The transnational garment industry has the potential to be an engine for socio-economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides ample employment opportunities, particularly for women, enabling – at least in theory – their economic empowerment. However, there is a persistent...

Human rights risk assessments help corporations to identify potential adverse effects of their business activities on human rights in order to avoid them, reduce them or compensate those affected. Corporations differ in their understanding of what constitutes a “risk”: a corporate risk...

Menschenrechtliche Risikoanalyse helfen Unternehmen dabei, die potenziell nachteiligen Menschenrechtsauswirkungen der eigenen Unternehmenstätigkeiten zu erkennen, um diese zu vermeiden, zu verringern oder Betroffene zu entschädigen. Unternehmen haben ein anderes Verständnis von "Risiko":...