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 […]
Reporting Framework Implementation Guidance now With Minor Updates January 9, 2017 2:10 pm Published by Mairead Keigher 9 January 2017 — Following two years of application of the UNGP Reporting Framework, the team that developed the Framework has made minor updates to its implementation guidance to improve users’ understanding. The updated implementation guidance is available as web pages as well as in downloadable PDF format. Changes to the implementation guidance include 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 […]
Reporting Trends & Insights: Are Companies Making the Commitment to Respect Human Rights? August 29, 2016 3:10 pm 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. Topics in this article: What is expected of companies in terms of the policy commitment? | What is the overall quality of policies? | What makes a good human rights policy? | What trends are we seeing? | Tips […]
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 […]
Early Adopter Company H&M Publishes First Report Using Reporting Framework April 14, 2016 6:59 pm Published by Mairead Keigher 14 April 2016 — UNGP Reporting Framework early adopter company H&M published today its 2015 sustainability report, which uses the Reporting Framework. This is H&M’s first report using the Reporting Framework. H&M is also included in the UNGP Reporting Database.
