Understanding and Managing Human Rights Risks Is a Key Element of Integrated Thinking November 1, 2017 12:16 pm Published by Mairead Keigher This commentary is adapted from an address given by the author at the launch event for the UNGP Assurance Guidance in London on 19 September 2017. 1 November 2017 — The UN Guiding Principles Assurance Guidance is the first human rights specific guidance to those who perform assurance either within a company on its human […]
Mazars and Shift Urge Employers to Embed Respect for Human Rights Into Core Business Strategies as Corporate Governance Code Review is Announced in UK October 18, 2017 11:18 am Published by Mairead Keigher New assurance framework will enable businesses to identify global risk 16 October 2017 — As the Corporate Governance Code review is laid out in the UK in November and UK Prime Minister Theresa May calls on the United Nations to back tough measures to end modern slavery, international accountancy and advisory firm Mazars and Shift, the […]
New Assurance Guidance Puts Human Rights at the Heart of Corporate Governance Debate September 28, 2017 12:18 pm Published by admin_un This new guidance from Mazars and Shift helps internal auditors and external assurance practitioners assess companies’ human rights performance and reporting. 19 September 2017 — As businesses become increasingly accountable for their wider impact on society, Mazars and Shift today launch comprehensive Assurance Guidance on human rights, for the first time giving businesses a clear direction on […]
Public Consultation on Reporting Framework’s Assurance Guidance September 13, 2016 1:50 pm Published by Mairead Keigher This consultation is now closed. 13 September 2016 — The Human Rights Reporting and Assurance Frameworks Initiative (RAFI), a joint initiative of Shift and Mazars, launched in early 2013. The goal of RAFI has been to advance understanding of what good human rights reporting looks like and what good assurance of human rights reporting involves. The […]
