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Business and development

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Major challenge or wishful thinking?

The United Nations's sustainable development goals can only be achieved with full support of the economy. But is the corporate sector even willing and ready for this? Answers by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Political article

Switzerland’s new yet incomplete action plan

The Federal Council has adopted the Swiss National Action Plan (NAP) 2020-2023 for compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It does not constitute a solid basis for respecting human rights abroad.

Political article

After the elections...

Much has already been written about the 2019 parliamentary election results. One searched the media in vain for an assessment of their implications for Switzerland‘s development policy approaches or its foreign policy.

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Where the hopes of the South come together

Swiss politics is struggling for a legal framework in the relationship between business and human rights. In Geneva, the states are working on a legally binding UN treaty. Here and there, civil society is not giving up.

Political article

Only diligent businesses accepted

The statutory requirement to conduct business with due diligence is meant to have a preventive effect, ensuring that business never violates human rights or harms the environment in the first place. A case study from France.

Jai Jagat 2020

Political article

Genuine development leaves no one behind

Development? Climate change? Equal rights? Human rights? Civil society everywhere is demanding to have a say. Rajagopal P.V. and Jill Carr-Harris aim to channel and network this movement worldwide. An interview.

Political article

"They said they were bringing development"

The Federal Council plans to work much more with private sector capital for development cooperation in the future. A closer look reveals enormous risks. The case study of a Swiss agricultural company in Ghana.

YES to responsible corporations

What happens when multinational corporations from Switzerland abuse human rights and damage the environment in the South? Often nothing at all. The Responsible Business Initiative aims to change that.

Political article

Corporations prefer trials in Zambia

«What do people in Zambia think of Glencore?», asked the Alliance Sud magazine "global" Mtwalo Msoni, national coordinator of the NGO Publish What You Pay in Zambia.