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Video pills on BHR represent an innovative way to provide key concepts and information to business enterprises in Brazil and regionwide. Video pills are short, bite-sized videos that provide information in a visual and engaging format, making it easy for different stakeholders to learn and understand important concepts. The video pills on BHR are designed for social media, and to provide a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and information on BHR.

Barriers

What barriers still prevent human rights from being effectively incorporated into business decisions?

In the latest episode of the “Entre Vozes”series, different perspectives show that advancing this agenda requires more than just formal commitments. It is necessary to bring the issue into corporate strategy and senior leadership, overcome the polarization of the debate, foster dialogue among companies, governments, and civil society, and strengthen business models capable of generating value responsibly.

The consolidation of the Business and Human Rights agenda hinges precisely on the ability to translate principles into practice, bringing different stakeholders together and incorporating human rights into the decisions that guide business operations.

With:

Salomão Cunha Lima – Expert in Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Impact

Caetano Scavino – Coordinator, Health and Happiness Project

Dorothée Baumann-Pauly – Director, Geneva Centre for Business and Human Rights

This video pill was designed for social media. Click on the image to watch it on the Instagram of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Business and Human Rights (@jeanmonnetfecap) or Instituto Ethos (@instituto_ethos).

Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)

In the ninth episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion focuses on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the importance of communities’ effective participation in decisions that affect their territories, their ways of life, and their rights.

More than simply providing information or conducting one-off consultations, participatory processes require dialogue from the very beginning, respect for communities’ own forms of organization and consultation protocols, as well as conditions that ensure their perspectives are effectively taken into account in decision-making.

In this video, various voices highlight the importance of building more responsible relationships between companies and communities, recognizing that listening, participation, and respect for rights must be integral to how business projects and activities are planned and carried out.

With:

Fábio Abdala – Regional Sustainability Manager, Alcoa

Rafael Miranda – Director, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Business and Human Rights – FECAP

Sila Mesquita – General Coordinator, Amazon Working Group (GTA)

The future of Human Rights

In the eighth episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, we look at the future of the human rights agenda and the paths that still need to be forged.

Contemporary challenges require companies to go beyond formal commitments by incorporating human rights into their decisions, strategies, and relationships with workers, communities, and other stakeholders.

In this episode, various voices reflect on the progress already made, the challenges that remain, and the changes needed for human rights to play an increasingly central role in business operations.

With:

Sônia Consiglio – Sustainability Specialist and Management Consultant

Cláudia Marconi – Director, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence on Business and Human Rights – FECAP

Neidinha Suruí – Indigenous Leader and Board Member, Ethos Institute

Human Rights Solutions

Human rights require dialogue, consistency, and collaborative efforts.

How can we turn commitments into practices capable of addressing the diversity of actors, interests, and challenges that shape the business and human rights agenda?

In this seventh episode of “Entre Vozes”, different perspectives converge on a central point: building solutions requires listening, participation, and continuous interaction among companies, civil society, and other stakeholders. Sustainability and resilience depend on the ability to incorporate these different voices into business decisions and strategies.

With:

Marco Castro – CEO, PwC Brazil
Sila Mesquita – General Coordinator, Amazon Working Group (GTA)
Cláudia Marconi – Director, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence on Business and Human Rights – FECAP

Diversity and Inclusion

In the sixth episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion addresses diversity and inclusion as part of the human rights agenda in companies.

Promoting diversity requires going beyond the mere presence of different groups. It means creating conditions that allow different experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds to participate effectively in the workplace and in decision-making processes. When embedded in an organization’s culture and practices, inclusion contributes to more representative environments, broadens perspectives, and strengthens relationships both within and outside companies.

In this video, different voices reflect on what diversity and inclusion mean in practice and on the importance of turning commitments into lasting actions.

With:

Salomão Cunha Lima – Expert in Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Impact
Paulo Nigro – Board Member, Ethos Institute
Neidinha Suruí – Indigenous Leader and Board Member, Ethos Institute

Democracy

In the fifth episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion highlights the relationship between democracy, businesses, and human rights.

Democracy is not limited to political institutions. It also depends on the existence of spaces for dialogue, participation, and respect for human rights—dimensions that cut across businesses’ operations and their relationships with workers, communities, and society.

In this video, various voices reflect on the role and responsibility of businesses in strengthening a democratic society, especially in a context marked by new social, political, and economic challenges.

The episode also marks the launch of the Guide to Civic Participation and Electoral Integrity for Businesses and Employees, developed in partnership with Natura. Nonpartisan in nature, the guide seeks to strengthen democracy and encourage informed civic participation. The guide brings together information on the electoral process, voting, representation, and combating misinformation, as well as guidelines for companies and employees to act ethically, safely, respectfully, and in accordance with the law during elections.

With:

Isabela Dias — Senior Manager of Institutional and Government Relations at Natura
Andréa Álvares — Chair of the Deliberative Council, Ethos Institute
Caio Magri — Executive Director, Ethos Institute

Due Diligence

In the fourth episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion addresses human rights due diligence as a fundamental element for transforming corporate commitments into effective practices.

More than just identifying risks, due diligence requires ongoing processes to prevent, mitigate, and address adverse impacts on human rights, incorporating this perspective into management, business decisions, and relationships with various stakeholders.

In this video, various voices reflect on how to move from making commitments to their concrete implementation and on the challenges of embedding human rights across all aspects of organizations.

With:

Fábio Abdala – Regional Sustainability Manager, Alcoa
Gildete Lima – Specialist in Business and Human Rights, Braskem
Rafael Miranda / Cláudia Marconi – Directors, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Business and Human Rights – FECAP

Social Participation

In the third episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion highlights social participation in the development of policies and regulatory frameworks regarding business and human rights in Brazil.

One of the central issues is PL 572/2022, which proposes the creation of a national framework on human rights and business and broadens the debate on corporate responsibilities in preventing and redressing human rights violations.

The discussion on the bill also highlights the importance of the participation of communities, workers, social movements, civil society organizations, and other affected groups in shaping this agenda. More than just a formal step, listening to and involving the public are essential for ensuring that diverse perspectives are incorporated into decisions that affect rights and territories.

In this video, various voices reflect on these paths and on the importance of strengthening public participation in the business and human rights agenda in Brazil.

With:

Neidinha Suruí – Indigenous Leader and Advisor, Ethos Institute
Lucimar Souza – Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
Thales Coelho – Federal Prosecutor, Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office

Commitment to Human Rights

In the second episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights, the discussion begins with a fundamental question: What does it mean, in practice, to commit to human rights?

More than just formal statements or policies, this commitment requires that human rights be integrated into organizations’ decisions, practices, and relationships with workers, communities, and other stakeholders affected by their activities.

In this video, different voices reflect on the importance of turning commitments into concrete actions and placing respect for human rights at the center of business operations.

With:

Dorothée Baumann-Pauly – Director, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

Paulo Nigro – Board Member, Ethos Institute

Neidinha Suruí – Indigenous Leader and Board Member, Ethos Institute

Indicators

In the first episode of the series “Entre Vozes – Perspectives on Human Rights”, the discussion begins with a fundamental question: How can commitments to human rights be transformed into indicators capable of guiding decisions and measuring concrete progress?

Indicators are not merely measurement tools. They help identify risks, set priorities, develop action plans, and track, over time, whether commitments are actually leading to change.

In this video, various voices reflect on the challenges of developing metrics that make sense for companies and, above all, that are capable of capturing the complexity of human rights-related impacts and risks.

With:

Andréa Álvares – Chair of the Deliberative Council, Ethos Institute
Sônia Consiglio – Sustainability Specialist and Board Member
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly – Director, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

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Barriers

Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)

The future of Human Rights

Human Rights Solutions

Diversity and Inclusion

Democracy

Due Diligence

Social Participation

Commitment to Human Rights

Indicators

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