Damiano de Felice – The 2013 corporate questionnaire findings report: slow dissemination of the guiding principles and importance of human rights benchmarking

The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG) recently released its 2013 Corporate Questionnaire Findings Report. The objectives of the questionnaire were to: understand progress on the dissemination of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) amongst the business community, highlight implementation motivations and challenges, and understand the necessary support required for businesses to implement their corporate responsibility to respect human rights.