LAYER 1 · Responsible business principles
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2011) rest on three pillars: the State duty to protect, the corporate responsibility to respect, and access to remedy. For companies the core is a policy commitment, human-rights due diligence and effective grievance mechanisms. They underpin many current supply-chain due diligence laws.
Criteria used by FTS Impact Lab
In the Assess tool you can check your initiative against each criterion below (met, partly met, not met, not applicable).
- A human-rights policy commitment approved by top leadership and made public
- Actual and potential human-rights impacts are identified and assessed
- Findings are integrated into concrete actions across functions
- Effectiveness is tracked with indicators and feedback from affected people
- The company communicates publicly how impacts are addressed
- An accessible, safe grievance mechanism and remedy when harm occurs
Example indicators to track
- At-risk groups consulted
- % grievances satisfactorily resolved
- Cases requiring remedy and remedied
FTS Impact Lab refers to this framework for analysis and advice. Results are not a certification or an official conformity assessment.