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Blog: Microsoft Reports: What ‘the Law’ Is Asking of Internet Companies
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Microsoft’s first report on how it has responded to requests from law-enforcement agencies is a positive move in transparency, building on reports by Google and Twitter. It also poses an important question for society: What is the proper relationship among law enforcement, private companies, and privacy? Read more →
BSR Insight Article: How to Conduct an Effective Human Rights Impact Assessment
Faris Natour, Director, Human Rights Jessica Davis Pluess, Manager, Research
If you work in the CSR department of a major company, chances are someone—from a rating agency, a socially responsible investment firm, an NGO, or even from your own company—has asked whether you are conducting human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) to help detect issues such as poor working conditions in the supply chain or misuse of a product to infringe on the right to free expression before they become major problems. Read more
Blog: Calling All Investors: It’s Time to Pay Attention to Human Rights
Chloё Poynton, Manager, Advisory Services
In this blog, we provide three recommendations for investors and financial service companies on how to integrate human rights into their due diligence processes. Read more →
Report: Conducting an Effective Human Rights Impact Assessment
In a new report, BSR offers guidance on best practices for human rights impact assessments, a key first step in demonstrating that companies "know and show" that they do not infringe on human rights through their operations or business relationships. Read more
Blog: What Happens in Vegas…Corporate ‘Sexual’ Responsibility?
By Christine Bader, Human Rights Advisor to BSR
One-third of all sex purchase happens on business travel. Is the company responsible for what employees do after hours? Read more →
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