October 2021

This study summarizes the experiences of ten [companies that are integrating the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into their daily business] in order to show other companies how human rights due diligence can be put into practice.

The companies featured in this study come from a wide range of industries. What they all have in common is the conviction that doing business responsibly is not only morally the right thing to do, but also necessary to be economically successful. Human rights due diligence is the methodological approach that enables them to translate their values and responsibility into concrete processes and structures...

They provide insights into the comprehensive range of corporate management for implementing human rights due diligence: culture, leadership, organization, cooperation, processes and instruments in the company...

[I]n this study, we discuss both the overarching management questions for the implementation as well as core element-specific issues. The ten case studies are the content of Chapter 3. Chapter 4 contains the overarching findings...