Company policy statements on human rights
This page links to statements by companies that explicitly refer to human rights, that we are aware of. If you know of a policy statement that is not yet included here, please let us know.
Note: The UN's Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights state the following: "As the basis for embedding their responsibility to respect human rights, business enterprises should express their commitment to meet this responsibility through a statement of policy". (Full text of Guiding Principle 16).
Companies that participate in the UN Global Compact express support for 10 principles, including Principles 1 & 2 on human rights. Here we do not list all Global Compact companies. Only companies that have taken the step of adopting a formal company policy statement explicitly referring to human rights are included, whether or not they participate in the Global Compact.
NOTE: Policy statements that refer/apply only to the company's employees or suppliers are not included.
ABB: "Human Rights Policy and Statement"
Abbott Laboratories: "Human Rights"
Aberdeen Asset Management: "Corporate Social Responsibility Policy for AAM & Group Companies" [PDF]
[see pg. 11, "Human Rights"]
ABN AMRO: "Business Principles"
AcadeMedia: "Corporate Social Responsibility Policy" [PDF - in Swedish only]
Acer: "Standards for Business ConduBNct"
ACS: "Codigo de Conducta" [PDF]
[see pg. 4, "Respeto a las personas"]
adidas: "Human Rights and Responsible Business Practices - Frequently Asked Questions" [PDF]
Aegon: "Policy on Human Rights" [PDF]
ÅF Group: "Sustainability Policy" [PDF]
AGF (Assurances Générales de France): "Politique des Droits de l’Homme pour le Groupe AGF" [PDF]
Aker Solutions: "Caring about people - Human rights"
Akzo Nobel: "Business Principles"
Akzo Nobel: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Alcan: "Worldwide Code of Employee and Business Conduct" [PDF]
Alcatel-Lucent: "Statement of Business Principles"
Alcatel-Lucent: "Politiques"
ALDI North: "ALDI North Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
ALDI South: "ALDI South Group Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Allen & Overy: "Corporate Responsibility at Allen & Overy"
Alliance Boots: "Code of Conduct and Business Ethics" [PDF] [scroll to pg. 14]
ANA: "ANA Group Policy on Human Rights", also in Japanese (both PDF)
Anadolu Efes: "Ethical Values and Code of Conduct"
Anglo American: "Good Citizenship: Business Principles" [PDF]
AngloGold Ashanti: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Anglo Gold Ashanti Colombia Política de Derechos Humanos AGA Colombia [PDF]
ANZ Bank: "ANZ and Human Rights" [PDF]
Aramex: "Sustainability report" [PDF]
[see pg. 26, "Our approach to managing Social Impact - Human Rights"]
ArcelorMittal: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) [PDF]
Areva: "Charte de Valeurs" [PDF]
Arla Foods: "Human Rights Policy"
ArmorGroup: "Business Ethics Policy"[PDF]
ASN Bank: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Associated British Foods: "Our Principles - People"
Atlas Copco: "Human Rights Statement" [PDF]
Atos: "Corporate Responsibility Report" [PDF] [see pg. 81]
Axfood: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Aviva: "CSR Policy" [PDF] [see pg. 9]
Barclays: "Statement on Human Rights"[PDF]
Balfour Beatty: "Business Conduct Guidelines" [PDF] [see pg. 13]
Banco Bradesco: "Corporate Code of Ethics"
Banco do Brasil: "Social-environmental policy"
Banco do Brasil: "Letter of Principles of Social & Environmental Responsibility"
Bank of Montreal: "Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
Barrick Gold: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
BASF: "Human Rights and Core Labor Standards"
Bayer: "Human Rights Position"
BayernLB: "Sustainability Policy" [PDF]
BBVA: "BBVA's Commitment to Human Rights"
BBVA: "Compromiso en materia de derechos humanos"
BG Group: "Human Rights Policy"
BNP Paribas: "Statement of BNP Paribas on Human Rights"
- [Français] "Déclaration de BNP Paribas relative aux droits de l'homme"
Boeing: "Code of Basic Working Conditions and Human Rights"
Boliden: "Behaviour based on mutual respect"
Bouygues: "Group Code of Ethics" [PDF]
Bravida: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 3]
British Airways: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
British American Tobacco: "Our approach to human rights"
BMW: "Joint Declaration on Human Rights and Working Conditions
in the BMW Group" [PDF]
BT: "Human Rights"
BT: "Human Rights" (in Sustainability Report 2010)
Cable & Wireless: "Code of Business Principles and Ethics" [PDF]
Cadbury: "Our Approach to Human Rights" [PDF]
Cadbury Schweppes: "Ethical Sourcing Standards" [DOC]
Canadian Natural Resources: "Statement of Human Rights"
Carrefour: "Charter for Commitment to Respect Human Rights" [PDF]
Casino (EMC Distribution): "Charte éthique"
Casio: Casio Group Policy on Human Rights
Cemex: "Message from our Chairman and CEO" and "Protecting Human Rights" [PDF]
[see pgs. 3 and 22]
Centrica: "Business Principles - Human Rights"
Cerrejón: "Human Rights Policy"
Cerrejón: "Política de Derechos Humanos"
CGI: "CSR Policy" [PDF]
CGI: "Codes of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 59]
Chevron: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Chevron Nigeria-Mid Africa: "Security Services Code of Conduct on Human Rights" [PDF]
Chiquita: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 6]
Chubu Electric Power: "The Eight Action Guidelines" [PDF] [see pg. 21]
Cisco Systems: "Citizenship Governance - Human Rights"
Citigroup: "Statement on Human Rights"
Clifford Chance: "Human Rights" [scroll down]
Coca-Cola: "Human Rights Statement" [PDF]
Codelco: "Politica Corporativa de Desarrollo Sustentable" [PDF]
Colgate-Palmolive: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 28]
Commercial International Bank [DOC]
Commerzbank: Positions and directives - Human Rights
Compass Group: "Relations with Governments & the Wider Communities"
ConocoPhillips: "Human Rights Position"
Continental: "Respecting Human Rights"
Control Risks: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Co-operative Group "Human Rights and Trade Policy
See also: The Co-operative Banking Group: "Ethical Policy"
Cosmo Oil: "Cosmo Oil Group Corporate Activity Guideline"
Crédit Agricole: "RESPECT - Human Rights Charter" [PDF]
Credit Suisse: "Due Dilligence"
Daewoo: "Code of Corporate Conduct & Ethics" [PDF]
Danone: "Business Conduct Policies" [PDF]
De Beers: "De Beers Diamond Policy"
Dell: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
[scroll down to p. 16, section entitled "Dealing with Others - Human Rights"]
Deutsche Bahn: "Ethics: Code of Conduct"
Deutsche Bank: "Deutsche Bank Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
Deutsche Post DHL: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Deutsche Telekom: "Social Charter" [PDF]
Diageo: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Disney: "Human Rights Policy Statement"
DLH: "DLH and Corporate Social Responsibility" [PDF] [see pg. 11]
DnB Nor: "Corporate Social Responsibility [PDF]
E.ON: "Human Rights Policy Statement of the E.ON Group"
EADS: "Integrity - EADS Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 5]
EDF (Electricité de France): "Mémento éthique" [PDF]
EMI: "Social Responsibility"
Enagás: "Principios de Actuación de Enagás" [PDF] [see pg. 13]
Enbridge: "Revised Statement on Business Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 3]
Encana: "Corporate Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
Endesa: "Política de Sostenibilidad" [PDF]
ENI: "How does ENI deal with the issue of human rights"
Ericsson: "Code of Business Ethics" [PDF]
ERM: "Business Conduct and Ethics - Global Code of Conduct"
ExxonMobil: "Respecting Human Rights"
FCC: "Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 10]
Ferrovial: "Code of Business Ethics"
First Quantum Minerals: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Ford: "Code of Human Rights, Basic Working Conditions, and Corporate Responsibility" [PDF]
Fortis: Human Rights Statement
Freeport-McMoRan: "Human Rights"
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: "Responsible business strategy"
Friends Provident: "Human Rights Policy"
Fujifilm Holdings: "Respect for Basic Human Rights"
Fujitsu: "Code of Conduct - We respect human rights"
G4S: "Human Rights Policy" & Guidance
Gas Natural Fenosa: "Política de Derechos Humanos" [PDF]
GDF [Gas de France] Suez: "Ethics and Compliance Program" [PDF] [see pg. 3]
General Electric: "Statement of Principles on Human Rights" [PDF] [see pg. 54]
General Motors: "Social Performance - Human Rights"
GlaxoSmithKline: "Corporate Responsibility Principles"
Glencore Xstrata: Human Rights
GoldCorp: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Gold Fields: "Human rights policy statement"[PDF]
Goodyear: "Policy on Global Human Rights"
Group 4 Securicor: "Business Ethics Policy"
Gucci: "Code of Business Practices - Ethics Guide" [PDF]Arg
Halliburton: "Human Rights Policy Statement"
Handelsbanken: "Ethical Guidelines for the Handelsbanken Group"
Handelsbanken: "Sustainability Report 2012" [PDF] [see pg. 16]
Hasbro: Global Business Ethics Principles
HEINEKEN Employee & Human Rights Policy
Henkel: "Code of Corporate Sustainability" [PDF] [see pg. 3]
Hess: "Transparency and Human Rights"
Herbert Smith Freehills: "Business & Human Rights"
Hilton: "Human Rights"
Hitachi: "HItachi Group's Human Rights Policy"
Holcim: "CSR Pillars & Principles" [PDF]
HP: "Human rights & labor policy"
"Supplier Code of Conduct" [PDF]
"Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
Hydro: "Integrity and Human Rights"
Iberdrola: "Corporate Social Responsibility Policy"
"Code of Professional Conduct of the Iberdrola Group" [PDF] [see pg. 8]
Ikea: "IWAY standard [PDF]"
Imperial Tobacco: "Human rights and social assessment"
Implats: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
ING: "Human Rights Statement" [PDF]
Ingersoll Rand: "Global Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Inmet: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Intel: "Human Rights Principles" [PDF]
InterContinental Hotels: "Corporate Responsibility Report"
International Power: "Human Rights"
ISA: "Declaratoria de compromiso sobre derechos humanos [PDF]"
ISAGEN: "Política de Derechos Humanos" [PDF]
ISS: "Corporate Responsibility Policy"
Japan Tobacco: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
JFE Holdings: "JFE Group Standards of Business Conduct"
Johnson & Johnson: "Statement on Human Rights"
Johnson Controls:"Human Rights and Sustainability Policy"
Johnson Matthey: "Business Integrity and Ethics Policy Statement"
JP Morgan Chase: "Human Rights"
KBC Group: "KBC Group's Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
KfW: "Human rights policy" [in German] [PDF]
Kimberly-Clark: "Corporate Policies" [PDF]
Kinross: Ten Guiding Principles: Principle 6
Kosmos Energy: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Kumba Iron Ore: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Lafarge: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF]
Lagardère: "The Group’s approach to its main stakeholders" [PDF] [see pg. 63]
Lantmännen: "Our Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 23]
Levi Strauss: "Global Sourcing and Operating Guidelines" [PDF]
Lihir Gold (LGL): "Our commitment"
Linde Group: "Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 38]
Linklaters: "Human Rights - Statement of Intent"
Lloyds TSB: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Lonmin: "Code Of Business Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 10, "Human Rights"]
L'Oreal: "Code of Business Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 1]
Lundin Petroleum: "Human Rights Policy"
Man Group: "Human Rights Policy"
Maersk: "Principles of Conduct"
Marks & Spencer: "Corporate social responsibility report 2006" [PDF] [see pg. 18, "People"]
Mart: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Mazda Motor: "Respect for Human Right" [PDF]
McDonald's: "Standards of Business Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 18]
Merck: "Public Policy Statement: Human Rights" [PDF]
Microsoft: Global Human Rights Statement
Mitchells & Butlers: "Human rights"
Mitsubishi: "CSR Vision" [PDF]
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings: "Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group Corporate Ethics"
Mitsubishi Electric: "Management System Compliance"
Mitsubishi Estate: "Human Rights Policy"
Mitsui: "Business Conduct Guidelines for Employees and Officers" [see pg.1]
Mizuho Financial Group: "Corporate Governance Policy - Respect for Human Rights"
Mobinil: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 20. "Complying with laws, regulations and shareholders' ethical principles]
Monsanto: "Human Rights Policy [PDF]"
Morgan Crucible: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Morgan Stanley: "Statement on Human Rights" [PDF]
MPRL E&P "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Naouri Group "Human Rights Policy"
NEC: "Creating a Corporate Culture we take pride in"
Ness: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Neste Oil: "Sustainability Policy"
Nestlé: "Corporate Business Principles" [PDF] [scroll to p. 10, "Human Rights"]
Newmont: "Social Responsibility Policy"
Nexen: "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights" [PDF]
Nippon Express: "Compliance Regulations" [PDF] [see pg. 12 - also pg. 35]
Nippon Yusen: "NYK Group Mission Statement"
Nissan: "Nissan Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Nokia: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Nokia: Nokia's human rights approach [PDF]
Nordea: "Corporate citizenship principles"
Novartis: "Human Rights"
"Corporate Citizenship Guideline - Human Rights" [PDF]
Novo Nordisk positions: Human Rights
Novo Nordisk: "The right to health - our contribution" [PDF]
O2: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Obayashi Corporation's Human Rights Policy
Occidental Petroleum: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 26]
OceanaGold: "Corporate and Social Responsibility Policy" [PDF]
OMV: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Outokumpu: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
OZ Minerals: "Sustainability Policy" [PDF]
Paladin Energy: "Human Rights Policy"
Parami Energy "Human Rights Policy"
Pentland: "Group Business Standards Policies" [PDF]
Persimmon: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Petrobras: "Driving Citizenship" [scroll down for "Social Responsibility Policy"]
PetroCanada: "Human Rights"
Pfizer: Human Rights Statement
Philex Mining: "Human Rights Policy"
Philips: "General Business Principles" [PDF]
Posco: "Code of Conduct" [see point 5]
Power Corporation of Canada: "Human Rights"
Premier Oil: "Human Rights Policy"
PriceWaterhouseCoopers: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 12]
Procter & Gamble: "Values & Policies" [PDF] [see pg. 22]
Prudential: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Rabobank: "The Human Rights Statement for Rabobank as elaboration of the Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Randgold: "Human Rights Policy"
Randstad: "Business Principles"
Reckitt Benckiser: "Code of Business Conduct"
Reebok: "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
Repsol. "Derechos Humanos en Repsol" [español]
Repso. "Human Rights and Community Relations" Statement
Rexam: "Policy on Human Rights and Labour Conditions" [PDF]
Ricoh: "Ricoh Group Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Charter/Code of Conduct [PDF]"
Ritz-Carlton: "Human Rights Policy Statement" [PDF]
Royal Bank of Scotland: "RBS Group Position on Human Rights" [PDF]
Royal Caribbean Cruises: "Human Rights Statement" [PDF]
SABMiller: "Our priorities - Human Rights"
Sakhalin Energy: "Statement of General Business Principles" (see principles d and f) [PDF]
Sandvik: "The Sandvik Way of Business - and Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Sanofi Aventis: "Human Rights - Policy"
SAP: "SAP's Human Rights Commitment" [PDF] (scroll down and click on SAP Human Rights Commitment)
Sara Lee: "Global Business Standards"
SAS Group: "Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR"
Sasol: "Sasol's Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 2]
SCA: "Human Rights"
"Code of Conduct" [PDF] [scroll to pg. 7, "Respect for human rights"]
SEB: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 7]
Securitas: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Seven & I Holdings: "Seven & I Holdings Corporate Action Guidelines"
Sharp: "The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior - Respect for Human rights"
Shell: "Respecting human rights"
"Business and Human Rights - A Management Primer" [PDF]
Shiseido's Policy related to Respect for Human Rights and Discrimination
Siemens: International Guidelines
Skanska: "Skanska Code of Conduct" [PDF]
SKF: "The SKF Commitment" [PDF] [see pgs. 12 & 13]
Société Générale: "Code of Conduct" [PDF] [see pg. 5]
Sodexo: Policy on Respecting Human Rights [PDF]
Södra: Sustainability Policy [PDF]
Sompo Japan Insurance: "Respect for Human Dignity" [PDF] [see pg. 21]
Sony: "Code of Conduct"
Sony: "Human Rights and Equal Opportunities"
Spectris: "Human Rights" [PDF]
Sprint Nextel: "Human Rights Policy"
SSAB: "Code of Business Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 3]
Standard Chartered: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Stagecoach: "Code of Business Conduct" [PDF] [see "Human Rights" section]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts [PDF]
Starbucks: "Global Human Rights Standard" [PDF]
Statoil: "Human Rights & Labour Conditions"
Stora Enso: "Principles for Corporate Social Responsibility" [PDF]
Sumitomo Electric Industries: "Employees and Human Rights"
Sumitomo Metal Mining: "Protection of Human Rights"
Sumitomo Trust & Banking: "Ethics Charter & Social Activity Charter"
Sun Microsystems: "Human Rights Policy"
Suncor: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Sweco: "Responsibility and business ethics"
Sweco: "CSR Policy" [PDF]
Swedbank: "Policy on Human Rights & Transparency" [PDF]
Systembolaget: "Mänskliga rättigheter" ("Human rights") [in Swedish only]
Taisei Corporation's Human Rights Policy
Taisei: "Ensuring a Pleasant Working Environment"
Talisman Energy: "Human Rights"
Talisman Energy: "Global Community Relations Policy"
[site requires to "accept" the disclaimer to gain access to the page]
Tata: "Code of Conduct 2008" [see clause 17, "Ethical Conduct"]
Taylor Wimpey: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Tchibo: Grundsatzerklärung [German; PDF]
TDK, "Group Policy on Human Rights"
Teck Resources: "Human Rights Policy"
Telecom Italia: "Social Responsibility at Telecom Italia" [PDF]
Telefónica: "Our Business Principles" [PDF]
TeliaSonera: "Group Code of Ethics and Conduct" [PDF]
Tetra Pak: "Respecting human rights"
Tokyo Electric Power: "The Basic Policy on Procurement"
Tomkins: Human Rights Policy [PDF]
Tom's of Maine: "The Tom's of Maine Stewardship Model"
Toshiba's policies on Human Rights
Toshiba: "Standards of Conduct"
Total: "Human Rights"[français]
Tropical Cable and Conductor "TCCL Human Rights Policy Statement"
Tullow Oil: "Human Rights Policy"
UBS: "Labour Standards and Human Rights"
Unicredit: Human Rights Commitment [PDF]
United Technologies: "Code of Ethics" [PDF] [see pg. 15, "Citizenship and human rights"]
Vale: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Vattenfall: "Code of Conduct" [PDF]
Verizon: "Human Rights Statement"
Vestas: "Code of Conduct" [see pg. 14]
Weyerhaeuser: "Human Rights Policy" [PDF]
Whitbread: "Human Rights"
Wolseley: "Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2006" [scroll down to "Code of Ethics"]
WPP: "Corporate Responsibility Policy" [PDF] [scroll to pg. 30, "CR Policy"]
Xerox: "Policy Letter on Human Rights" [PDF]
Yara: "Ethics Handbook" [PDF] [scroll to section 4.1]
Yell Group: "Our Code of Ethics" [PDF] [scroll to pg. 10]