The UNGPs/OECD focus on establishing a management system, that also enables our business
relationships to manage their risks in relation to also the right to safe and healthy working conditions; how our business relationships intend to deal with such risks shall not be prescribed by us. You will have to come up with the actions most appropriate for your situation and context to effectively prevent risks of adverse impacts on this human right as well; should you assess that you are at risk.
Establishing predefined performance requirements on all human rights would make it impossible
for you to come up with innovative solutions fit for your operations and context. With the UNGPs/OECD, the traditional global approaches to responsibility in business relationships are shifting from specific performance measurements (monitoring and auditing) to the expectation that business relationships establish a management system to manage their adverse impacts on all the three bottom lines – and become transparent about such management.
The management system must include all rights when assessing your potential adverse impacts on human rights (that includes the core labor rights), and all the key areas of environmental and economic sustainability.
Setting specific requirements for business relationships to address specific risks of adverse impacts is challenging due to varying contexts and factors. Imposing such requirements could lead to inadequate impact management and reputational risks. By adopting the internationally agreed management system, we aim to promote sustainable development without the limitations of prescriptive performance requirements.
Specifically, our approach to responsibility in business relationships aims to make this objective achievable and practical, even for smaller partnerships. This approach also ensures that we minimize intrusive interactions, such as audits, and instead foster mutual transparency in sustainability due diligence. Our interactions are intended to facilitate capacity development within both your company and ours.
The UNGPs/OECD focus on establishing a management system, that also enables our business
relationships to manage their risks in relation to also the right to safe and healthy working conditions; how our business relationships intend to deal with such risks shall not be prescribed by us. You will have to come up with the actions most appropriate for your situation and context to effectively prevent risks of adverse impacts on this human right as well; should you assess that you are at risk.
Establishing predefined performance requirements on all human rights would make it impossible
for you to come up with innovative solutions fit for your operations and context. With the UNGPs/OECD, the traditional global approaches to responsibility in business relationships are shifting from specific performance measurements (monitoring and auditing) to the expectation that business relationships establish a management system to manage their adverse impacts on all the three bottom lines – and become transparent about such management.
The management system must include all rights when assessing your potential adverse impacts on human rights (that includes the core labor rights), and all the key areas of environmental and economic sustainability.
Setting specific requirements for business relationships to address specific risks of adverse impacts is challenging due to varying contexts and factors. Imposing such requirements could lead to inadequate impact management and reputational risks. By adopting the internationally agreed management system, we aim to promote sustainable development without the limitations of prescriptive performance requirements.
Specifically, our approach to responsibility in business relationships aims to make this objective achievable and practical, even for smaller partnerships. This approach also ensures that we minimize intrusive interactions, such as audits, and instead foster mutual transparency in sustainability due diligence. Our interactions are intended to facilitate capacity development within both your company and ours.