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EU has been developing in a considerable rapid pace measures and policies aiming to strengthen the link between business and human rights and has set such a consistent normative movement under the umbrella of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, that clearly states that enhancing human rights is an articulated responsibility of the whole society, including academia and business enterprises.
There has been underway a potential lasting and cascading change in global political culture on the matter and, therefore, there is a window of opportunity to develop the Business and Human Rights agenda considerably, in theoretical and practical terms, anticipating and filling governance gaps in the Global South.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has been highlighting the leadership and visibility of EU standards on BHR through projects assisting governments and businesses in Latin America (such as the Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean) and other regions and countries of the Global South. It is worth saying that it is possible to recognize newborn network initiatives (often academically coordinated) that can play a definite role in this same direction. That is the reality of Brazil: a key strategic partner of the EU and one in which an increasing awareness and understanding of the impact of business on human rights and the indivisibility of a human rights approach to Responsible Business Conduct have been cascading.