S2, Ep.1: Minding your own business: How can human rights due diligence create a better future for all?
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Are all human rights relevant to businesses? What does due diligence look like when it comes to people? We kick off the new season of the SDG Insider podcast with host, Ayanda Charlie, chatting to Elin Wrzoncki, Dante Pesce and Kees Gootjes about the important topic of business and people´s human rights. The big question: How can human rights considerations be integrated into core business practices and decision-making processes to bring everyone closer to achieving the Global Goals by 2030? Make sure to subscribe to this podcast so that you don’t miss an episode! Links you should know about: United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct: https://www.oecd.org/investment/due-diligence-guidance-for-responsible-business-conduct.htm OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/consultation-draft-public-consultation-targeted-update-of-the-oecd-guidelines-for-multinational-enterprises.pdf Engagement with Trade Unions in Due Diligence Processes Conducted by Industry-led or Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives: https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/engagement-with-trade-unions-in-due-diligence-processes-conducted-by-industry-led-or-multi-stakeholder-initiatives.pdf UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/WGTransCorp/Session6/LBI3rdDRAFT.pdf Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence_en GRI global standards for sustainability impacts: https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/ Radium Girls: The Women Who Fought for Their Lives in a Killer Workplace: https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace Australian Islanders in landmark climate fight - BBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vcSvgJvU6E Rana Plaza Factory Collapse: 10 years on, how much has changed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2zXYoHfDNY&t=116s
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