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The UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework is the world’s first comprehensive guidance for companies to report on how they respect human rights.
Why should companies’ reporting on human rights matter to you?
German and Spanish translations of Reporting Framework now available
January 2018 — German and Spanish translations of the UNGP Reporting Framework with implementation guidance are now available. In total, translations of the Reporting Framework with implementation guidance are available in six languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Polish and Spanish.
BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT
The UN Guiding Principles tell us we should ‘know and show’ that we respect human rights in practice. To be able to show, you have to know. To be able to know, you have to do. The Reporting Framework uncovers the places where you need to focus and improve, so that it becomes very clear what you need to do.
Sofie Nyström, H&M
THE FRAMEWORK
The UNGP Reporting Framework with implementation and assurance guidance
DATABASE & ANALYSIS
Analysis of reporting trends, indicators of mature reporting, access to the database of company human rights reporting
SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Learn from users, understand key concepts, access translations
The UNGP Reporting Framework is an essential tool that enables investors to review companies’ understanding and management of human rights risks. It will also guide us in our engagement with companies going forward.
Coalition of 88 investors representing over $5.3 trillion assets under management
USERS AND SUPPORTERS
Companies, governments, investors, stock exchanges and lawyers around the world are using and supporting the UNGP Reporting Framework.
- Unilever (first adopter)
- Citi
- Marks & Spencer
- H&M
- Ajinomoto
- Total
- Investor coalition representing $5.3t AUM
- European Commission
- Bursa Malaysia
- United Kingdom Home Office
- International Integrated Reporting Council
- United States General Services Administration
Latest news
Will France’s new Duty of Vigilance law push companies to improve their reporting on human rights?
May 2018 – Shift will release a report later this summer that examines the extent to which the human rights disclosure of the Top 20 listed companies in France (CAC 40 Index) meets the expectations of the UN Guiding Principles.
Understanding and Managing Human Rights Risks Is a Key Element of Integrated Thinking
November 2017 — Richard Karmel of Mazars UK explains why respect for human rights can no longer be a niche and unusual area of practice for internal audit and external assurance — and how the new UNGP Assurance Guidance can help companies better manage their human rights performance.
Canadian extractives companies now available in Reporting Database
April 2018 — What do the top Canadian extractives companies say about their efforts to respect human rights? Find out in the UNGP Reporting Database — a free, independent resource showing companies’ communication on human rights. These Canadian companies are the latest addition to the Reporting Database, which includes 113 companies from 11 sectors.