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 […]
New Report: Failures in Governance and Lack of Appropriate Focus Still Common Amongst Largest Companies May 10, 2017 8:21 am Published by Mairead Keigher Findings based on new indicators of maturity for corporate reporting developed by Shift 10 May 2017 — Today Shift has released Human Rights Reporting: Are Companies Telling Investors What They Need to Know, a new report authored by Shift and supported by the UK Department for International Development, EY and Hermes Investment Management. This report features a […]
Reporting Trends and Insights: Are Palm Oil Companies Leaders or Laggards in Reporting on Human Rights? May 2, 2017 10:43 am Published by Mairead Keigher This article is one in a series designed to highlight trends and key insights from corporate human rights disclosures found in the UNGP Reporting Database. A Common and Complex Commodity Whether or not we know it, average consumers come into contact with palm oil every single day. This cheaply and efficiently produced agricultural commodity is […]
Reporting Trends and Insights: Are Companies Taking a Principled Approach or Are They Cherry Picking? April 12, 2017 9:16 am Published by Mairead Keigher This article is one in a series designed to highlight trends and key insights from corporate human rights disclosures found in the UNGP Reporting Database. In the next few weeks, Shift will also publish a research report analyzing the maturity of human rights reporting for 74 top global companies included in the Reporting Database. The […]
Early Adopter ABN AMRO Publishes First Report Using Reporting Framework December 21, 2016 3:02 pm Published by Mairead Keigher 21 December 2016 — Dutch bank and UNGP Reporting Framework early adopter ABN AMRO published today its first ever human rights report, which uses the Reporting Framework. This is ABN AMRO’s first report using the Reporting Framework. | From ABN AMRO: press release | full report | summary of the report ABN AMRO is the world’s […]
Reporting Trends and Insights: Who’s Responsible and Accountable for Addressing Human Rights Risks Within the Company? October 17, 2016 10:49 am Published by Mairead Keigher This article is one in a series designed to highlight trends and key insights from corporate human rights disclosures found in the UNGP Reporting Database. — In the previous article in this series, we noted that 75 per cent of companies in the Reporting Database have a policy commitment to respect human rights. Far fewer […]
ICT Companies Now in Reporting Database June 20, 2016 12:13 pm Published by Mairead Keigher 21 June 2016 — The 10 largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies in the world by the FT500 are now in the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Database. The companies include Apple, AT&T, China Mobile, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Samsung Electronics, Tencent and Verizon Communications. Jump to companies’ disclosure in the database The UNGP Reporting Database […]
Q&A With Eurosif on Public Database of Corporate Reporting on Human Rights May 31, 2016 2:55 pm Published by Mairead Keigher 31 May 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. This Q&A was originally published by […]
