CANADA | We have been supporting Export Development Canada to strengthen its work on human rights at both strategic and operational levels.

UNITED STATES | We worked with a major food and beverage company to integrate stakeholder engagement into its global human rights strategy.

MEXICO | We collaborated with Oxfam and the UN Global Compact Local Network to develop guidance on the responsibility to respect human rights. LEARN MORE

URUGUAY | We helped a global business identify and address human rights risks at a local site. Learn more about our Business Learning Program.

BRAZIL | Shift helped a global brand engage its local operating company in identifying salient human rights issues and developing appropriate mitigation plans.

PERU | Shift conducted country-level stakeholder engagement to inform our development of the International Council on Mining and Metals’ (ICMM) updated guidance on grievance mechanisms for its members. LEARN MORE

COLOMBIA | Shift led human rights capacity-building sessions at headquarters and site levels for an energy company.

SWITZERLAND | Shift collaborated with former UN Human Rights Chief, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, to provide strategic recommendations on human rights to the International Olympic Committe. LEARN MORE

FINLAND | Shift supported the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU in convening a flagship conference in 2019 on the UNGPs and developing an Agenda for Action at EU level. LEARN MORE

POLAND | We consulted with business, government, investor and civil society stakeholders to inform our Valuing Respect Project. LEARN MORE

NETHERLANDS | Shift worked with a Dutch trade union to develop guidance for businesses on respecting freedom of association and collective bargaining in their operations and global value chains. LEARN MORE

UNITED KINGDOM | Shift convened a group of retail companies to explore the human rights risks faced by ‘final mile’ delivery workers in their value chains and how they could use leverage to address them.

SPAIN | Shift supported a global apparel company to prioritize salient human rights issues in key sourcing markets and reevaluate existing strategies to address specific risks.

SWEDEN | We collaborated with several influential institutional investors – the AP Funds – to deepen their human rights due diligence approaches.

NIGERIA | We helped a major global business engage its local operating company in identifying salient human rights issues and developing appropriate mitigation plans.

TUNISIA | We worked with CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, to build the capacity of private equity managers and businesses from across North Africa to prevent and address human rights risks. LEARN MORE

GHANA | We worked with the National Human Rights Institution on capacity-building on the UN Guiding Principles for businesses, government and civil society.

KENYA | Shift worked with businesses to build capacity on the UN Guiding Principles and human rights due diligence.

BELGIUM | Shift is working to inform the development of an EU Directive on due diligence that aligns with the UN Guiding Principles through our engagement with key EU institutions.

SOUTH AFRICA | We consulted with business, government, investor and civil society stakeholders to inform our Valuing Respect Project and worked with a major mining company to evaluate human rights risks across its sites.

ETHIOPIA | Shift worked with CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, to build the capacity of private equity managers and businesses in Ethiopia to prevent and address human rights risks. LEARN MORE

FRANCE | Shift analyzed the impact of the French Duty of Vigilance Law on the quality of human rights disclosure by top French companies using our unique maturity methodology. LEARN MORE

QATAR | Through our Vice President’s role as Chair of FIFA’s independent Human Rights Advisory Board, we are working to help address risks to migrant workers connected to the FIFA World Cup 2022. LEARN MORE about Shift’s work on Sports and Human Rights.

TURKEY | Shift collaborated with Oxfam and the UN Global Compact Local Network to develop guidance on the responsibility to respect human rights. LEARN MORE

JAPAN | Shift worked with businesses in Japan to build capacity on the UN Guiding Principles and human rights due diligence.

THAILAND | Shift consulted with business, government, investor and civil society stakeholders to inform our Valuing Respect Project, and collaborated with the Thai Government Pension Fund on a capacity-building workshop.

MALAYSIA | Shift worked with a global agricultural commodity company to conduct engagement with affected stakeholders to better understand its human rights impacts and to inform its actions in response.

INDIA | Shift has worked with companies in the food and beverage and ICT sectors to test and develop their human rights risk identification and mitigation approaches.

CAMBODIA | Shift helped a major global business engage its local operating company in identifying salient human rights issues and developing appropriate mitigation plans.

INDONESIA | Shift collaborated with Oxfam and the UN Global Compact Local Network to develop guidance on the responsibility to respect human rights. LEARN MORE

NEW ZEALAND | Shift worked with the National Human Rights Institution and major institutional investor on capacity-building on the UNGPs for businesses, investors and civil society.