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Organizing the Human Rights Function within a Company

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Summary

One of the early questions a company must answer in meeting its corporate responsibility to respect human rights is deciding how it will organize the human rights function internally to effectively drive the process of embedding respect for human (including labor) rights. This Good Practice Note surveys a number of company experiences in organizing the human rights function internally; based on those experiences, it draws out some ‘emerging good practice guidance’ for companies, highlighting a series of questions that may help inform corporate decision-making on how best to organize the human rights function.

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Issuer

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Year

2014

Region

International

Issuer (type)

United Nations Global Compact Office (International)

Policy Type

Other sustainability policy

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary


Main industries targeted
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail trade
  • Finance & Insurance
  • Administrative, Support, Waste Management
Restrictiveness

Moderate

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 1: No Poverty
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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