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Business and Human Rights Workbook
What are Human Rights?
Overview of human rights and human rights standards
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
OHCHR_Brief overview of the UNGPs
Frequently asked questions about the UNGPs
UNGPs vs UNGC
Professor John Ruggie on Business and Human Rights
How human rights are relevant to business
The Business Case for Human Rights
The business case for human rights
Case study I: Starbucks
Case study II: Dyson
Test your learning : Quiz 1
Additional reading - The text of UNGPs
Additional reading - The Relationship between business and human rights
Why we need a law to protect workers, people, and planet from bad business
Voluntary Standards and Legal Obligations
UNGPs in practice
Business briefing on the UNGPs
Key human rights due diligence and reporting legislation
South Korea proposes mandatory HRDD legislation
Case study: Tony’s Chocolonely
Test your learning : Quiz 2
Additional reading - UNGPs: The Interpretive Guide
Additional reading - Japan's Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains
Additional reading - Making sense of EU regulatory BHR initiatives
Additional reading - Debating mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence legislation: A reality Check
Defining Human Rights Due Diligence
Human rights due diligence under the UNGPs
An oveview of the key Human Rights Due Diligence steps
ETI Due Diligence Framework
Tool: Human Rights due diligence checklist for entry into new markets (Ardea)
Stakeholder engagement in Human Rights Due Diligence
Meaningful stakeholder engagement
Beyond social auditing
Beyond audit approaches
Case study:Amesys
Case study: Finnfund
Test your learning: Quiz 3
Tool: Recruitment Checklist (Ardea)
Tool: ILO Self-assessment questionnaire (MNE Declaration)
Tool: A Common Framework for Responsible Purchasing Practices (CFRPP)
Additional reading - OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
Additional Reading - Social auditing and ethical certification: flaws and failures to improve labour conditions
Seven Easy Steps for Companies to Implement Human Rights
Approaching human rights as a journey
M&S Guidance for Human Rights Due Diligence and Remedy: Scope your HRDD approach
An introduction to human rights risk assessment
Identifying and assessing human rights risks and impacts
Prioritising impacts for action
Salient human rights issues
Taking appropriate action
The role of leverage
Tony's Chocolonely's roadmap to 100% slave-free chocolate
Case study: Stora Enso
Case study: Cisco
Case study: Yves Rocher
Testing your learning: Quiz 4
Additional reading - The value of supplier codes of conduct
Additional reading - Effective downstream human rights due diligence: Key questions for companies
Additional reading - Human Rights Due Diligence in challenging contexts
Measuring impact
Indicators Design Tool (Shift)
Key Performance Indicators for SMEs (The SME Compass)
Communicating on Human Rights Practices
Reporting on human rights due diligence efforts
What does human rights reporting involve?
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Explained
What can companies do to report on Human Rights
The UNGP Reporting Framework
Case study: Total Energies
Case study: BNP Paribas
Testing your learning: Quiz 5
Additional reading - Corporate sustainability due diligence policies and sustainability reporting
Additional reading - GRI 3: Material Topics
