Business and Human Rights: Holding Companies Accountable and the Evolving Role of Corporations in the Social Justice Dialogue

Is business part of the solution or part of the problem in addressing human rights concerns? Was the recent corporate endorsement of Colin Kaepernick a stand for justice, a marketing tool, or both? Join Phil Bloomer, Executive Director of Centre for Business and Human Rights, and Michael Neuwirth, Senior Director of External Communications for Danone North America, for a conversation on these questions and the new “B Corporations”, certified businesses that commit to verifiable standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance
profit and purpose.