Forbes reports that conversations at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos highlight a growing test of whether political and corporate leaders will treat human rights and resource limits as real constraints, rather than messaging challenges, as overlapping global crises place new pressure on institutions. Leaders across human rights, social innovation, and critical infrastructure emphasized that the moment demands operational courage, not just rhetoric.

Speaking with Forbes, Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, said, “Now, when a country fails to protect, fails in its duty to protect, either because of a lack of political will or power or capacity or whatever reason, then it’s up to the corporations that are operating in that country to comply with those international norms. But the first duty goes to the government. If the failure of the government, the corporations have an obligation themselves.”

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