Richard Howitt
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first heard May 2026
last heard 29 Jul
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And it will all actually continue with a big phasing period with lots of opportunity for US corporates to learn what they need to do.
If the policies stay the same in the US, I would foresee deep political pressure on the European Union from the US.
And I'm not sure the EU is strong enough to stand up to it.
And so clearly I hope that won't be the position, but I won't be surprised if we're here in a year or two reflecting on that.
Final question to each of you.
Chloe, brilliant bit of research.
Congratulations.
What's next for the US Corporate Human Rights Index?
All of your information is, of course, available online on the Business and Human Rights Centre's website, including individual profiles of the 54 companies.
Bennett, last question to you.
Chloe picked out those words from your report, that silence is not a neutral choice.
You're a passionate business and human rights advocate.
Just make the case for that.
In this podcast, we've heard that the intent behind this new initiative is to deter companies from backtracking, to hold them to account, but as Bennett said in his last answer there, ultimately to encourage companies to build on the amazing progress there's been on business and human rights.
We've heard from Chloe that the evidence shows that many companies are maintaining their human rights policies and commitments, but the real concern is that they are getting rid of their capacity to implement what they say they want to do.
We've heard some pretty striking criticisms of big oil and of tech companies for using their lobbying and litigation efforts to undermine business and human rights.
And we've put it in the global context as well and been told that this isn't just EU versus the USA, but business and human rights policies are sweeping the world, as are the demands for investors, as are the stakeholder groups.
And the US companies probably understand that, even if US politicians may not.
I'm so sorry that we've run out of time because this conversation could have gone on a lot longer.
But to Chloe Cole and to Bennett Freeman, thank you so much for being our guests on Frankly Speaking today.
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