
This online resource provides an overview of methodologies which can be used by different actors to identify, assess, track and monitor business respect for human rights.

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Conversation about human rights due diligence and gender.

15 minutes lecture on gender-responsive human rights due diligence.


A new briefing by the Danish Institute for Human Rights considers civil liability for harms linked to business activities and due diligence failures – a key consideration in the design of mandatory corporate human rights due diligence laws.
Legislating for impact: analysis of the proposed EU corporate sustainability due diligence directive

This briefing analyses the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the proposal), which requires large companies to identify and address their negative human rights and environmental impacts in line with key international frameworks including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and associated due diligence guidance.

This publication aims to shed light on how businesses across a range of sectors are already conducting human rights due diligence (HRDD) processes in the downstream part of the value chain, with case studies from companies illustrating their approaches to HRDD across their full value chains.

This paper analyses the plans of the European Union for a forced labour ban that would prohibit the placing of products made with forced labour on the common market as well as the export of such products. It addresses concerns and provides recommendations for effective legislation following a human rights-based approach.