On September 29 and 30, the Chair of International Business, Society and Sustainability (Prof. Dr. Schilling-Vacaflor) welcomed over 30 researchers from various countries to the International Workshop 2025 – Business, Human Rights, and the Environment in Andean Countries. The workshop was jointly organized by the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (CHREN) and the ADLAF Working Group on Andean Countries, with the aim of fostering exchange and building new alliances among researchers, activists, company representatives and social movements committed to socio-environmental justice and strengthening corporate accountability. The participants were warmly received at the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (CHREN), in Nuremberg.
Over the course of two days, the participants engaged in dynamic discussions on the diverse social and environmental impacts of business activities in the Andean region, framed within the broader context of our global (political) economy.
After the workshop, it became clear that the Andean region is increasingly central to the global race for critical minerals and other extractive sectors. As these activities expand, so do their socio-environmental impacts, demanding greater attention and calling urgently for social and environmental justice across the region and in global supply chains.
Workshop on “Business, Human Rights and the Environment in the Andean Countries
