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Article

12 Jan 2010

Author:
UN Special Representative on business & human rights

UN Special Representative John Ruggie: New page added to online consultation forum - see "effectiveness" (of human rights due diligence) under "elaboration"

Having the components of human rights due diligence in place is necessary but not sufficient to meeting the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; there must also be guidance to support the effectiveness of those components...[Examples provided]...Questions for discussion: Are the above suggestions all equally necessary for a company to meet its responsibility to respect human rights?...What additional guidance would ensure the effectiveness of human rights due diligence?