BSR Insight | Conducting Site-Level Human Rights Impact Assessments
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Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services
Publication Date
March 29, 2011
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Although more than 270 companies have human rights policy statements in place, few have implemented the policies, and even fewer have conducted human rights impact assessments at the site level. These assessments are particularly relevant for companies operating in remote areas where local governments and civil society have limited experience interacting with the private sector.
While human rights impact assessments are usually conducted when a new site is acquired, performing the assessment at any stage in the operation can deliver benefits, including:
- Helping define a common framework for respecting human rights among all stakeholders, including public security, government, contractors, the local population, workers, and other incoming companies
- Identifying positive actions already taking place to protect human rights and communicating performance to stakeholders
- Recognizing potential issues that could become human rights violations if they are not addressed and corrected immediately
For more information on this work, contact Alejandra Martin or Chris Nolan.
About the Author(s)
Alejandra Martin, Manager, Advisory Services
Alejandra comes to BSR with more than 10 years of professional and consulting experience in rural community enterprise and development, indigenous peoples rights, biodiversity conservation, stakeholder engagement, and corporate social responsibility... Read more →
Topics
Community Engagement & Development, Consumer Products, Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Energy, Financial Services, Food, Beverage & Agriculture, Health Care, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Mining, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration, Transportation, Travel & Tourism
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