Harry Van Buren

A fantastic piece by someone I’ve admired for a long time (and who does the Serious Trouble podcast).

Group work

@nihrc.bsky.social and @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social staff led a session to discuss shaping the next steps of business and human rights in NI. Finally, Prof Harry van Buren @hjvb3.bsky.social concluded the session. Thank you to all participants and speakers for joining us!

RIP Pope Francis. This from the Stations of the Cross he led last Friday:

“Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell.”

I feel this every day.

R:ETRO seminar with Tanusree Jain The last of our Hilary term 2025 R:ETRO webinars – Reputation: Ethics, Trust, and Relationships at Oxford.

We’re closing this term’s R:ETRO seminars with the wonderful Tanusree Jain from CBS: “Unpacking the status of token women in corporate boardrooms.” This is a necessary and urgent conversation. Don’t forget to register!
@drtanusreejain.bsky.social

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R:ETRO seminar with Brian Berkey The third of our Hilary term 2025 R:ETRO webinars – Reputation: Ethics, Trust, and Relationships at Oxford.

Wanna learn more about what constitutes the wrong of exploitation? Join us on Thursday for a R:ETRO seminar with Brian Berkey from The Wharton School. So looking forward to it!
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Welcome to teaching any sort of ethics in 2025 and for the foreseeable future . . .

The percentage of employees who strongly agree that their organization cares about their overall wellbeing tied a record low of 21% in early 2024 and remained just above that mark in August.
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Heartily co-sign this. We have to preserve our humanity and energy for what lies ahead . . .

Given the choice today between grading student papers almost certainly written using AI and preparing my webinar presentation tomorrow on business involvement in war crimes, I’m definitely preferring the latter. #teachingintheAIerasucks

Whatever happens next, the fall of the Assad regime means the end of a horrible tyranny. Thinking tonight of its many many victims.

I’m doing a webinar on human rights in conflict zones. Join us on December 13 for what will be an interesting, if not cheerful, discussion. fau.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

R:ETRO seminar with Alison Taylor The last of our Michaelmas term 2024 R:ETRO webinars – Reputation: Ethics, Trust, and Relationships at Oxford.

Join us next week for the last R:ETRO seminar of this term, with Alison Taylor (NYU Stern): “Higher Ground: Stakeholder Trust and the Limits of Reputational Risk Management” 💡
@followalisont.bsky.social
#businessethics #oxfordsbs #stakeholdertrust #reputation

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Someone at the UN Business and Human Rights Forum in Geneva described himself as a “constructive pessimist,” which is an excellent description of my research stance!

@ritamota.bsky.social is pretty much my only source for new music. People should follow her just for her taste in that arena, not to mention her passion for human rights and social justice!

Such an incredible pleasure! Thanks so much for inviting me to the magical place that is Barcelona.

Thanks to @ritamota.bsky.social from @esade.bsky.social and Jordi Vives from IESE for hosting a joint workshop on business and human rights yesterday. We had participants from across Barcelona and had a wonderful conversation!

Last call for scholars in and around Barcelona with an interest in human rights. This is a double gift: time with the great @hjvb3.bsky.social and a chance to build community. Register here before the end of the day: forms.office.com/e/bJSpBB14SS
#bizhumanrights #bhr #Barcelona

It’s so great to see lots of #businessandhumanrights folks here. I’ll be posting more here about BHR and other topics related to social justice.

My first post here as I transition away from the Bad Place. Any human rights/BHR folks here?