Overview

This section demonstrates that the issue of business and human rights is relevant to any company regardless of its size, sector or location. 


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Steps

  1. Understand what human rights are
  2. Understand how human rights relate to business
  3. Identify the risks, responsibilities and opportunities for your sector
  4. Build the business case for your company
  5. Get executive commitment and engage colleagues

 

Key Messages

  • Human rights are central to your business and not a philanthropic or reputational add-on
  • Human rights are an opportunity as well as a responsibility
  • The business case can relate to any right, any business sector and any global location
  • The business case is also relevant to Small and Medium sized Enterprises and State-Owned Enterprises

Benefits

  • Gain a basic understanding of human rights and how they relate to business
  • Understand how other companies have integrated human rights into their business management systems 
  • Help you to understand how to build a business case for your own company 
  • Identify ways to communicate you business case for human rights internally and externally

 

The Guide for Integrating Human Rights into Business Management is developed by: