From policy to practice: four programmes driving Africa’s BHR agenda
Our programmes are designed to move from institutional theory to practical change through research, reform, partnerships, and field-level engagement.
African BHR Policy & Legislative Reform
This programme focuses on strengthening policy and legal frameworks that embed business and human rights standards within African governance systems. It supports national action planning, legislative reform, and institutional accountability mechanisms.
Focus Areas:
- National Action Plan development and review
- Policy and legislative reform
- State-based remedy systems
- Governance and regulatory accountability
Responsible Supply Chain & Corporate Accountability
This programme supports businesses, regulators, and stakeholders to strengthen human rights due diligence, responsible sourcing, and corporate accountability within regional and global supply chains.
Focus Areas:
- Human rights due diligence
- Corporate accountability systems
- ESG and compliance advisory
- Supply chain governance
Climate Justice & Just Transition
This programme addresses the human rights implications of climate action, extractives, land use, and transition minerals, ensuring that sustainability and energy shifts are equitable and community-centred.
Focus Areas:
- Climate justice
- Critical minerals governance
- FPIC and community rights
- Just transition policy and practice
Digital Rights, Ethical AI & Access to Justice
This programme responds to emerging digital harms and opportunities by promoting responsible technology governance, digital human rights due diligence, and ethical AI approaches that protect dignity and justice.
Focus Areas:
- Ethical AI governance
- Digital rights and data protection
- Platform accountability
- Access to justice through technology
Civil Society Resilience
This programme strengthens the legal, governance, and institutional capacity of civil society organisations across Africa, enabling them to navigate shrinking civic space, meet regulatory and donor compliance requirements, and sustain their mission in increasingly hostile operating environments.
Focus Areas:
- Legal and regulatory compliance advisory
- Governance diagnostics and board development
- Financial resilience and fundraising capacity
- Digital security and organisational resilience
- Civic space monitoring and knowledge resources