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Posted on May 24th, 2018 By Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Marie Davoise

BHR News Flash: Swiss proposal to impose human rights due diligence requirements reaches the next stage of the legislative process

In December 2017, our blog post discussed how a coalition of Swiss civil society organisations launched the Responsible Business Initiative (“RBI”), i.e. a proposal to amend the Swiss constitution to require mandatory human rights due diligence for companies based in Switzerland. While the RBI is still currently going through the Swiss legislative process, it seems

Posted on December 1st, 2017 By Julianne Hughes-Jennett, Peter Hood and Marie Davoise

Switzerland: The next frontier for mandatory human rights due diligence?

Proposals are being considered to amend the Swiss constitution to require mandatory human rights due diligence for companies based in Switzerland. This post considers the contents of the amendment, its progress and what Swiss businesses can learn from the experience of their French counterparts in preparing for the “hardening” of the UN Guiding Principles. The