SUBJECT: The second report of the UN special representative [SRSG] on human rights and business...With the report the SRSG seeks to provide for "a comprehensive mapping of international standards and practices regarding business and human rights"...CONCLUSION: The SRSG's second report points towards gaps and inadequacies in the protection of human rights for persons under impact from business. In the remainder of the mandate it is expected that he will concentrate efforts on developing recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council. Policy options are likely to be proposed in relation to international regulation, the establishment of global accountability procedures and the creation and enabling of market mechanisms. [Thanks to Oxford Analytica (www.oxan.com) for allowing the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre to post this article]