BSR Insight | BSR’s New Human Rights Working Group to Address Shared Industry Challenges
At the launch of BSR's new Human Rights Working Group in Washington, D.C., last week, 20 companies from seven industries and five countries discussed a new multisector approach to addressing human rights impacts. Since the UN Human Rights Council adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights last June, companies have enacted new human rights policies and processes. The BSR workshop identified challenges that sectors as varied as healthcare, ICT, energy, and food/beverages share, including: * Building internal alignment and buy-in * Measuring impact and ROI * Influencing business partners, including governments * Establishing effective grievance and remedy mechanisms Over the coming months, the group will work to unpack these and other challenges and to identify best practices for implementing human rights programs. For more information about BSR's Human Rights Working Group, please contact Peter Nestor.
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Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services
With a strong background in international law, journalism, and labor rights, Peter works with our human rights team in the ICT, extractives, and consumer products industries, developing human rights management systems, impact assessments, and responsible labor initiatives... Read more →
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