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HuB is a student-run organization at Harvard Law School.

HuB brings together students who have an interest in the field of business and human rights (BHR), corporate responsibility and accountability. HuB is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization directed and staffed by students at Harvard Law School. HuB was founded in 2016 by Harvard Law students with the view that the study of International Law should address the pressing challenges of our globa

04/11/2021

Join Profit$ of Justice (Professor Hanson's Corporations Class) on Monday, April 12th at 12pm for a virtual lunch talk with Charity Reyerson, Executive Director and Founder of Corporate Accountability Lab, Tom Sobel, Partner at Hagens Berman, and Alec Karakatsanis, Founder and Executive Director of Civil Rights Corps. This round table discussion will focus on the moral and ethical implications of representing large, global corporations. When, if ever, do traditional professional norms of zealous advocacy perpetuate harm, and why should law students/lawyers care? This talk is open to all members of the HLS community.

Monday, April 12th | 12:00pm ET | Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/theprofitsofjustice

Human Rights & Business Association Game Night | Harvard Law School 02/11/2021

Please join us TONIGHT from 7-8 PM EST for our first game night of 2021! We’re looking forward to the chance to get to know one another, play some games, and discuss all things business & human rights (BHR), ESG, HLS, and life and other acronyms.

Register here:

Human Rights & Business Association Game Night | Harvard Law School HLS students, take a short break from readings and join us for HuB's first social and game night of 2021! Meet the board and share your ideas or

08/05/2020

Check out Harvard Forward's campaign to elect recent alums to the Harvard University Board of Overseers on a platform of climate justice, inclusive governance, and socially responsible investing. Join their Young Elected Leaders Event today (Weds) @ 8:00pm ET featuring young candidates and elected officials discussing the importance of involving young people in governance: https://www.harvardforward.org/events

What US businesses need to know about the proposed EU law on corporate due diligence | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre 07/29/2020

Mandatory human rights due diligence is no longer a pipe dream: The EU plans to introduce legislation! Read HKS Corporate Responsibility Initiative Research Fellow (and former HuB Board member) Ben Rutledge's take on what this means for US businesses:

What US businesses need to know about the proposed EU law on corporate due diligence | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is at a critical point in its development. Our digital platform is home to a wealth of information on business and human rights, but hasn’t had a visual refresh for a number of years.

07/26/2020
Not Fit-for-Purpose - MSI Integrity 07/17/2020

How has the grand experiment of multi-stakeholder initiatives for global governance & human rights played out? Check out Not Fit-for-Purpose, MSI-Integrity's new report:

Not Fit-for-Purpose - MSI Integrity Download the Summary Report Download the Full Report About The Report Three decades ago, a grand experiment in human rights and global governance began to unfold. In the absence of rigorous government regulation of transnational corporations, civil society organizations began stepping into this regu...

Agenda | Business and human rights – towards a decade of global implementation 06/30/2020

Business & Human Rights – towards a decade of global implementation: join the UN Working Group's virtual launch on July 7!

Agenda | Business and human rights – towards a decade of global implementation Agenda h Download as PDF h Download as PDF } 15:00–15:25 Welcome remarks and high-level opening Welcome by Anita Ramasastry, Chairperson, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

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