Past events & summaries from the world of Business & Human Rights
Evolving Professional Legal Standards: the IBA Updated Guidance Note on Business and Human Rights
27 November 2025
Co-hosted by BHRLA, IBA BHR Committee, and Lalive
Geneve
Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland
26 November 2024
Geneva
Co-hosted by BHRLA and Lalive

Looking Ahead: What will Business and Human Rights Look Like in 2035?
25 November 2024
Hosted by BHRLA and the Geneva Graduate Institute
Geneva
US Election on Business and Human Rights: A BHRLA Member’s Discussion of the Policy Continuity under Trump Administration
21 November 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
November 21, 2024
Transposing the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) into Binding Regulation
20 November 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Virtual
Responsible Contracting as a Tool to Implement More Effective Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence in Global Supply Chains
18 November 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Virtual
Practitioner Perspectives on Role of Lawyers in Supporting Corporate Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence and Reporting
16 October 2024
Hosted by King & Spalding
Atlanta,
Human Rights and Environmental Risks, Responsibilities, and Opportunities of Financial Institutions
10 October 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
New York City
IBA Conference side event for BHRLA members: Respecting Human Rights Throughout Global Supply Chains: the Role of Lawyers
18 September 2024
Hosted by Santamaria y Steta
Mexico City
Mandatory Human Rights (and Environmental) Due Diligence Obligations under the EU CSDDD
6 August 2024
Co-hosted by BHRLA and Ashurst
Sydney
Mandatory Human Rights (and Environmental) Due Diligence Obligations under the EU CSDDD
30 July 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Melbourne
Integrating the UNGPs into Law Firm Practice: A BHRLA Members’ Discussion of Incentives, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities and Challenges
17 July 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Virtual
Practitioner “Accelerator” Group on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): Interpreting the term “Appropriate Measures” (Articles 10-11)
11 July 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Virtual
Emerging Best Practices for Managing Security Related Human Rights Risks: the Role of Multi stakeholder Initiatives
5 June 2024
Hosted by BHRLA
Virtual
Special Institute on Human Rights, Natural Resources, and Energy Law
11-12 April 2024
Hosted by ABA and BHRLA
Coral Gables, Florida,

US Leadership on Responsible Business: The Launch of the US Government’s National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct
March 25, 2024
Hosted by Georgetown University Law Center
Washington DC