This article analyses the United Nations (UN) Guidelines on Business and Human Rights adopted in 2011 by the UN Human Rights Council from the perspective of Transnational Business Governance Interactions (TBGI) analytical framework (Eberlein et al. 2014). The article identifies and discusses...

Firms' Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and communication on their human rights impacts are elements in the Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights (Pillar Two), and should be promoted by States as part of their State Duty to Protect (Pillar One) through regulatory strategies aimed at...

With a point of departure in the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN (‘Ruggie') Framework on Business and Human Rights this article shows that recent developments with the UN and the OECD and some legislative EU and national State activities...

China's economic engagement in Africa has been subject to criticism on social and environmental fronts. This analysis examines two sets of guidelines launched by the government-related China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals. Aiming to promote responsible investment in the...

The role that human rights play for responsible business requires awareness among managers exercising a broad range of tasks. Human rights issues arise, for example, in relation to procurement, finance, supply chain management, stakeholder engagement and consultation, risk management, human...