Paloma leads BSR’s work on Human Rights Standards, including standard-setting, knowledge management, and helping companies respond to emerging standards and regulation. She is also Senior Advisor to BSR’s Finance & Human Rights Practice.
Prior to joining BSR, Paloma was Advisor to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Senior Consultant of the UN B-Tech Project, where she developed a vision for promoting the uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights among investors and guidance on responsible investment in digital technologies. Prior to the UN, Paloma launched and led the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, where she developed thought leadership on the investor responsibility to respect human rights and supported stewardship engagements across industries. She also worked at the Danish Institute for Human Rights advising companies, governments, and civil society on business and human rights.
Paloma is a member of the US government’s Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct. She sits on the Editorial Board of Developments in the Field of the Business and Human Rights Journal of Cambridge University.
She holds a Master of International Affairs (M.I.A.) in Human Rights from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science, also from Columbia University.
Paloma is Chilean-American and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Insights From Paloma Muñoz Quick
- Advancing People-Centered Climate Action in Private Capital Markets / December 17, 2025 / Reports
- EU Omnibus: Challenges and Opportunities of the Parliament’s Proposed Changes to the CSDDD / October 17, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Developing Integrated Approaches to Human Rights, Climate, and Nature / August 14, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Advancing a People-Centered Approach to Sovereign Debt / June 4, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Omnibus: The Costs of Looking Away from Sustainability Impacts in Uncertain Times / May 7, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- The EU Omnibus: What’s at Stake for Business, People, and the Planet / January 28, 2025 / BSR Insights+
- Sustainability Strategy in the Age of Regulation: Don’t Lose the Plot / October 3, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- CSDDD: A De Facto Climate Due Diligence Law That Safeguards People / September 23, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- The CSDDD: Implications for the Finance Industry / September 4, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- How Financial Institutions Can Manage Reduction of US Reproductive and LGBTQI+ Rights / July 9, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- New Report: How Financial Services Firms Can Manage Risks from Criminalization of Abortion, LGBTQI+ Healthcare, and Respect Human Rights / June 20, 2024 / News
- Navigating the Rollbacks in Protection of Reproductive and LGBTQI+ Rights in the US / June 20, 2024 / Reports
- The CSDDD: Compliance Meets Sustainability Ambitions / June 20, 2024 / Insights+
- A Coherent Approach to Sustainability Due Diligence and Reporting: Making Sense of CSDDD and CSRD / June 17, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- CSDDD: A Pragmatic Approach to Managing Human Rights and Environmental Impacts / April 29, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- Leveling the Global Playing Field: A Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights / January 25, 2024 / BSR Insights+
- As Abortion Restrictions Mount, Companies Work Behind the Scenes to Ensure Reproductive Rights for Their Employees / TriplePundit / August 1, 2023 / News
- Double Materiality for Financial Institutions / December 14, 2022 / Reports
- Social Unrest: Fixing the “S” of ESG in Private Equity / October 26, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- The Housing Crisis: Key Priorities for Investor Action / June 29, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Transforming Finance: Priorities for Progress in Advancing Respect for Human Rights / April 21, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Human Rights Roadmap for Transforming Finance / April 20, 2022 / Reports
- Bridging the Human Rights Gap in ESG / March 22, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- Impact-Based Materiality / February 3, 2022 / BSR Insights+
- The Future of Business and Human Rights / December 10, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Inside BSR: Q&A with Paloma Muñoz Quick / October 6, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Human Rights Are Not Just an “ESG Factor” / September 23, 2021 / BSR Insights+
- Reimagining Investment: Human Rights in Venture Capital / September 9, 2021 / BSR Insights+