...Breaking down the results by measurement theme, it is evident that performance is weak across the board. However, there are notably low scores identified in Theme B: Embedding Respect and HRDD.

It is also notable that a number of companies scored zero on one or several indicators, including 15 companies in relation to Theme B... On four indicators, no company achieved a score... Two of these related to remedy (A.1.5, commitment to remedy adverse impacts, and C.7, which deals with actually remedying adverse impacts). A further two were HRDD indicators (B.2.2 and B.2.4)...

Just five companies had a total score of greater than 20%, where all three measurement themes were combined. A further seven scored between 10-20%, while ten companies scored less than 10%...

The findings from the application of the CHRB Core Indicators Benchmark to the 22 Irish companies in the study suggest that:

• There is a lack of awareness among Irish companies of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights and/or a lack of explicit compliance with these as evidenced by the low scores in the CHRB index; ...

As other States move towards mandatory human rights due diligence, Ireland should not be left behind.