UN FORUM SERIES – human rights reporting: 2016 could be a pivotal year

This post was contributed by Steve Gibbons, Director – Labour and Human Rights at Ergon Associates. The implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) is, most certainly, a journey which will take some time for companies. There are a number of significant challenges, ranging from the growing understanding of what appropriate due diligence should look like, building companies’ understanding of the need to collaborate with a range of stakeholders, through to the development of really effective and appropriate grievance and remedial mechanisms.