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Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

By: IHRB Institute for Human Rights and Business
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In this ongoing series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other experts from around the world share topical and current stories of businesses impacting people in their everyday lives. Developed by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), this series elevates the range of voices – governments, businesses, and civil society – in the discussion on how to make human rights part of everyday business.2009-Present: Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) - Voices. Economics Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Lessons from Oman: Balancing a green transition with worker rights

    Lessons from Oman: Balancing a green transition with worker rights
    Sep 24 2026
    Oman's economy has relied on oil and gas for decades. Now, the country is investing heavily in green hydrogen and renewables, whilst also rolling out one of the most significant social protection reforms for workers seen in the region in recent decades. IHRB's Sarah Mostafa-Kamel speaks to Rumaitha Al Busaidi, an Omani scientist and environmental advocate, and Anfal Al Alawi, an energy sector and worker welfare expert in Oman's energy industry, about the lessons Oman's example hold for other countries in managing this transition.
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    36 mins
  • AI and responsible business: emerging risks and opportunities

    AI and responsible business: emerging risks and opportunities
    Aug 27 2026

    What do companies need to know about AI's impact on human rights, and how can it be harnessed as a force for good?

    Ray Eitel-Porter is a global expert in AI governance, safety and ethics who advises multinational companies and the public sector, and is a member of IHRB’s International Advisory Council. He’s also the author of “Governing the Machine: How to Navigate the Risks of AI and Unlock its True Potential”.

    IHRB’s Salil Tripathi caught up with Ray to discuss the positive differences AI could make to human rights, as well as current challenges it presents, such as bias getting baked into the system, the struggles faced by communities impacted by data centres, and how to be prepared for further automation in the workplace. Their conversation covers key tips for companies and governments trying to get AI right.

    Ray and Salil also discuss what’s called the oversight paradox, the idea that humans become less able to responsibly oversee AI over time as they lose experience once tasks are automated.

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    27 mins
  • Navigating ‘Distributive Justice’ in the energy transition

    Navigating ‘Distributive Justice’ in the energy transition
    Jul 23 2026
    IHRB's Head of Just Transitions, Haley St Dennis, and IHRB Research Fellow, Judy Hofmeyr, discuss the concept of ‘distributive justice’ - what is it really, how does it relate to the other forms of justice at the heart of any just transition, and why it can be a useful tool to help business practitioners involved in transition decision making.
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    27 mins
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