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A responsibility to address human rights impacts related to their transition to a low-carbon economy and.

A responsibility to address human rights impacts related to their physical climate impacts.

In the context of climate change, this means that companies have: According to the UNGPs, companies have a responsibility to respect human rights, which requires that companies (a) avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts through their own activities and address such impacts when they occur and (b) seek to prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts that are directly linked to their operations, products, or services by their business relationships, even if they have not contributed to those impacts. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) serve as the primary internationally accepted framework for standards and practice regarding human rights and business.

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Whether caused by physical climate impacts (e.g., extreme weather events, flooding, heat stress, the spread of disease) or climate solutions themselves (e.g., communities excluded or left behind as companies install new infrastructure as part of their transition to a net-zero economy), climate change has disproportionate impacts on poor and marginalized communities, and it exacerbates the underlying systemic inequities that these communities already face.Īs climate change magnifies inequalities and vulnerabilities, protection of human rights becomes even more urgent: where human rights protections are weak, individuals and communities are less able to adapt and build resilience to climate impacts. The impacts of rising global temperatures-natural disasters, the proliferation of vector-borne diseases, climate migration, famine, and drought-negatively impact many human rights, such as rights to shelter, natural resources, mobility, health, employment, and livelihoods. Human rights and climate change are inextricably linked. in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan. She currently serves on the advisory boards of Oxfam’s Women in Small Enterprise initiative and Convening17. Hannah holds a Master’s in NGOs and Development from the London School of Economics and a B.A.

Before Skoll, Hannah spent six years working in anti-human trafficking in West Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Bay Area. Her work led to over US$20 million in grants and investments between 20. Prior to joining BSR, Hannah worked with the Skoll Foundation, where she co-led the portfolio and investments team’s efforts to identify social entrepreneurs with the potential to drive large-scale social change. She focuses on the intersection of human rights and new, disruptive technology and leads the Tech Against Trafficking collaborative initiative. Hannah works with multinational companies to align business and human rights strategies and facilitate incorporation of sustainable practices into business operations across sectors.