Human rights impacts of own operations: Insights for due diligence
Piirto, Linda; Wilska, Kent (2018-02-16)
Piirto, Linda
Wilska, Kent
Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
16.02.2018
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Publications of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 4/2018This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.
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The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2011) clarify the state duty and corporate responsibility for preventing and addressing human rights risks related to business activities. Human rights impacts of own operations: insights for due diligence aims to support Finnish companies in taking appropriate steps to carry out due diligence to prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse human rights impacts of their own operations, as outlined in the UN Guiding Principles, especially in countries where protection of human rights may be insufficient or the enforcement of existing legislation weak