The overall goals of this expert meeting, as set out in the agenda, are to understand better: 1. The extent to which human rights due diligence can effectively borrow from, or be integrated into, existing due diligence, compliance, or risk management systems; 2. What is unique about human rights due diligence, and 3. How human rights due diligence can be promoted effectively. My purpose in this paper is to focus current thinking and learning on these points and to provoke discussion under each agenda item... [H]uman rights due diligence appears to have its origins in well-recognized systems of corporate risk management, while also having unique aspects. Although human rights due diligence is designed to reduce risk, in the author's view, it is worth considering whether particular incentives for companies are needed to encourage them to conduct due diligence...