BY Richard Karmel, Mazars UK Richard is London Managing Partner at Mazars UK. He is responsible for Mazars’ award winning business and human rights services which helps companies address their human rights risks as well as compliance with the UK’s Modern Slavery Act. Understanding and Managing Human Rights Risks Is a Key Element of Integrated Thinking Published November 1, 2017 No company can succeed if it does so on the back of human rights abuses in its operations of supply chain. Every company must engage in identifying where this risks and impacts are present and take a role in preventing, mitigating and remedying them. Respect for human rights is not an optional extra – it must be part of how profits are made.
BY Sara Blackwell, Shift Sara Blackwell is an Advisor at Shift. Reporting Trends and Insights: Are Palm Oil Companies Leaders or Laggards in Reporting on Human Rights? Published May 2, 2017 The largest palm oil companies have mature reporting in only one element of respect for human rights: the human rights policy commitment. In all other areas, there is significant work to be done.
BY Michelle Langlois, Shift Michelle Langlois is a reporting programme advisor for Shift, working on the UNGP Reporting Database. Reporting Trends and Insights: Are Companies Taking a Principled Approach or Are They Cherry Picking? Published April 12, 2017 Over half of companies reviewed by Shift provide no clarification about which human rights are most relevant to their operations and value chains, simply listing certain rights with any apparent rationale. This should leave any reader concerned that the company has no clear idea where its greatest potential impacts on people lie and therefore may well not be managing those risks.
BY Michelle Langlois, Shift Michelle Langlois is a reporting programme advisor at Shift, working on the UNGP Reporting Database. Reporting Trends and Insights: Who’s Responsible and Accountable for Addressing Human Rights Risks Within the Company? Published October 17, 2016 While the majority of companies in the UNGP Reporting Database report something on accountability structures for human rights, only 7 per cent of companies clearly explain day-to-day responsibility and accountability structures for managing human rights risks.
BY Michelle Langlois, Shift Michelle Langlois is a reporting programme advisor with Shift and works on the UNGP Reporting Database. Reporting Trends & Insights: Are Companies Making the Commitment to Respect Human Rights? Published August 29, 2016 While we see positive developments in companies' human rights policy commitments at an overall level, a number of weaknesses remain.
BY Caroline Rees, Shift, and Eurosif Caroline Rees is the President of Shift, the leading centre of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Eurosif is the leading pan-European sustainable and responsible investment membership organization. Q&A With Eurosif on Public Database of Corporate Reporting on Human Rights Published May 31, 2016 In a new Q&A, Shift President Caroline Rees discusses with Eurosif, the leading pan-European sustainable and responsible investment membership organization, how the creation of the UNGP Reporting Database is helping increase understanding of how companies are embedding the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in their business.
BY Richard Karmel, Partner, Mazars LLP Richard Karmel is responsible for Mazars’ award winning business and human rights services which helps companies address their human rights risks as well as compliance with the UK’s Modern Slavery Act. Which Corporate Bucket Is Going to Pay for Human Rights? Published February 22, 2016 How can companies know if they are respecting human rights? The UNGP Reporting Framework provides an answer.
BY Prof. Roel Nieuwenkamp Professor Roel Nieuwenkamp is Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct and a member of the Eminent Persons Group that oversaw the development of the UNGP Reporting Framework. Translating ‘Human Rights Speak’ Into ‘Business Speak’ Published February 11, 2016 The Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct discusses a valuable resource to help companies translate 'human rights speak' into 'business speak'.
BY Beata Faracik Beata Faracik, LL.M., is a lawyer, human rights and business expert and President of the Board of the Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business. Language for Action: Translating the Reporting Framework into Polish to Improve Company Practice Published September 21, 2015 The Polish translation of the UNGP Reporting Framework will help Polish companies implement the UN Guiding Principles.
BY Roel Nieuwenkamp and Caroline Rees Roel Nieuwenkamp is Chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct and a member of the Eminent Persons Group that has overseen the development of the UNGP Reporting Framework. Caroline Rees is President of Shift, the leading centre of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles, which co-facilitated the development of the UNGP Reporting Framework together with Mazars. As Demands for Better Human Rights Reporting Grow Fast, Help Is at Hand Published June 15, 2015 The UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework will help meet companies meet rising expectations for meaningful human rights reporting, says the chair of the OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct.
