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This section provides case studies about efforts by companies to integrate human rights principles into their business practices. The following gives an overview of the human rights issues addressed and management practices discussed in each case study. The case studies were published in the Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice case studies series.
[ABB] ABB and Sudan: The value of stakeholder engagement [ download ]
[Achilles Group] Collaborative industry approaches to supply chain corporate responsibility [ download ]
[AngloGold Ashanti] Using communication and consultation to protect human rights during a village resettlement: The story of AngloGold Ashanti and three Malian villages [ download ]
[Areva] AREVA in Niger: A multi-stakeholder partnership to tackle HIV/AIDS [ download ]
[ASN Bank] Investing in Human Rights [ download ]
[Barloworld] The impact of a leader with vision and commitment to community: Contributing to societal change in South Africa from the 1970s to today – A case study of Barloworld [ download ]
[BASF] Reducing essential micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries: A BASF Partnership [ download ]
[BHP Billiton South Africa] Standards as a Human Rights tool [ download ]
[BTC Pipeline] Following through on Global Compact Commitments [ download ]
[Carlson]: Carlson’s Efforts to Combat Trafficking and Exploitation of Children [ download ]
[Colombian Association of Flower Exporters] Constructing codes and broadening agendas: The case of Asocolflores, the Colombian Flower exporters Association [ download ]
[Endesa, S. A.] From Sustainability to Human Rights: A Case Study on Endesa/Endesa Brasil [ download ]
[Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited] Health and Safety at a Fertilizer Company in Pakistan [ download ]
[Eskom] Eskom and the UNGC Principles on Human Rights [ download ]
[Ford Motor Company] The Ford approach towards human rights and business integration [ download ]
[FSI Worldwide] Ethical Recruitment to Prevent Trafficking and Exploitation [ download ]
[Hewlett-Packard] Business and Human Rights: The Case of Hewlett-Packard [ download ]
[İpek Kağıt] From philanthropy to development [ download ]
[Ketchum] Ketchum and the Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking programme [ download ]
[MAS Holdings] MAS and the Women Go Beyond programme [ download ]
[Newmont Mining Corporation] Embedding human rights through the Five Star Integrated Management System [ download ]
[Nike] Generation III: A new era in NIKE’s CSR strategy [ download ]
[Novartis] Implementing a living wage globally: The Novartis approach [ download ]
[Novo Nordisk] Human rights and supply chain management in the Pharmaceutical sector [ download ]
[OMV] OMV, the UN Global Compact and Human Rights: From signature to implementation [ download ]
[Sasol] Understanding the implications of the Global Compact Human Rights Principles for petrochemical investment activities in developing countries: A case study of Sasol [ download ]
[Shell] Road-testing the Human Rights Compliance Assessment tools [ download ]
[Starbucks] Starbucks’ responsible sourcing: Social guidelines from the farm to the coffee shop [ download ]
[Telenor ] Human Rights in the Supply Chain: The Telenor Group’s Approach to Supply Chain Sustainability [ download ]
[Titan Industries] Embedding human rights at Titan Industries Ltd [ download ]
[Total] Second Field Visit Report: Yadana Gas Transportation Project Moattama Gas Transportation Company Operator: Total in Myanmar/Burma [ download ]
[Volkswagen] Better health and safety for suppliers: A partnership project between Volkswagen, ILO and GTZ [ download ]
[Westpac] Westpac Australia and the Cape York indigenous partnership [ download ]
[Xstrata] Xstrata in the Dominican Republic: Integrating Security and Human Rights Principles into Business Practice [ download ]
Call for Expressions of InterestA. Be a Global Compact case study authorThe United Nations Global Compact Office has established a roster for graduate students from around the world interested in being an author of a Global Compact case study on the topic of a company’s efforts to respect and support human rights. Further information about what is entailed in authoring a case study can be found in the Template for Global Compact Human Rights Case Studies. Please note that case authors do not normally receive any remuneration for authoring a case study. In the past, some graduate students have been able to obtain academic credit within their own academic programmes for their work. Whether this is possible for any particular student is the student’s own responsibility.
Interested persons should send an email to humanrights@unglobalcompact.org attaching their resume and a writing sample and indicating:
B. Be the subject of a Global Compact case studyThe United Nations Global Compact Office is calling for expressions of interest from companies participating in the Global Compact that would be interested in being the subject of a Global Compact case study about their efforts to respect and support human rights and the lessons learned from these efforts. Further information about what is entailed in being the subject of a case study is contained in the Template for UNGC Human Rights Case Studies. Please note that the best case studies are generally ones that speak about what did not work and what the company might have done differently as well as what worked well in tackling the human rights challenge described in the case study. Interested companies should send a short description of the innovative practice that is proposed as the subject of the case study to humanrights@unglobalcompact.org. C. Participate in peer review of case studiesThe Global Compact Office has also established a roster for expressions of interest in participating in peer review of case studies. Interested companies should send an email to humanrights@unglobalcompact.org indicating what kinds of case studies the person would be interested in peer reviewing (industry sector, type of human rights challenge etc). For more information, please contact Ursula Wynhoven (wynhoven@un.org) or Lene Wendland (lwendland@ohchr.org). |
Ursula Wynhoven
UN Global Compact
wynhoven@un.org
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in the case studies are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent the views of the peer reviewers, the UN Global Compact Office or the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Global Compact Office and the OHCHR make no representation concerning, and do not guarantee, the source, originality, accuracy, completeness or reliability of any statement, information, data, finding, interpretation, advice or opinion contained within the publication.
The case studies have been developed strictly as learning resources. The inclusion of case studies on this website does not in any way constitute an endorsement of the individual companies nor their human rights policies by the Global Compact Office and/or the OHCHR.