Business and Human Rights remains a space that is still being negotiated across legal systems, markets, and local contexts. It is no longer a question of whether BHR will shape the future of business practice, but rather about how that transition will be navigated in contexts like Sri Lanka – aligning global expectations, local institutional capacity, and everyday realities and concerns of companies and communities.

Environmental Impact Assessments in Sri Lanka are fast losing their credibility due to poor quality in reporting standards. In this op-ed based on a recent CSF study, critical issues on social impact reporting contained in EIAs are flagged. The author calls for greater scrutiny by authorities, project promoters, and financial institutions.

Colombo Urban Lab’s latest policy brief examines the protracted and often invisible impacts of Sri Lanka’s polycrisis on Colombo’s working class poor, focusing on how they have increased vulnerabilities to new    shocks such as natural disasters and the global energy crisis. These findings are based on qualitative research with communities in Colombo, a household survey of 45 households conducted across four settlements in January 2026, and ongoing engagements with community leaders from across Colombo.