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Human Rights Indicators for Business

An open source database of 1000 indicators enables companies and stakeholders to assess corporate policies, procedures and practices on human rights.

The Human Rights Indicators for Business is an open source database of 1,000 indicators that enable companies and other stakeholders to assess corporate policies, procedures and practices on human rights.

The indicators measure corporate respect for human rights against the substantive content of human rights as they are defined in international instruments - allowing you to benchmark the actual performance of human rights due diligence processes.

  • Tried and tested: In use since 2005, the indicators, which formed the Human rights Compliance Assessment tool, have been applied by companies, in real-world practice, for more than a decade.
  • Human rights made simple: More than 80 international human rights instruments have been translated into systematic checklists covering company policies, procedures and practices.
  • Rigorous consultation: More than 70 companies and human rights organizations and 35 researchers participated in the five-year consultation before the launch of the indicators.
  • Continuously updated: The indicators have been refined through years of practical application, and have been updated to reflect changes in international frameworks.

On the platform you can find an open source database of indicators, as well as more information on how to participate in the further development of human rights indicators for businesses.

Read more about the tool here

Period

Starts: 2015
Ends: Ongoing

Contact

Chief Adviser, Human Rights, Tech and Business