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Business & Human Rights Initiative
Webinar
24 January 2011
Presentation by David Vermijs
Business & Human Rights Initiative
a collaboration of:
ABN Amro, AkzoNobel, Essent, KLM, Philips,
Rabobank, Randstad, Shell, TNT, and Unilever
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Prof John Ruggie, SRSG
1. Professor at Harvard
2. Co-founder Global Compact
3. Appointed by Kofi Annan as his Special Representative for Business & Human Rights (cont. by SG Ban Ki-moon)
4. Seminal report 2008, final report 2011
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Protect, Respect and Remedy
1. State Duty to Protect Human Rights
(policies, regulation, adjudication)
2. Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights
(requires human rights due diligence)
3. Need for Access to effective Remedies
(both companies and states; judicial/non-judicial)
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Human Rights Due Diligence
I. Statement of commitment
II. Assessing impacts on human rights
III. Integration (horizontal and vertical)
IV. Tracking and communicating performance
+ Grievance mechanisms
• Dispute Resolution
• Feedback Mechanism
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What does it mean to be “Ruggie-proof”?
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1. Confidential, individual company assessments
2. Peer-learning through workshops and seminars
3. Development final publication
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Guidance Tool
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• A way to implement the GC human rights principles based on the UN Framework
• UN Framework “translated” by and for business
• Guidance Points and Lessons Learnt
• Launched @ GC Leaders Summit June 2010
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Example: Policy
What does a human rights policy/statement aligned with the Protect, Respect and Remedy look like?
Content of Human Rights:
Our commitment is guided by human rights as formulated in the International Bill of Rights, consisting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two Covenants, as well as the ILO Core Conventions.
Conflicts of national law with HRs principles:
Company is furthermore bound by the national law of the countries where it operates. Where national law conflicts with any of the other standards that Company is committed to [including the Global Compact principles and its own policies and procedures], it respects the national law, while aiming to honor the spirit of international human rights principles
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Example: KPIs wrt Suppliers
Process/Input Indicators:– Description what is a zero tolerance vs. limited
tolerance issue– Number of audits conducted– Percentage of workers of subcontractors trained– Criteria for screening suppliers
Outcome/Incidents Indicators:– Number non-compliances or alleged violations– Breakdown of alleged violations– Number of contracts cancelled due to
incompatibility with human rights standards– Number of joint ventures divested due to
incompatibility with human rights standards
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Example: risk mapping (1)
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Example: risk mapping (2)
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Key success factors
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• Business-led
• GC local network as catalyzer
• Individual benefit as well as collective contribution (publication)
• Right balance of confidentiality
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Similar project at your local network?
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• Find core group of leading companies
• Find project consultant to run and execute
• Find additional companies (max. 10 total)
• Duration: 1-2 years from start
• Good start moment: June 2011
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How to engage
• Learn more:
www.business-humanrights.org/SpecialRepPortal/Home
• Contribute to final report of the SRSG (until January 31):
www.srsgconsultation.org
• Free online access to publication: www.gcnetherlands.nl
• Free copies (only shipping costs for large quantities):
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