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10 Dec 2013

Author:
Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)

The 2014 Top Ten List of Business and Human Rights Issues

The Institute for Human Rights and Business dedicates our 5th annual Top 10 list of emerging business and human rights issues for the year ahead to the memory of Nelson Mandela...1. Responding to growing pressure on tech companies to respect privacy rights in an age of mass surveillance...2. Promoting corporate respect for human rights as part of post-2015 international development goals and a new global climate change framework...3. Expanding collaboration between human rights advocates and movements seeking tax justice and revenue transparency...4. Ensuring non-discrimination against Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals...5. Improving the legitimacy and effectiveness of multistakeholder initiatives in the human rights field...6. Strengthening efforts to end human trafficking and forced labour in global supply chains...7. Increasing scrutiny of human rights due diligence efforts by companies from emerging economies...8. Making living wages and youth employment opportunities part of the business and human rights agenda...9. Finding common ground on human rights due diligence for all involved in the preparation of major sporting events...10. Developing tools and approaches for the financial sector to understand and address human rights risks...