Business and Conflict Community of Practice
Business and Conflict
Community
Engage and Learn
The Business and Conflict: Community of Practice is a network of professionals from diverse institutions focused on promoting responsible business practices in conflict-affected areas.
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Who we are
Members of the Business and Conflict Community contribute varied perspectives and expertise to the group. Having a shared community provides a basis for convening, exchange, coordination, and relationship building, strengthening the work of each community member and enabling a greater collective impact. Together, community members co-create research findings, policy and normative frameworks, and other building blocks towards a global conflict-sensitive business environment.
Vision
The vision for the community is to consolidate and mainstream work on business operations in conflict-affected areas within broader debates on business and human rights. In this endeavor, the objective of the community is to create a safer space for more frequent discussion, better information exchange, and more intentional relationships among professionals working at the intersection of business, human rights, and conflict.
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Members
The community of practice membership comprises practitioners including actors from international organizations, non-governmental organizations, law firms, academia, consulting agencies, and more. It stretches across 6 continents and examines a variety of subtopics within the domain of business and human rights in conflict. The community of practice also directly engages with companies and investors on topics of common interest.
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Activities
Current activities of the community of practice include (online) facilitated workshops, topical briefings, information exchange, and may expand into collaborative products. Community members drive the agenda.
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Each November, the community hosts an in-person workshop in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights.