Black Lives Matter Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Corporate Response The progressive responses by some businesses to the Black Lives Matter protests, and the systemic racism they are calling attention to, have been framed as voluntary commitments of socially conscious companies. In fact, all businesses have an ironclad responsibility to address their connections to these underlying inequalities, as set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This briefing note sets out some of the implications of this responsibility Type of Publication Brochures / Factsheets Author(s) / Editor(s) Shift Year of publication 2020 Length 6 pages Language English Topic(s) Diversity & InclusionDue DiligenceCorporate Social Responsibility [CSR] Download rc109black-lives-matter-1587.pdf 242.79 KB Share: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn