I et indlæg publiceret i Harvard Law School Forum, fremhæver forskningschef Dian Zhang og forskningsrådgiver Kate Jordan vigtigheden af at implementere en menneskerettighedspolitik for organisationer på grund af voksende ESG-forventninger og globale reguleringer.
Zhang og Jordan peger på en række grunde til, at virksomheder bør overveje sådanne politikker, herunder at imødekomme interessenters forventninger, regulatoriske krav og forbedring af ESG-rating. I indlægget gives syv spørgsmål for at hjælpe organisationer med at afgøre, om de har brug for en menneskerettighedspolitik:
1. Does a stand-alone human rights policy fit into our corporate and ESG strategy?2. Does our industry, geography, and/or business model pose a considerable risk of human rights abuses in the value chain?3. Are our investors asking how we manage human rights issues? Are they inquiring about the existence of any related policies?4. Are our customers and/or employees asking us to articulate our commitment in this space?5. Do our suppliers and/or other third-party partners have questions about our expectations of them?6. Has an ESG evaluator asked us about the existence of a stand-alone policy?7. Are we subject to any regulations that require the existence of a stand-alone human rights policy?
Hele indlægget kan læses her.
