Tuesday June 22, 2021
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Jenny Vaughan
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The Shared Opportunity to Promote Human Rights
The absence of action to promote human rights presents severe risks to their fulfillment. This paper draws upon BSR experience over the past decade to propose a framework for the shared promotion of human rights.
Human Rights Due Diligence of Products and Services
We can see and feel the human rights impacts of products and services. This issue brief explains downstream human rights due diligence, why it’s important, coming advancements, and how to get started.
Access to Remedy
After 10 years of implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP), companies are increasingly expected to address the harms they have caused or contributed to through their business relationships. This brief explains what effective remedy is, the role of business, and five recommendations for companies to improve access.
Climate Change and Human Rights
This report explores the intersection between climate and human rights and makes recommendations on taking first steps to create long-term, resilient business strategies that address human rights impacts related to physical climate impacts as well as the transition to a low carbon economy.
Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Contexts
Complex interplay of social, political, environmental, and economic factors fosters an environment where violence, oppression, poverty, human rights abuses, and state failure are more likely to occur. Businesses that integrate human rights management into strategic decision-making and day-to-day operations will be more resilient to today’s global challenges11 while addressing some of the social, economic, and environmental drivers of conflict.
Human Rights Assessments: Identifying Risks, Informing Strategy
According to the UNGPs, companies should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts to gauge human rights risks. BSR shares its human rights assessment methodology to help with this important first step of human rights due diligence.