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The business of human rights: best practice and the UN guiding principles

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Newton, Alex

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- How this book came about -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: What is business and human rights? -- Human rights -- Business and human rights -- Notes -- Chapter 2: How this book is structured -- Part II: Business and human rights in context -- Chapter 3: The social and economic context -- Globalisation -- Political uncertainty and instability -- Social media and the 24-hour news cycle -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights -- A range of perspectives -- How useful is CSV? -- How does CSV relate to business and human rights? -- 1 Business risk versus opportunity -- 2 Role of voluntarism -- 3 Negative connotations of human rights -- What is the business case for respecting human rights? -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Background to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights -- Before the Guiding Principles -- A step-changeon business and human rights -- The Framework -- The UN Guiding Principles -- Notes -- Part III: The implications of human rights for business -- Chapter 6: Legal implications -- International law -- Domestic law -- Legislation addressing business's responsibility to respect human rights -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Non-legal obligations and their implications -- Multi-stakeholder initiatives -- Reputational risk -- Financial risk -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Preventing modern slavery in corporate supply chains -- What does the legislation require? Who is affected? -- Which companies are affected? -- How effective are the Acts likely to be? -- Australian developments -- What does this mean for business? -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in corporate culture -- Growing awareness of sexual harassment.

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The business of human rights: best practice and the UN guiding principles

Newton, Alex

Introduction -- What is business and human rights? -- How this book is structured -- Business and human rights in context -- The social and economic context -- Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights -- Background to the UN guiding principles on business and human rights -- The implications of human rights for business -- Legal implications -- Non-legal obligations and their implications -- Preventing modern slavery in corporate supply chains -- Addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in corporate culture -- Getting started : what actions should a company take? -- Developing a human rights policy -- Assessing the risks of human rights violations in the supply chain -- Human rights due diligence -- Access to remedy and grievance mechanisms -- Locating business and human rights in an organisation -- Human rights snapshots from different sectors -- Apparel industry -- Fast moving consumer goods industry -- Electronics industry -- Banking and finance industry -- Conclusion -- Index.