B Lab’s New Standards Impact Topic: Human Rights
“The Human Rights Impact Topic asks companies to understand how their operations and value chains may involve negative human rights impacts, and take action to prevent and mitigate them. ”
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Respecting human rights is no longer optional for businesses: it’s an expectation. With the Human Rights Impact Topic, B Lab’s new standards align with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), marking a major shift in how companies are held accountable for their impacts on people. In this blog, Bernard Gouw, Senior Social Standards Manager at B Lab Global, explains what due diligence really means, why it matters, and how companies of all sizes can start making it part of how they do business.
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Bernard Gouw, Senior Social Standards Manager, B Lab GlobalTopics
Certification & Standards, Getting Started