Human rights due diligence (HRDD) is the process by which companies identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for the impact of their operations and supply chains on people.
The growing trend around non-financial reporting, stemming from John Ruggie's Protect, Respect, Remedy framework, sees greater importance attached to human rights due diligence.
Explores what responsible business practices entail in the context of sourcing changes, specifically when “disengaging” – that is, making substantial reductions in sourcing volumes or terminating supply chain business relationships.
Identifying risks is only the first step. Addressing those risks requires companies to work closely with suppliers — not just to enforce standards, but to build the conditions for sustainable improvement.
Implementing human rights due diligence (HRDD) requires more than a policy commitment. It involves building a practical system that identifies risks to people, takes action to address them, and improves over time.
SMEs get government-subsidised consultancy to advance ethical trade & human rights work. The challenges and opportunities that small businesses face in getting to grips with the business and human rights agenda.
The UK parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has just published its Human Rights and Business 2017 report calling for “stronger legislation, stronger enforcement and clearer routes to justice” to protect workers’ human rights.
Sabita Banerji gets to the heart of the Living wage issue, and reports on the rallying cry from the Archbishop of York at the recent ETI and Global Compact Network UK’s living wage conference.
A growing labour shortage, rising skill levels and better wages are changing the nature of Chinese factories and the relationships between workers and employers.