Human rights reporting

Abstract

The UN Global Compact, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and the Global Reporting Initiative have collaborated over the past year to develop two reports to guide companies in their human rights reporting efforts. Ultimately, the aim of the project partners is that through better reporting guidance, people will increase business understanding of their human rights impacts and resulting risks and opportunities. The first report, The Corporate Human Rights Reporting: An Analysis of Current Trends, evaluated the sustainability reports of more than 50 companies, outlining trends that illustrate good practices, as well as any common shortcomings. The second report, A Resource Guide to Corporate Human Rights Reporting, provides practical guidance to improve human rights reporting.