Phil Bloomer

My latest opinion piece with Heidi Hautala on the proposed US-EU trade deal, which potentially marks a worrying capitulation by Europe via promises to gut its sustainability due diligence legislation.

Thanks to Sustainable Views for their ongoing spotlight on the issue of corporate impunity in the occupied Palestinian territories. Businesses may think their activities in the occupied territories will have no repercussions, but this complacency will come back to bite them.

An important briefing from Chris Avery and team at Donations and Democracy, exposing the UK-based multinationals continuing to fund politicians who had tried to overturn the results of a democratic election. Great to have this accountability of UK companies and trade associations

UN experts have repeatedly warned of "patterns of genocidal conduct" & other war crimes in Gaza. Business leaders have a choice—but they are running out of time. From me & @irenepietropaoli.bsky.social in today's FT @sustainableviews.bsky.social.

Some personal news, as well as news from the organisation I am so proud to lead. After 12 amazing years as Executive Director, the time has come for me to move aside and allow
@business-humanrights.org to bring in a new leader later this year. My full reflections: bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/97?s...

I'll be joining an excellent line up of speakers at ABN AMRO's Human Rights Conference on 22 May to discuss the current state of access to remedy and grievance mechanisms and the system-level changes needed to improve access to remedy. Register: humanrightsconference.abnamro-event.nl

Profound cynicism or magical thinking? The basis of the EU omnibus Heidi Hautala is a former MEP and Phil Bloomer is executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre  Transparency, a risk-based approach and an EU-wide civil liability regime need to...

The EU Parliament vote on omnibus is deeply disappointing. The enormous challenge of directing business to contribute to shared prosperity and climate recovery cannot be wished away.

Me & Heidi Hautala for FT Sustainable Views: www.sustainableviews.com/profound-cyn...

The North Dakota court battle testing free speech in Donald Trump’s America Greenpeace is being sued by oil group over demonstrations a decade ago. Campaigners say the future of legal protest is at stake

As @financialtimes.com's Amanda Chu and @jamiesmythft.bsky.social reported, @business-humanrights.org data tracks more than 520 alleged SLAPPs since 2015, with about a third coming from the oil, gas and mining sectors. www.ft.com/content/e249...

More: www.business-humanrights.org/en/big-issue...

USA: Greenpeace ordered to pay USD660 million to Energy Transfer for its role in the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

This is profoundly disturbing. The lawsuit has been widely denounced as a classic SLAPP - which Energy Transfer denies - and it's far from the only case of energy companies silencing critics. www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...

U. S. Business and Human Rights Senior Researcher Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) is seeking an experienced researcher to help lead our latest efforts to prevent corporate backsliding on human rights commitments in the United Stat...

This is a crucial moment for #bizhumanrights in the USA - and @business-humanrights.org is looking for a senior researcher to help prevent corporate backsliding and continue driving respect for human rights in business. Apply by 14 March: bhrrc.bamboohr.com/careers/94?s...

Von der Leyen's bonfire of regulations is an act of vandalism Ursula von der Leyen’s commission has just signalled that it is shifting towards a Trump-influenced deregulatory agenda that prioritises market freedoms over public interest, writes former UN High Com...

Von der Leyen's "omnibus proposal" signals a shift towards a Trump-influenced deregulatory agenda that prioritises market freedoms over public interest.

EU Parliament & member states must not eviscerate corporate sustainability. Mary Robinson & me for @euobserver.com: euobserver.com/eu-political...