CR Consultants Carnstone publishes a pragmatic guide to help companies understand and implement the new UN business and human rights standards

London 22/10/13

On the Rights Track was written in response to feedback from CR and corporate affairs managers that they are finding it difficult to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It includes a range of case studies highlighting significant human rights issues by industry and how to tackle them.

The 2011 UN Guiding Principles turned societal expectations of the role of business in human rights into global standards which companies are expected to meet. However, many companies find it difficult to practically implement them through existing business processes. This pragmatic guide was written with business practitioners in mind to address this difficulty. It summarises Ruggie's recommendations and communicates human rights standards in an engaging and user-friendly format. It also includes case studies highlighting significant human rights issues by industry.

Summing up the importance of managing Human Rights within companies, Paul Burke, Senior Partner at Carnstone said “Ensuring that human rights impacts are properly identified and managed are no longer the sole concerns of companies keen to proclaim their ethical trade credentials. Changing societal expectations and a rapidly developing corpus of international and national law and regulation have moved these issues from the periphery into the mainstream of corporate strategy. Poor human rights performance can imperil the security of a company’s supply chain while the rise of the citizen journalist means that failings in this area – whether real or perceived – can result in significant reputational damage.”

More information here: http://www.carnstone.com/reports.php

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For more information, please contact paul.burke@carnstone.com

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