Learn about BR2R’s history, mission and member demographics.

The Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association (BR2R) was founded by Michael Santoro (Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business) and Anita Ramasastry (University of Washington Law School) as a non-profit, non-partisan association dedicated to promoting global interdisciplinary scholarship.

Since 2023, Co-Presidents are David Hess (University of Michigan – Ross School of Business), Danielle Anne Pamplona (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR) and Olena Uvarova (Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and Wageningen University).

What does our logo represent?

BR2R stands for “Business Responsibility to Respect.”

As Business and Human Rights Scholars, we are mindful of the duties of states to protect human rights and with the need to provide remedies for those who have been deprived of human rights, among other critical issues in the field.

Our logo BR2R reflects the central role in these debates of defining the extent and limits of business responsibility for human rights and holding companies accountable to these standards.

Mission Statement

The Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association aims to:

Unite Global Scholars

• Bring together a global and interdisciplinary group of scholars with an interest in business and human rights.
• Foster high-level scholarship and analysis of law, policy and practice in business and human rights.
• Support emerging scholars, including those from the Global South.

Promote Research & Teaching

• Disseminate research on business and human rights.
• Promote research on business and human rights with a regional focus, including in languages other than English.
• Encourage teaching in a range of disciplines on the topic of business and human rights.

Raise Awareness

• Raise awareness of the human rights and other potentially harmful impacts of business activity.
• Promote respect for international human rights among states, business enterprises and other organizations.

Collaborations

The Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association seeks to build relationships with other organizations in order to promote teaching and research on human rights.

Business and Human Rights Journal

Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association members can receive a heavily discounted rate for an annual personal print subscription to Business and Human Rights Journal.

To obtain this discount, email subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org and ask for the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association rate.

The Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum

The Teaching Forum is a platform for collaboration among individuals teaching business and human rights worldwide. The Forum seeks to promote and strengthen business and human rights education worldwide by fostering collaboration among teachers.

Latin American Regional Association

“The Latin American branch of the Global BHR Association aims to aggregate scholars from Latin America interested in the field. It will celebrate an annual regional conference on business and human rights, with the idea of discussing the themes that are more vivid in the region, to address pressing issues that might require scholarly commentary and analysis, to propose solutions that take into consideration the specificities of the region, and to analyze business and human rights cases arising in Latin America.

The main objective of the Latin American branch is to build cooperation networks that promote research, discussion and dissemination of questions and issues related to business and human rights in Latin America.”

For further information contact either Danielle Pamplona at danielle.pamplona@pucpr.br or Humberto Cantú Rivera at humberto.cantu.r@gmail.com.