list focuses on institutions specialized in human rights issues.
The Geneva Centre for Business and Human Rights
The Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) works with companies to identify business models that enable profits and human rights principles to co-exist. It offers companies a safe space to discuss pressing human rights challenges and ways to integrate human rights standards in their respective industry contexts.
Practical resources from the GCBHR
The GCBHR has developed and published case-based teaching materials for students. Through this work, the GCBHR supports the preparation and sensibilisation of future leaders to address human rights concerns in the private sector. The covered cases are based on the results of GCBHR research.
The Toolkit (PDF) developed by the GCBHR offers faculty members at business schools an understanding of how to design and implement a business and human rights (BHR) clinic, as well as a
step-by-step guide for its implementation. The courses address real-world business challenges and provide students with practical experience in business and human rights management under the guidance of experienced academic supervision. This resource is designed to foster collaboration among students, businesses and academic institutions in order to meet the growing expectations for corporate
responsibility for human rights.
The International Training Centre of the ILO
The ILO International Training Centre is a training institution that offers learning, knowledge-sharing and institutional capacity building programs for governments, workers' and employers' organizations and other partners. Many training courses on corporate social responsibility, labour standards, social dialogue, innovation, sustainable development, etc. are proposed.
In addition, the Centre also offers an online learning platform (E-campus) that responds to diverse learning needs through different modalities, including self-guided modules, tutor-based programs, communities of practice, webinars, and knowledge facilities. The module "An introduction to the MNE Declaration" provides an overview of the principles of the Declaration on Multinational Enterprises and presents real cases that illustrate the implementation of these principles in practice.
The Business and Human Rights Young Researchers Summit at the University of St. Gallen
The Business and Human Rights Young Researchers Summit provides an international platform for young researchers in the field of business and human rights. It is intended for doctoral students and young post-doctoral researchers in the field of business and human rights.
