Launch of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

UNIGE launches the first Human Rights Center at a business school in Europe, to develop business models that allow profits and principles to coexist. How can companies reconcile profits and economic growth with their commitment to human rights' To work with companies on the implementation of human rights in daily business processes, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) will launch the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) on 25 November 2019. The GCBHR aims to offer companies a safe space to discuss pressing human rights challenges and to train future leaders to develop and integrate human rights standards in their respective industry contexts. The GCBHR collaborates with the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights to promote human rights in business education through the Global Network of Business Schools for Human Rights. The law of supply and demand and the pursuit of the lowest possible production cost often lead to extremely abusive working conditions for workers in production facilities. However, in recent years, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the production conditions of the goods and services that they purchase. As a result, human rights violations by brand companies, can cause considerable pressure on companies to improve their practices.