Human Rights Strategy & Implementation
The United Nations’ endorsement of the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights underscores the global expectation that business operates with respect for human rights. We help companies develop and implement strategies that ensure respect for human rights and contribute to business success.
Whether advising on fair wages or freedom of expression, our team of experts is uniquely positioned to help companies develop strategies to manage their key human rights risks and maximize opportunities to advance human rights.
With 20 years of hands-on experience from boardrooms to the field, we draw on a network of partners from business and civil society to tackle global human rights challenges.
Tailoring our services to your business realities and regions, we can develop:
- A robust human rights strategy that synthesizes company efforts
- Human rights impact assessments that identify your unique risks and opportunities
- Policies and processes for integrating human rights into core business functions
- Tools to measure and communicate your progress and impact in advancing human rights
- Multi-stakeholder and community engagements to better understand root causes and possible solutions
Learn about the four steps BSR suggests for a successful human rights management system in line with the new UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights.
Expertise
- Combine industry experience with human rights expertise
- Integrate human rights into company’s sustainability strategy
- Provide global reach tailored with local content
Dig Deeper
- Human Rights Services Overview
- Human Rights Working Group
- BSR and Human Rights: Project Experience in the Energy and Extractives Sectors
- Solving the Human Rights Challenge
- Protecting Human Rights in the Digital Age
- Stories From the Field
- Recent BSR articles on human rights
Contact Us
Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights
Sample Companies
- AstraZeneca
- The Coca-Cola Company
- France Telecom
- General Electric Company
- Johnson & Johnson
- Microsoft Corporation
- Monsanto Company
- Rio Tinto
- Teck Resources
- The Walt Disney Company
- Yahoo! Inc.