Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: What companies find useful

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What companies find particularly useful

 

A. 10 sections of the website that companies find particularly useful:

1. "Individual companies" section:

  • over 4000 companies
  • companies are invited to forward to us their comments or responses on any items on the website, particularly when they are mentioned by name


2. Latest news (homepage)

  • Highlights updated hourly


3. "Companies with a policy statement referring to human rights"

  • links to each policy statement, so that companies developing a human rights policy can see those already adopted by other companies


4. "UN Norms on business & human rights"

  • in English, Español, Français


5. "Getting started" section:

  • An introduction to the subject of business & human rights


6. "Company policy/steps" section includes:

  • "Company implementation"
  • "Company reporting"
  • "Profitability & human rights"
  • "Support for initiatives promoting development / economic & social rights"
  • "Training managers & employees"


7. "Sectors" section:

  • over 160 industry sectors


8. "Issues" section - over 160 issues, including:

  • "Development/poverty"
  • "Discrimination"
  • "Environment", "Why environmental issues are human rights issues"
  • "Health (including workplace health & safety)"
  • "Labour", "Child labour"
  • Sub-section entitled "Other" includes: "Impact assessment", "Monitoring", "Reputation", "Supply chain/'Fair trade'/Procurement"


9. "Principles" section includes:

  • "ILO Declaration on fundamental principles & rights at work"
  • "ILO Tripartite Declaration"
  • "OECD Guidelines"
  • "UN Global Compact"
  • "UN norms on business & human rights"
  • "Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights"


10. "Miscellaneous" section includes:

  • "Awards"
  • "Certification"
  • "Conferences & events"
  • "Ratings & indexes"


B. Free Weekly Updates

  • the most important developments, breaking news & reports
  • sent by e-mail each week
  • sign up for free by clicking on the red box on the lefthand side of the website


C. Custom Alerts: paid information service

  • subscribers automatically alerted via e-mail whenever items about their company or any subjects of their particular interest are added to the website - more about Custom Alerts

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