The business of human rights : best practice and the UN guiding principles
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The business of human rights : best practice and the UN guiding principles
Routledge, 2019
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Description
The spotlight of global scrutiny has shone particularly brightly on corporations' adverse impacts on human rights in recent years. Corporations make up more than two-thirds of the world's top economies today, and so rightly they are being called to account for their impacts on society and the communities in which they operate. The Business of Human Rights demystifies the relevance of human rights for business, explaining how the corporate responsibility to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles can be implemented in practice. It provides a straightforward, practical guide that can be easily read and interpreted by managers to help businesses navigate this complex area of legislation and "soft" law to fulfil their responsibilities. It explains the potential legal, financial and reputational implications for corporations and the steps they need to take to address them.
The book tracks some of the major global developments in business and human rights, including the emergence of foreign, transnational, and international law and the proliferation of multi-stakeholder initiatives on business and human rights. Case studies from a range of sectors and industries - such as extractives, apparel, fast-moving consumer goods, electronics, and banking and finance - illustrate the enormous risks and opportunities human rights pose for business in practice.
The Business of Human Rights will equip corporate executives, sustainability practitioners, academics, students, and anyone interested in business's impacts on society with the essential information and tools they need to quickly come up to speed with the rapidly evolving area of business and human rights.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables, Acknowledgements, About the Author, How This Book Came About, PART I: INTRODUCTION 7, Chapter One: What is Business and Human Rights? Chapter Two: How This Book is Structured, PART II: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONTEXT, Chapter Three: The Social and Economic Context, Chapter Four: Corporate Social Responsibility Versus Business and Human Rights, Chapter Five: Background to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, PART III: THE IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BUSINESS, Chapter Six: Legal Implications, Chapter Seven: Non-Legal Obligations and Their Implications, Chapter Eight: Preventing Modern Slavery in Corporate Supply Chains, Chapter Nine: Addressing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in Corporate Culture, PART IV: GETTING STARTED - WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD A COMPANY TAKE? Chapter Ten: Developing a Human Rights Policy, Chapter Eleven: Assessing the Risks of Human Rights Violations in the Supply Chain, Chapter Twelve: Human Rights Due Diligence, Chapter Thirteen: Access to Remedy and Grievance Mechanisms, Chapter Fourteen: Locating Business and Human Rights in an Organisation, PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS SNAPSHOTS FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS, Chapter Fifteen: Apparel Industry, Chapter Sixteen: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry, Chapter Seventeen: Electronics Industry , Chapter Eighteen: Banking and Finance Industry PART VI: CONCLUSION, Chapter Nineteen, Index
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