Global Human Rights Centre

The Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia Conference (CSERA), held in Kuala Lumpur under the theme “De-Risking Industry through Rights-Based Resilience,” convened businesses, investors, regulators, civil society, and participants from the Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) to explore the intersection of corporate activity, environmental sustainability, and human rights across Asia.

Discussions highlighted the accelerating shift from voluntary ESG frameworks toward mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), emphasising the role of rights-based approaches in strengthening corporate resilience, accountability, and long-term sustainability.

Key themes included:

* Evolving regulatory expectations across Asia
* The limitations of ESG disclosures
* Embedding due diligence into core business operations

Participants engaged in practical sessions on net-zero transitions, biodiversity protection, and responsible supply chains, alongside interactive action labs and the NextGenBHR Hackathon, showcasing youth-driven innovation in responsible business practices.

A central takeaway was the importance of integrating community voices and environmental justice into corporate decision-making, particularly in addressing plastic pollution, agribusiness sustainability, and the environmental impacts of emerging technologies.



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International Women’s Day Statement - Chisomejé Rural Women Rising Project (CRWRP)

This International Women’s Day, we honour the rural women who feed the world yet remain unseen in the global economy.

Across farms, markets, and food supply chains, millions of rural women sustain communities and national economies. Yet their labour is often uncounted, unpaid, and undervalued. Climate change, poverty, and structural inequality continue to deepen the economic exclusion of the very women who keep the world fed.

Through our Invisible Women Who Feed the World Campaign, the Chisomejé Rural Women Rising Project is shining a light on these women and demanding change. Food security cannot be achieved while the women who produce, process, and trade food remain economically invisible.

This International Women’s Day, we call for urgent action to recognise, value, and economically empower rural women in agrifood systems. Our work focuses on three priorities: advancing recognition and economic justice for rural women, providing financial support to strengthen their businesses and livelihoods, and delivering training in sustainable practices alongside access to solar powered technologies that support climate-resilient food production.

The women who feed the world must no longer be invisible.