Alex Newton

The Business of Human Rights (eBook, PDF)

Best Practice and the UN Guiding Principles

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a straight-forward, practical guide that can be easily interpreted and read by managers to help businesses navigate this complex area of legislation and to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights. It explains the potential legal, financial and reputational implications for corporations and the steps they need to take.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351131186
• Artikelnr.: 56144045

Autorenporträt

Alex Newton is a lawyer and specialist in responsible business and human rights. Her consultancy advises corporations, governments, and non-governmental organisations on a wide range of matters related to business and human rights, anti-discrimination, reputation risk, and governance. She regularly writes and speaks on these topics in Australia and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
About the Author
How This Book Came About
PART I: INTRODUCTION 7
Chapter One: What is Business and Human Rights? Chapter Two: How This Book is Structured
PART II: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONTEXT
Chapter Three: The Social and Economic Context
Chapter Four: Corporate Social Responsibility Versus Business and Human Rights
Chapter Five: Background to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
PART III: THE IMPLICATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR BUSINESS
Chapter Six: Legal Implications
Chapter Seven: Non-Legal Obligations and Their Implications
Chapter Eight: Preventing Modern Slavery in Corporate Supply Chains
Chapter Nine: Addressing Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in Corporate Culture
PART IV: GETTING STARTED - WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD A COMPANY TAKE? Chapter Ten: Developing a Human Rights Policy
Chapter Eleven: Assessing the Risks of Human Rights Violations in the Supply Chain
Chapter Twelve: Human Rights Due Diligence
Chapter Thirteen: Access to Remedy and Grievance Mechanisms
Chapter Fourteen: Locating Business and Human Rights in an Organisation
PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS SNAPSHOTS FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS
Chapter Fifteen: Apparel Industry
Chapter Sixteen: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
Chapter Seventeen: Electronics Industry
Chapter Eighteen: Banking and Finance Industry PART VI: CONCLUSION
Chapter Nineteen
Index