NomoGaia

06/10/2026

Panama has sent an 18yo from Colòn to the UN Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights, and it is pumping life into the plenary. Ismael González talks about land as art and kids as laborers in the same breath. Human rights is what safeguards human dignity… a young person urging this room to halt violence shredding his community and restore public discourse is a powerful call to action

04/14/2026

Sustainability Platforms like EcoVadis say they enable HRDD - https://mailchi.mp/23814654e7eb/report-release-grievance-mechanism-analysis-8338030

03/30/2026

Report Release! Grievance Mechanism Process Analysis - https://mailchi.mp/c0190226a865/report-release-grievance-mechanism-analysis

03/18/2026

How do companies evaluate human rights risks in conflict zones? Join us for a panel discussion launching UNDP's new hHRDD training facilitation guide. My fellow presenters bring a wealth of on-the-ground knowledge of the exposures companies have to human rights abuses in complex contexts. I learn from them every time we meet.
📅 24 March 2026
🕐 14:00 CET
💻 Register: https://lnkd.in/g88_upQC

03/11/2026

Eggs estrellados con salsa ranchera, frijoles, platanitos, queso, tortillas… desayuno de campeones (the champion being Margarita, somewhere on the Honduras Guatemala border).

12/23/2025

Our Latin American Focus - https://mailchi.mp/aae7fcd93381/our-latin-american-focus NomoGaia ran three simultaneous programs in Colombia in 2025. These focused on supply chain due diligence in the banana fields, operational-level grievance mechanisms in a gold mine, and regulatory strengthening in the Office of the President. Each workstream deserves its own five days of NomoGaia. We merge them here to show the multiplier effects of our work - how projects build on each other and strengthen human rights in a virtuous cycle.

12/17/2025

Why we write academic papers - https://mailchi.mp/c7c5dd9a6bda/why-we-write-academic-papers NomoGaia’s expertise comes from 18 years of painstaking fieldwork, complemented by academic studies and engagement with peers and partners. We’ve told you about this work before.

The expertise that gets traction today is what is written in peer-reviewed academic papers. These papers shape laws and regulations explicitly governing business and human rights in Asia, Latin America and, most immediately, Europe. So we write those! And send mark to meetings!

12/10/2025

Regulations and 'Risk' - https://mailchi.mp/b5fe5ffa2fb5/regulations-and-risk Safety experts define risks at operations based on key parameters: are there vertical ladders people fall from, are there loud machines that harm hearing? Equipment, engineering , behavioral protocols, and protective gear measurably mitigate existing risks.

There is no comparable risk identification and management program in human rights. Companies start with intrinsic risk and jump straight to ‘remedy.’ The remedies aren't fit for purpose and the harms persist.

11/26/2025

The Five Weeks of NomoGiving! - https://mailchi.mp/063ff920778e/the-five-weeks-of-nomogiving Warm greetings from UN Headquarters in Geneva! Governments, international agencies, NGOs and universities have gathered to focus on “Accelerating action on business and human rights amidst crises and transformations.” It’s a nod to the whiplash folks in our space experience daily, as we watch companies dump their diversity, equity, health & safety and broader sustainability commitments at the same time regulators are trying to develop new binding laws.

11/24/2025