Research Agenda for Business and Human Rights

Edited by Tricia D. Olsen, Professor and Harold E. Stassen World Peace Chair, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota, USA, Judith Schrempf-Stirling, Associate Professor of Responsible Management, Institute of Management, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Harry Van Buren III, Professor & Z. Lupton Patten Endowed Chair of Business Ethics, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA

• Contents1 Classifying business and human rights thought inmanagement scholarship 1Tricia D. Olsen, Judith Schrempf-Stirling and Harry J. Van Buren IIIPART I Business, human rights, and the historically marginalized2 Silencing women: an empirical exploration of denial,intimidation, gaslighting, performativity, and corporatehuman rights abuses 21Kathleen Rehbein, Annie Snelson-Powell and MichelleWestermann-Behaylo3 Worker voice initiatives in the post Rana Plaza Bangladeshgarments industry: collective and individual approaches 37Jette Steen Knudsen, Jeremy Moon and Sharmin Shabnam Rahman4 Development response to forced migration: a frameworkfor business shared responsibilities 57Samentha GoethalsPART II New frontiers: conflict zones, financial sector, and activism5 Business and local communities amidst the transition fromconflict to peace in Colombia 77Angelika Rettberg6 Beyond the ‘Do No Harm’ paradigm: peacebuilding throughprojects for taxes in Colombia 91Laura Bernal-Bermúdez and Natalia Correa Sánchez7 Banks and human rights: what do we know? 107Elisa Giuliani, Chiara Macchi, Federica Nieri and Verdiana Morreale8 Sport, child rights, and UNICEF UK 121Zara Grant and Liz Twyford9 Investing in human rights: the role of investors engagingbusiness for the well-being of people and planet 127David M. SchillingPART III Implementing business and human rights10 Corporate code-shifting in business and human rights 137Samantha Hopkins, Ciarán O’Kelly and Ciara Hackett11 The interpretation, communication, and reporting of humanrights 153Louise J. Obara12 Ten years of accounting for human rights: a critical reviewof how practice has evolved and what might come next 169Ken McPhail and John Ferguson13 Embedding and integrating human rights: a practitioner’sperspective 187Richard KarmelPART IV The future of business and human rights14 Back to the future: from ‘business and human rights’ to arightsholder-centered economy 205Florian Wettstein15 Future of business and human rights: an emerging economyagenda 211Vasanthi Srinivasan16 Reimagining the business and human rights architecture 217Surya Deva17 Conclusion: a research agenda for business and humanrights 223Harry J. Van Buren III, Tricia D. Olsen and Judith Schrempf-StirlingIndex 231

‘This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the rapidly evolving field of business and human rights. The editors have curated an exceptional array of contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, providing guidance and critical insights into numerous pressing issues that warrant further investigation. This interdisciplinary collection will help shape the business and human rights research agenda for the years ahead.’