Impact Topic Summary for Human Rights
“Companies publicly commit to respecting human rights, based on major international frameworks, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This is the first step for companies to improve their human rights impacts.”
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Human Rights are the basic protections that all human beings are entitled to, such as the right to education, health, and freedom of expression. By establishing standards on human rights, B Lab offers clear guidance on how companies can respect human rights. It’s about creating a company culture where there is a constant awareness of and responsibility for the impact of business decisions on people. Practicing human rights due diligence should become second nature for companies — the same way food safety or financial due diligence are common practices.
The Human Rights (HR) Impact Topic guides companies to improve outcomes for people suffering or at risk of harm from human rights violations in connection with their operations, products, or services. This summary provides an overview of the requirements within this Impact Topic.
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