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Modern Slavery Legislative Overview

Proposal for EU Trade Instrument to Ban Products made with Forced Labor

A dive into the potential and ongoing impacts of the EU's Force Labor Product Ban Proposal.

AI and Human Rights in Financial Services

Financial institutions are increasingly using AI technologies, from reducing operational costs to delivering customer service. Yet this evolution may bring human rights risks—as well as opportunities—that companies can’t ignore.

This report identifies human rights issues associated with the growing importance of AI technology to financial services and provides recommendations to companies on addressing these impacts.

AI and Human Rights in Extractives

AI is driving change within the extractives sector, potentially leading to major human rights impacts throughout company operations, from geologic risk analysis to workplace management.

This report identifies human rights issues associated with increased use of AI in extractives companies and provides recommendations on addressing these impacts.

Generative AI and Human Rights, Presented by BSR’s Human Rights Working Group

Webinar / June 27, 2023 / 11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT

This is a follow-up to an in-person event on the same topic taking place in London on June 22.

Generative AI and Human Rights: The Long-term View

London, UK / June 22, 2023 / 5:00 pm-7:30 pm BST

Join us to explore the potential impacts of new AI technologies on human rights and what this means for companies.

European Commission CSDDD, Member Briefing

Updated, June 2023. BSR member-only brief on the European Commission's Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

Due Diligence Legislation Developments in Europe, Member Briefing

Updated, June 2023

AI and Human Rights in Retail

Explore human rights issues associated with the increased use of AI technology in the retail sector and recommendations to companies on how they can address the human rights impacts of AI in retail in BSR's new report.

Human Rights Policy Review Tool

A tool that helps companies review their human rights policies, structured around minimum requirements and leading practice.

Modern Slavery Member Briefing

An overview of modern slavery, from emerging frameworks to company involvement through individual corporate and collective action.

Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas Risk Tool

A tool that identifies countries prone to conflict and high human rights risks, focused on conflict and fragile states/areas.

Human Rights Grievance Mechanism Gap Assessment Tool

A tool designed to assess grievance mechanisms against the eight “Effectiveness Criteria” in the UNGPs.

Human Rights Strategy Development

Guidance on design and implementation of human rights strategies and best practices from companies.

Human Rights Governance Structures

Guidance on the elements of human rights governance, featuring example structures and company insights.

Conflict-Sensitive Human Rights Due Diligence for ICT Companies

Guidelines and Toolkit for Corporate Human Rights Practitioners

This toolkit provides analytical and operational decision-making guidance for tech companies on navigating conflict-related issues.

How to Integrate a Human Rights Approach in the Financial Sector’s ESG Efforts in Latin America?

Webinar / November 21, 2022 / 10:00 am-11:00 am EST

BSR and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are pleased to invite you to join an event on Monday, November 21st at 10:00 AM (EST) to discuss how financial actors based and/or operating in Latin America can integrate a human rights approach in their ESG efforts.

The Evolving Children’s Rights and Business Agenda: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Webinar / November 17, 2022 / 3:30 pm-4:30 pm Singapore Standard Time

Join us to explore why and how children’s rights should be integrated in human rights and environmental due diligence.

Climate Change and People

This FAQ sets out the BSR perspective on the relationship between climate change and people. 

Human Rights Assessment

This FAQ sets out the BSR perspective on human rights assessments. We believe that identifying and prioritizing the actual and potential human rights impacts with which a company may be involved is a first critical step in avoiding, preventing, and mitigating harm to people associated with business activity.

Human Rights in Manufacturing: Developing Your Strengths

Webinar / September 26, 2022 / 8:00 am-9:00 am PDT

Human Rights Priorities for the Beauty and Personal Care Sector

Explore the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for businesses operating in the beauty and personal care sector.

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector

Learn about the 10 most pertinent, urgent, and likely human rights impacts for businesses operating in the food, beverage, and agriculture (FBA) sector. 

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Luxury Sector

This issue brief identifies the 10 most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for businesses operating in the luxury sector. The information here is gathered from BSR’s direct engagement with luxury sector companies, as well as our 30 years of experience helping companies in all sectors manage their human rights risks.

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Industrial Manufacturing Sector

BSR is publishing a brief on the most urgent human rights impacts for the industrial manufacturing sector and opportunities for positive impact.

Human Rights Assessment of the Software-as-a-Service Sector

SaaS services address numerous business needs, and they are behind many of the consumer-facing products and platforms we use every day. This report identifies salient human rights risks and makes recommendations to SaaS providers on how to avoid, prevent, and mitigate adverse human rights impacts associated with their individual services and the sector as a whole.

Corporate Action to End Gun Violence

BSR’s Toolkit for Corporate Action to End Gun Violence was developed in collaboration with Everytown for Gun Safety. Gun violence is a national issue in the US. Due to the pervasiveness of gun violence, businesses, their employees, business partners, and customers are all likely to have been impacted by the issue at some point. While many companies see the issue of gun violence as falling outside their sphere of responsibility and influence, companies can and should take action to protect their employees, consumers, and the communities they operate in.

Human Rights Assessments: Identifying Risks, Informing Strategy

According to the UNGPs, companies should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts to gauge human rights risks. BSR shares its human rights assessment methodology to help with this important first step of human rights due diligence.

Climate Change: Building Resilience While Protecting Human Rights

This report explores the intersection between climate and human rights and makes recommendations on taking first steps to create long-term, resilient business strategies that address human rights impacts related to physical climate impacts as well as the transition to a low carbon economy.

Access to Remedy

After 10 years of implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), companies are increasingly expected to address the harms they have caused or contributed to through their business relationships. This brief explains what effective remedy is, the role of business, and five recommendations for companies to improve access.

Addressing Forced Labor and other Modern Slavery Risks: A Toolkit for Corporate Suppliers

The Global Business Coalition against Human Trafficking (GBCAT) has released a new toolkit that aims to help businesses that work in corporate supply chains to quickly identify areas of the business which carry the highest risk of modern slavery and develop a plan to identify, prevent, and address risks.

Human Rights Due Diligence of Products and Services

Assessing the Downstream Value Chain

We can see and feel the human rights impacts of products and services. This issue brief explains downstream human rights due diligence, why it’s important, coming advancements, and how to get started.

Seven Questions to Help Determine When a Company Should Remedy Human Rights Harm under the UNGPs

How can companies determine whether they have caused, contributed, or are directly linked to an adverse impact through their business relationships? A new white paper explores seven questions to help companies determine their connection to negative impacts and how to reframe these questions to identify appropriate actions to prevent and mitigate potential adverse human rights impacts that may occur in the future.

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Healthcare Sector

An issue brief on the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the healthcare sector and opportunities for positive impact.

Rapid Human Rights Due Diligence

The BSR tool guides companies through human rights due diligence in situations when very little time is available. The tool also makes specific reference to the Siracusa Principles, adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council in 1984, which describe limitations on the restriction on human rights that governments may apply for reasons of public health or national emergency.

Making Women Workers Count

A Framework for Conducting Gender Responsive Due Diligence in Supply Chains

Climate and Human Rights

This report explores the intimate connection between climate resilience and human rights and outlines how companies can address this nexus.

Artificial Intelligence: A Rights-Based Blueprint for Business

Artificial intelligence (AI)—and the big data business models underpinning it—is disrupting how we live, work, do business, and govern. We have published three papers describing a human rights-based blueprint for responsible business practice with regard to AI, both within and beyond the technology sector.

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Extractives Sector

A primer on the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the extractives sector and opportunities for positive impact

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Transport and Logistics Sector

An issue brief on the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the transport and logistics sector and opportunities for positive impact

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Power and Utilities Sector

This primer lays out the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the power and utilities sector and opportunities for positive impact.

10 Human Rights Priorities for the Financial Sector

A primer on the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the financial sector and opportunities for positive impact