Tackling discrimination against LGBTI people: Standards of Conduct for Business
...The United Nations Human Rights Office has developed five Standards of Conduct to support the business community in tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people...
The Standards of Conduct...are grounded in existing international human rights law and are in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. They also have a strong empirical foundation, building on many of the good practices that responsible businesses have already adopted. They present measures that companies can and should take to align their policies and practices with existing human rights standards...
The Five Standards [detailed in this paper, are]:
1. At all times respect human rights...
2. Eliminate discrimination [in the workplace]...
3. Provide support [to LGBTI employees]...
4. Prevent other human rights violations [in the marketplace]...
5. Act in the public sphere. Businesses are encouraged to contribute to stopping human rights abuses in the countries in which they operate...
The Standards...are intended to provide a set of benchmarks for assessing the role of business in tackling discrimination and related human rights abuses affecting LGBTI people, and to support good practice by companies. The United Nations Human Rights Office encourages companies to endorse, use, and refer to these Standards and promote their use by others... [refers to Burger King, Colgate-Palmolive, Deutsche Bank, Google, Hidesign, Honey Maid (part of Nabisco), IBM, IKEA Group, Microsoft, Orange, Pay Pal, Titan Company, Baker McKenzie, and Simmons and Simmons]