http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/human-rights-council/forum-on-business-and-human-rights/watch/panel-on-rights-of-lgbti-people-forum-on-business-and-human-rights-2018/5972148544001/?term=
Organized by United Nations Session objectives:This session, featuring some of the most prominent activists and corporations engaged on the human rights of LGBTI people, will discuss how to build bridges between LGBTI activists and the private sector and how to create mutual trust and accountability.
Background: For the past twelve months, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has engaged companies and activists on the
United Nations Human Rights LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business. To date, 200 of the World largest companies have publicly expressed support for these Standards. Yet, some in the LGBTI community and human rights practitioners sometimes express mistrust in companies’ engagement concerned that their efforts could be limited to marketing strategies which stop when
“doing the right thing” gets in the way of the bottom line or that companies might be too selective in their overall human rights approach. Similarly, the
anti-pink washing message was central to both Paris and London Prides this year.
Hashtag: #Biz4LGBTI,
#UNForumBHR,
#bizhumanrightsFormat: Short video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zeeVEKaDLM), panel followed by Q&A
