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As part of our continuing series of Human Rights Lectures, we are delighted to welcome Professor Atinuke Adediran, to deliver a lecture that will take us into the world of corporate decision-making to see how boardrooms have become important sites of human rights governance. The decisions of multinational corporations shape the dignity, economic opportunity, health, and security of workers, consumers, local communities, and others affected by their operations. Yet these stakeholders often lack meaningful opportunities to participate in corporate decision-making, even when they bear its consequences. In the absence of such channels, corporations frequently respond to stakeholder demands through public commitments, disclosures, and statements of corporate values. During her lecture, Adediran will argue that these responses are primarily managerial rather than structural. They may communicate concern, but they rarely provide affected stakeholders with durable agency or voice. The lecture will therefore explore what legal and governance mechanisms might enable stakeholders to participate meaningfully in corporate decision-making, and how human rights frameworks should respond as corporations acquire greater economic and political power. Tea and coffee will be available for all attendees from 5pm. The lecture and discussion takes place from 5.30-6.30pm, and a drinks reception will follow immediately after.

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