Resources
UN Documents
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) clarifies international standards that need to be followed so that businesses do no harm and respect human rights, so that States protect human rights, and so that people whose rights are violated in the course of business operations are provided fair and adequate remedies.
Guidance on National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights (2016) “provides recommendations on the development, implementation and update of National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights. The document is designed to serve as a reference guide for all stakeholders involved in NAP processes. It is based on the recognition that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to NAPs. NAPs may be stand-alone documents or integrated with other relevant frameworks.”
Guidance on the Gender Lens to the UNGPs is a report by the UN Working Group on BHR that unpacks the gender dimension of BHR:
UN Standards of Conduct for Business Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Intersex People report and summary may be downloaded here: