How Businesses Can Help Safeguard Human Rights

In an interview, Michael H. Posner, director of the Center for Human Rights and Business at NYU’s Stern School of Business, says that businesses have a critical role to play in protecting human rights globally. He highlights the responsibility of companies to act where governments fail, the importance of accountability, and the impact of globalization on labor practices. Posner also addresses the challenges of working in regions with poor human rights records and critiques the current approach to ESG investing.