Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human …
WEBThe UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations.. They were proposed and drafted by UN Special Representative on business and human rights John Ruggie during his 2005-2011 mandate, and endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011.
Nike is facing a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests
WEBAug 1, 2017 · On July 29, students and activists around the world participated in a day of protest against Nike, organized by United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS). The demonstrations, in cities such as Boston, Washington D.C., Bangalore, and San Pedro Sula in Honduras, represented an escalation of allegations against …
UNGPs Guidance & Implementation - Business & Human Rights …
WEBThis section features guidance on how companies and governments should implement the UN Guiding Principles. Under the UNGPs, companies should: express their commitment to respect human rights through a policy statement; conduct human rights due diligence; and remediate negative impacts they have caused or contributed to.. One of the key concepts set out in the UNGPs as part of companies ...
Annual impact report 2020/21 - Business & Human Rights …
WEBSince 2014 the Resource Centre has been highlighting the urgent need for a fair and fast transition to clean energy. In 2020 we published the first-ever human rights benchmark of renewable energy companies. The scores were dreadful (average of 22%), but this has been a wake-up call to more responsible companies, and investors, regarding abuse ...
Labour Rights - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
WEBLabour Rights. Global inequalities in power allow the profit maximisation model of businesses to shape a global economy that prioritises profit over people. The dominance of this model facilitates various forms of exploitation including poverty wages, discrimination and violence, crackdowns on trade unions and collective organising, rising ...
Modern Slavery Statements - Business & Human Rights Resource …
WEBThe Modern Slavery Registry, operated by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, was created to fill this gap. The Registry has provided an invaluable resource that has helped promote transparency and increase accountability by enabling thousands of users worldwide the access to scrutinise over 16,000 modern slavery statements side by side.
Conflict minerals - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Conflict minerals could be in any of the electronics you use. Certain minerals (including tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) have been linked with funding killings, violence, rape, and other human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other conflict zones. These minerals can enter multinational companies' supply chains, and are ...
UN Working Group on Business & Human RIghts
WEBJan 1, 2024 · In June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council established a "working group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises", commonly referred to as the Working Group on business and human rights, "consisting of five independent experts...for a period of three years". The Working Group's mandate was ...
Supreme Court throws out child slavery lawsuit against Nestle, …
WEBJun 30, 2021 · The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit alleging that the food companies Nestle and Cargill aided and abetted child slavery in the Ivory Coast.
Corporate Human Rights Litigation: Trends from 200 Seminal …
WEBDec 8, 2020 · Nearly half (45%) the cases Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has profiled were brought against mining or oil & gas companies. Extractives companies are the most prevalent in our database by far – followed by the agricultural and food sectors (13%) and the Tech sector (6%).