The fourth step of human rights due diligence is communicating about the company’s efforts to prevent and address human rights risks. This means that the company should be prepared to demonstrate the effectiveness of its efforts in practice. There will be a range of audiences for the company to consider, ranging from affected stakeholders to shareholders and investors, to human rights experts to governments and others who are interested in or concerned about the company’s human rights performance. Companies whose operations or business relationships involve severe human rights risks should report formally on their efforts.
Learn more: see all our resource library listings below, as well as specific sections from these comprehensive resources:
- Guiding Principles 17 and 21 and their commentary
- UNGP Reporting Framework: the entirety
- The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: An Interpretive Guide: p.57
- Doing Business With Respect for Human Rights: Chapter 3.6
- How to Do Business With Respect for Children’s Right to Be Free From Child Labour: p.50
- Guidance for Companies on Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: p.77
- European Commission Sector Guides on Implementing the Guiding Principles: employment agencies: p.65; ICT: p.65; oil and gas: p.62
