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Type of publication Article / NewsBrochures / FactsheetsCase Studies / Examples Certification / IndicatorsInformation Platforms / Counselling / NetworkStudies / Research / ReportTools / Guidelines / Training Language EnglishFrenchGerman Author / Editor ABN AMRO Group N.V.ABTAAgentur für Wirtschaft & Entwicklung [AWE]Alba SudAllBrightAmnesty InternationalAsker S.Association of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN]Australian National UniversityBansal T.Baum T.Belvera PartnersBetter Care NetworkBoronyak L.Bread for the WorldBrunswickBusiness & Human Rights Resource CentreBusiness and Human Rights Asia-Pacific [B+HR]Business and Sustainable Development CommissionBusiness Call to ActionBusiness Council for Sustainable Development [WBCSD]Business for Social Responsibility [BSR]Carrard N.CDA Collaborative Learning ProjectsCenter for Global DevelopmentChandraChildren’s Rights and Business Principles [CRBP]ChildSafe movementCivicusCo-operatives UKColor RainbowCOMCEC Coordination Office [CCO]Corporate Europe ObservatoryCorporate Human Rights Benchmark [CHRB]Council of EuropeCrabtree B.CSR EuropeDanish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR]DeloitteDempster H.DiCicco-Bloom B.Dilshad R. M.Dr. Beirman D.EarthRights InternationalEcological Tourism in EuropeECOTRANS e.V.ECPATendevaEquality in TourismEthical Trading InitativeEthical TravelerEuropean Coalition for Corporate Justice [ECCJ]European CommissionEuropean Network for Accessible Tourism [ENAT]European Travel Commission [ETC]Fair Wear FoundationfairunterwegsFederal Foreign Office GermanyFederal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs GermanyFerraz J.focusrightForest Peoples ProgramForget Me Not Australia [FMN]Freehills H. S.Friedrich Ebert StiftungFriends of the Earth EuropeFundación ACFutourisG Adventures Responsible TravelGATE – Netzwerk, Tourismus, KulturGeneva Centre for Security Sector Governance [DCAF]German Institute for Human RightsGesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit [GIZ]Global Business Inititative [GBI]Global Campus of Human RightsGlobal Compact Network AustraliaGlobal Compact Network GermanyGlobal Compact Network NetherlandsGlobal Compact Network UKGlobal Policy ForumGlobal Reporting Initiative [GRI]Global Sustainable Tourism Council [GSTC]Global Tourism Plastics Initiativeglobal verantwortlich BWglobalditglokal e.V.Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development at Chalmers University of TechnologyGötzmann N.Hamburger Stiftung für WirtschaftsethikHarvard Kennedy SchoolHauser ExkursionenHawke A.Helpdesk Business & Human RightsHøvsgaard R.Human Rights Measurement Initiative [HRMI]Human Rights WatchImpact Travel AllianceInitiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services [IDEALS-Philippines]Institut für Nachhaltigen TourismusInstitute for Human Rights and Business [IHRB]Institute for Public Policy and GovernanceInstitute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia [ISEA]Institute for Sustainable FuturesInternational Air Transport Association [IATA]International Centre for Responsible Tourism Leeds Metropolitan UniversityInternational Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels [UNESCO]International Ecotourism Society [TIES]International Federation for Human RightsInternational Labour Organization International Programme on the Elimination of Child LabourInternational Labour Organization [ILO]International Tourism Partnership [ITP]International Trade Union Confederation [ITUC]International Training Centre of the International Labour OrganizationISEAL AllianceJakob Ch.JosephKrueger R. A.Latif M. I.Lonely PlanetLöning Human Rights & Responsible BusinessLuc Hoffmann InstituteMacht R.MazarsMeissler Ch.Mekong ClubMetro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal ClinicMinderoo FoundationMinderoo Foundation’s Walk Free InitiativeMinority Rights Group InternationalModern Slavery UnitMVO NederlandMyanmar Centre for Responsible Business [MCRB]Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute [MRTI]Naturefriends InternationalNeef A.Netherlands Ministry of Foreign AffairsNeuroth C.Next Generation NepalNomoGaiaNordic Union - HRCTOECDOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights [OHCHR]OxfamOxfam CanadaPacific Asia Travel Organisation [PATA]Paddon M.Pellot B.People 1stPhocusWirePillar TwoPirzer Ch.Poulsen-Hansen C.pwcRafto Foundation for Human Rights and Sexual Minorities UgandaRainforest AllianceRaphael A.Responsible Ecological Social Tour-RESTResponsible Tourism Partnership Responsible TravelRoundtable Human Rights in TourismRoutledge Taylor & Francis GroupS.Save the ChildrenSchyst ResandeSecretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversitySerpa S.Sherman II J. F.ShiftShiva FoundationShrivastava P.Sinkovics R. R.Social Accountability International [SAI]Society for Threatened PeoplesSTOP THE TRAFFIKStronger TogetherStudienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V.StudiosusSuansri P.SurvivalSustainable Hospitality AllianceSustainable Tourism Network [SNV]SwisscontactTedaldi J.Tewes-Gradl Ch.Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute [CBT-I]The International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC]The City of ReykjavíkThe Travel FoundationThe World Bank GroupThomson Reuters FoundationTourCertTourism 2030Tourism ConcernTourism WatchTransport of LondonTravel UnityTravelifeTravindyTUI AG GrouptwentyfiftyU.U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of StateUN Global CompactUNA-UKUNEP Finance InitiativeUNICEFUnited Nations [UN]United Nations Human Rights [UNHR]University of Gothenburg/Sustainable Development Solutions Network [SDSN] Northern EuropeUniversity of HawaiiUniversity of Technology SydneyUppsala Conflict Data Program [UCDP]Utermöhlen N.Valenzuela D.van Gaalen M.Verisk MaplecroftWageIndicatorWageningen University and Research Centre [WUR]Walk Free FoundationWeaving Women’s Voices in Southeast Asia [WEAVE]WikiRateWild AsiaWISATAWorld Tourism Organization [UNWTO]World Travel & Tourism CouncilWorld Vision AustraliaWrzoncki E.WWFWynhovenWyser B.Zagelmeyer S.Zimmer C. Topic Business TravelChildren's RightsClimate ChangeCode of ConductCommunity ImpactCommunity-based Tourism [CBT]Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]COVID-19Crisis ManagementDisability RightsDiversity & InclusionDue DiligenceEnvironmentEqualityGenderGeneral Human Rights InformationGrievance MechanismsHospitalityHuman Rights EducationHuman Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Human Rights PolicyHuman Rights Risk Assessment [HRRA]Human TraffickingImpact AssessmentIndigenous Peoples / Minorities RightsIntercultural UnderstandingL.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+Labour RightsLand RightsMigrant WorkersModern SlaveryNational Action PlanNon-profitPeace and ConflictRisk AssessmentSexual Exploitation/Sexual HarassmentSlum TourismStakeholder EngagementSupply ChainSustainabilitySustainable Development Goals [SDGs]Tour operatorTourism DevelopmentTourism StakeholderTourism StatisticsUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]VoluntourismWomen's Rights/Women Empowerment Country focus AustraliaCambodiaCanadaDominican RepublicGermanyIcelandIndiaIndonesiaKenyaLaosMyanmarNepalQatarSri LankaTanzaniaThailandUgandaUnited KingdomVietnam Sector Cross-sectoralOther sectorTourism-specific Search topics Sort by Publication date (Ascending)Publication date (Descending)Length (Number of Pages) (Ascending)Length (Number of Pages) (Descending) The world’s worst countries for workers Executive Summary The 2021 Global Rights Index documents a shameful roll call of governments and companies who have pursued an anti-union agenda in the face of workers who have stood on the front line providing essential work to keep economies and communities functioning. Author(s) / Editor(s) International Trade Union Confederation [ITUC] Topic(s) COVID-19Labour RightsModern Slavery Year of publication 2021 Length 62 pages more … Tourism and Human Rights: A Complex Relationship The objective of this article is to contribute to the understanding and discussion of the relationship between human rights and tourism. This topic has emerged, above all, in the wake of the discussion on ethics and social responsibility, frequently in a very polarized way in some public debate, and in very generic and non-discussed terms in declarations of intergovernmental organizations. It takes more than that. Author(s) / Editor(s) Ferraz J.Serpa S. Topic(s) General Human Rights Information Year of publication 2021 Length 15 pages more … Tourism and visitation to protected areas amid COVID-19 Guidance for protected area authorities and managers Managers of protected areas that usually have visitors are under pressure to provide facilities safely, but there are challenges to doing so given rapidly changing conditions and new health and safety requirements. The purpose of this document is to provide pragmatic guidance to protected area managers and authorities on operating tourism safely amid the COVID-19 crisis. Author(s) / Editor(s) European Commission Topic(s) COVID-19 Year of publication 2021 Length 15 pages more … UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide - Sociocultural Impacts of COVID-19 Issue 3: Women in tourism The UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guides on the sociocultural impacts of COVID-19 are living guidelines, subject to revision as the health situation evolves and more information becomes available on the most effective ways to make tourism inclusive and accessible for all. Author(s) / Editor(s) World Tourism Organization [UNWTO] Topic(s) COVID-19Women's Rights/Women EmpowermentEqualityDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more … UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide - Sociocultural Impacts of COVID-19 Issue 4: Indigenous Communities The UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guides on the sociocultural impacts of COVID-19 are living guidelines. The document is subject to revision as the health situation evolves and more information becomes available on the most effective ways to make Indigenous tourism inclusive, fair and accessible for all Author(s) / Editor(s) World Tourism Organization [UNWTO] Topic(s) COVID-19Indigenous Peoples / Minorities RightsDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more … Welche Auswirkungen hat die Covid-19-Pandemie auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung von Kindern? ECPAT International hat schon im April 2020 in einer Zusammenstellung erste Anhaltspunkte formuliert, wie sich die COVID-19-Pandemie auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung von Kindern auswirken könnte. Im vorliegenden Positionspapier nimmt ECPAT Entwicklungen weltweit und in Deutschland in den Blick und benennt Auswirkungen auf Kinderschutz in Institutionen, auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung mittels digitaler Medien, auf Kinderschutz auf Reisen und im Tourismus und auf Menschenhandel zum Nachteil Minderjähriger. Author(s) / Editor(s) ECPAT Topic(s) Children's RightsSexual Exploitation/Sexual HarassmentCOVID-19 Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more … How Hospitality Harbours Modern Slavery Website Modern slavery is a serious issue for the hospitality sector. When the public imagines slavery, a majority might picture men and women being kept as property through the threat of violence. As undeniably evocative as these images are though, modern slavery is multi-faceted, encompassing many different forms of forced labour. While more ‘traditional’ or ‘chattel’ forms of slavery are still prevalent, these cases are only one aspect of a wider issue. Often the means by which people are enslaved in the modern world are more complex and difficult to detect. Author(s) / Editor(s) Mekong Club Topic(s) HospitalityModern SlaveryWomen's Rights/Women Empowerment Year of publication 2020 Length 9 pages more … World Report 2020 World Report 2020 is Human Rights Watch’s 30th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2018 through November 2019. The book reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2019, usually in close partnership with human rights activists and groups in the country in question. Author(s) / Editor(s) Human Rights Watch Topic(s) General Human Rights Information Year of publication 2020 Length 335 pages more … 10 Practical Tipps on human rights due diligence in core business operations This brochure contains ten practical tips for integrating human rights due diligence and shows you how to establish processes for human rights due diligence at your company and what you need to take into account. We are happy to provide you with in-depth free and confidential advice on any questions you may have relating to human rights and how you can set up a robust environmental and social management system. Author(s) / Editor(s) Agentur für Wirtschaft & Entwicklung [AWE] Topic(s) Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]National Action PlanDue Diligence Year of publication 2020 Length 26 pages more … An Inclusion Imperative: Gender Diversity In The Travel Industry Diversity is the representation of varying characteristics, perspectives, and backgrounds while inclusion is the harmonization of those values. While this paper will examine gender diversity in the travel and tourism industry, the principles we’ll cover are not limited to gender diversity alone. This report examines why diversity and inclusion matters in the workplace, with case studies that illustrate how companies can continually strive to be more diverse and more inclusive. Author(s) / Editor(s) PhocusWire Topic(s) EqualityGenderDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2020 Length 20 pages more … Beyond CSR The Story of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights This paper is intended for corporate lawyers who increasingly are being asked to advise their clients on business and human rights issues. It addresses the far-reaching implications of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‘UNGPs’), which the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed in 2011, following six years of multistakeholder consultations, research, and pilot projects. Author(s) / Editor(s) Harvard Kennedy SchoolSherman II J. F. Topic(s) Human Rights PolicyNational Action PlanCorporate Social Responsibility [CSR]Due DiligenceSustainable Development Goals [SDGs]UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 41 pages more … 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 Author(s) / Editor(s) Shift Topic(s) Diversity & InclusionDue DiligenceCorporate Social Responsibility [CSR] Year of publication 2020 Length 6 pages more … Crosscutting: Stakehoder Engagement Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox In this document you will find the Guidance text on Stakeholder Engagement of the Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox. You can find the full up-to-date version 2020 of the Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox from the Danish Institute for Human Rights also in the Resource Center. Author(s) / Editor(s) Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR] Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Impact AssessmentDue DiligenceStakeholder EngagementUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 43 pages more … Human Rights Impact Assessment Toolbox and Guidance The purpose of this Guidance and Toolbox is to provide those who are involved in conducting, commissioning, reviewing or monitoring Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs) of business projects and activities with guidance and practical tools, with a view to ensuring that such assessments apply a human rights-based approach and are consistent with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principles). Author(s) / Editor(s) Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR]Götzmann N.Bansal T.Wrzoncki E.Poulsen-Hansen C. Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Impact AssessmentHuman Rights Risk Assessment [HRRA]Stakeholder EngagementDue DiligenceUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 160 pages more … Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox This Road-testing version of the HumanRights Impact Assessment (HRIA) Guidance and Toolbox is based on DIHR materials and experiences, input from expert reviewers, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and international human rights instruments, as well as public domain sources on impact assessment. Author(s) / Editor(s) Götzmann N.Bansal T.Wrzoncki E.Poulsen-Hansen C.Tedaldi J.Høvsgaard R.Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR] Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Due DiligenceUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 160 pages more … Human Rights Impact Assessment Thailand & Myanmar A value-chain-focused human rights impact assessment conducted by the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism e. V This report summarizes the key findings of the value-chain-focused human rights impact assessment (HRIA) conducted in Thailand and in Myanmar from a European tour operator's (TO) perspective in September 2019. It provides ideas for concrete measures for European TOs to enhance the positive and mitigate the negative impacts of their touristic activities on human rights in the two countries and identifies lessons for TOs conducting further HRIAs in line with the UN Guiding Principles. Author(s) / Editor(s) Roundtable Human Rights in Tourismfocusright Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Due DiligenceStakeholder EngagementTourism Stakeholder Year of publication 2020 Length 72 pages more … Inclusion & Diversity Guidelines The following high-level guidelines, were compiled to support Travel & Tourism businesses of all sizes, provide an inclusive work environment for all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ability, including physical, mental, and/or sensory impairments, first language, socio-economic status, citizenship and/or country of origin, faith, religion or spiritual affiliation, age or marital status. Author(s) / Editor(s) World Travel & Tourism Council Topic(s) Diversity & InclusionEquality Year of publication 2020 Length 8 pages more … Kinderschutz im Geschäftsreisebereich Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Minderjährigen vor sexueller Ausbeutung im Kontext von Geschäftsreisen ─Status Quo, Praxisbeispiele & Handlungsempfehlungen Ziel der Expertise war es, einen umfassenden Einblick in die Thematik des Kinderschutzes vor sexueller Ausbeutung im Geschäftsreisebereich zu gewinnen. Author(s) / Editor(s) ECPAT Topic(s) Children's RightsSexual Exploitation/Sexual HarassmentCode of ConductHuman Rights PolicyBusiness Travel Year of publication 2020 Length 21 pages more … Kompass Handbuch zur Menschenrechtsbildung für die schulische und außerschulische Bildungsarbeit KOMPASS wendet sich an alle, die an Menschenrechten interessiert sind und sich engagieren wollen. Das Handbuch setzt keine Erfahrungen mit Unterricht oder der Durchführung von Aktivitäten voraus und gibt ausführliche Hilfestellungen für die Durchführung der Aktivitäten und für deren Anpassung und Weiterentwicklung entsprechend den Bedürfnissen der Lernenden und den praktischen Gegebenheiten. Author(s) / Editor(s) German Institute for Human Rights Topic(s) General Human Rights InformationHuman Rights Education Year of publication 2020 Length 604 pages more … LGBT+ Equality in the Workplace A bilingual resource guide for employers in Myanmar This Guide was created by the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business in collaboration with Colors Rainbow. It is intended to help senior managers in companies, whether large or small, Myanmar or foreign, to gain a better understanding of key concepts related to LGBT+ rights in Myanmar. Author(s) / Editor(s) Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business [MCRB]Color Rainbow Topic(s) Labour RightsL.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+Equality Year of publication 2020 Length 31 pages more … Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ››
The world’s worst countries for workers Executive Summary The 2021 Global Rights Index documents a shameful roll call of governments and companies who have pursued an anti-union agenda in the face of workers who have stood on the front line providing essential work to keep economies and communities functioning. Author(s) / Editor(s) International Trade Union Confederation [ITUC] Topic(s) COVID-19Labour RightsModern Slavery Year of publication 2021 Length 62 pages more …
Tourism and Human Rights: A Complex Relationship The objective of this article is to contribute to the understanding and discussion of the relationship between human rights and tourism. This topic has emerged, above all, in the wake of the discussion on ethics and social responsibility, frequently in a very polarized way in some public debate, and in very generic and non-discussed terms in declarations of intergovernmental organizations. It takes more than that. Author(s) / Editor(s) Ferraz J.Serpa S. Topic(s) General Human Rights Information Year of publication 2021 Length 15 pages more …
Tourism and visitation to protected areas amid COVID-19 Guidance for protected area authorities and managers Managers of protected areas that usually have visitors are under pressure to provide facilities safely, but there are challenges to doing so given rapidly changing conditions and new health and safety requirements. The purpose of this document is to provide pragmatic guidance to protected area managers and authorities on operating tourism safely amid the COVID-19 crisis. Author(s) / Editor(s) European Commission Topic(s) COVID-19 Year of publication 2021 Length 15 pages more …
UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide - Sociocultural Impacts of COVID-19 Issue 3: Women in tourism The UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guides on the sociocultural impacts of COVID-19 are living guidelines, subject to revision as the health situation evolves and more information becomes available on the most effective ways to make tourism inclusive and accessible for all. Author(s) / Editor(s) World Tourism Organization [UNWTO] Topic(s) COVID-19Women's Rights/Women EmpowermentEqualityDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more …
UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guide - Sociocultural Impacts of COVID-19 Issue 4: Indigenous Communities The UNWTO Inclusive Recovery Guides on the sociocultural impacts of COVID-19 are living guidelines. The document is subject to revision as the health situation evolves and more information becomes available on the most effective ways to make Indigenous tourism inclusive, fair and accessible for all Author(s) / Editor(s) World Tourism Organization [UNWTO] Topic(s) COVID-19Indigenous Peoples / Minorities RightsDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more …
Welche Auswirkungen hat die Covid-19-Pandemie auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung von Kindern? ECPAT International hat schon im April 2020 in einer Zusammenstellung erste Anhaltspunkte formuliert, wie sich die COVID-19-Pandemie auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung von Kindern auswirken könnte. Im vorliegenden Positionspapier nimmt ECPAT Entwicklungen weltweit und in Deutschland in den Blick und benennt Auswirkungen auf Kinderschutz in Institutionen, auf die sexuelle Ausbeutung mittels digitaler Medien, auf Kinderschutz auf Reisen und im Tourismus und auf Menschenhandel zum Nachteil Minderjähriger. Author(s) / Editor(s) ECPAT Topic(s) Children's RightsSexual Exploitation/Sexual HarassmentCOVID-19 Year of publication 2021 Length 12 pages more …
How Hospitality Harbours Modern Slavery Website Modern slavery is a serious issue for the hospitality sector. When the public imagines slavery, a majority might picture men and women being kept as property through the threat of violence. As undeniably evocative as these images are though, modern slavery is multi-faceted, encompassing many different forms of forced labour. While more ‘traditional’ or ‘chattel’ forms of slavery are still prevalent, these cases are only one aspect of a wider issue. Often the means by which people are enslaved in the modern world are more complex and difficult to detect. Author(s) / Editor(s) Mekong Club Topic(s) HospitalityModern SlaveryWomen's Rights/Women Empowerment Year of publication 2020 Length 9 pages more …
World Report 2020 World Report 2020 is Human Rights Watch’s 30th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2018 through November 2019. The book reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2019, usually in close partnership with human rights activists and groups in the country in question. Author(s) / Editor(s) Human Rights Watch Topic(s) General Human Rights Information Year of publication 2020 Length 335 pages more …
10 Practical Tipps on human rights due diligence in core business operations This brochure contains ten practical tips for integrating human rights due diligence and shows you how to establish processes for human rights due diligence at your company and what you need to take into account. We are happy to provide you with in-depth free and confidential advice on any questions you may have relating to human rights and how you can set up a robust environmental and social management system. Author(s) / Editor(s) Agentur für Wirtschaft & Entwicklung [AWE] Topic(s) Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]National Action PlanDue Diligence Year of publication 2020 Length 26 pages more …
An Inclusion Imperative: Gender Diversity In The Travel Industry Diversity is the representation of varying characteristics, perspectives, and backgrounds while inclusion is the harmonization of those values. While this paper will examine gender diversity in the travel and tourism industry, the principles we’ll cover are not limited to gender diversity alone. This report examines why diversity and inclusion matters in the workplace, with case studies that illustrate how companies can continually strive to be more diverse and more inclusive. Author(s) / Editor(s) PhocusWire Topic(s) EqualityGenderDiversity & Inclusion Year of publication 2020 Length 20 pages more …
Beyond CSR The Story of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights This paper is intended for corporate lawyers who increasingly are being asked to advise their clients on business and human rights issues. It addresses the far-reaching implications of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‘UNGPs’), which the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed in 2011, following six years of multistakeholder consultations, research, and pilot projects. Author(s) / Editor(s) Harvard Kennedy SchoolSherman II J. F. Topic(s) Human Rights PolicyNational Action PlanCorporate Social Responsibility [CSR]Due DiligenceSustainable Development Goals [SDGs]UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 41 pages more …
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 Author(s) / Editor(s) Shift Topic(s) Diversity & InclusionDue DiligenceCorporate Social Responsibility [CSR] Year of publication 2020 Length 6 pages more …
Crosscutting: Stakehoder Engagement Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox In this document you will find the Guidance text on Stakeholder Engagement of the Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox. You can find the full up-to-date version 2020 of the Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox from the Danish Institute for Human Rights also in the Resource Center. Author(s) / Editor(s) Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR] Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Impact AssessmentDue DiligenceStakeholder EngagementUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 43 pages more …
Human Rights Impact Assessment Toolbox and Guidance The purpose of this Guidance and Toolbox is to provide those who are involved in conducting, commissioning, reviewing or monitoring Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs) of business projects and activities with guidance and practical tools, with a view to ensuring that such assessments apply a human rights-based approach and are consistent with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principles). Author(s) / Editor(s) Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR]Götzmann N.Bansal T.Wrzoncki E.Poulsen-Hansen C. Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Impact AssessmentHuman Rights Risk Assessment [HRRA]Stakeholder EngagementDue DiligenceUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 160 pages more …
Human Rights Impact Assessment Guidance and Toolbox This Road-testing version of the HumanRights Impact Assessment (HRIA) Guidance and Toolbox is based on DIHR materials and experiences, input from expert reviewers, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and international human rights instruments, as well as public domain sources on impact assessment. Author(s) / Editor(s) Götzmann N.Bansal T.Wrzoncki E.Poulsen-Hansen C.Tedaldi J.Høvsgaard R.Danish Institute for Human Rights [DIHR] Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Due DiligenceUN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs] Year of publication 2020 Length 160 pages more …
Human Rights Impact Assessment Thailand & Myanmar A value-chain-focused human rights impact assessment conducted by the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism e. V This report summarizes the key findings of the value-chain-focused human rights impact assessment (HRIA) conducted in Thailand and in Myanmar from a European tour operator's (TO) perspective in September 2019. It provides ideas for concrete measures for European TOs to enhance the positive and mitigate the negative impacts of their touristic activities on human rights in the two countries and identifies lessons for TOs conducting further HRIAs in line with the UN Guiding Principles. Author(s) / Editor(s) Roundtable Human Rights in Tourismfocusright Topic(s) Human Rights Impact Assessment [HRIA]Due DiligenceStakeholder EngagementTourism Stakeholder Year of publication 2020 Length 72 pages more …
Inclusion & Diversity Guidelines The following high-level guidelines, were compiled to support Travel & Tourism businesses of all sizes, provide an inclusive work environment for all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ability, including physical, mental, and/or sensory impairments, first language, socio-economic status, citizenship and/or country of origin, faith, religion or spiritual affiliation, age or marital status. Author(s) / Editor(s) World Travel & Tourism Council Topic(s) Diversity & InclusionEquality Year of publication 2020 Length 8 pages more …
Kinderschutz im Geschäftsreisebereich Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Minderjährigen vor sexueller Ausbeutung im Kontext von Geschäftsreisen ─Status Quo, Praxisbeispiele & Handlungsempfehlungen Ziel der Expertise war es, einen umfassenden Einblick in die Thematik des Kinderschutzes vor sexueller Ausbeutung im Geschäftsreisebereich zu gewinnen. Author(s) / Editor(s) ECPAT Topic(s) Children's RightsSexual Exploitation/Sexual HarassmentCode of ConductHuman Rights PolicyBusiness Travel Year of publication 2020 Length 21 pages more …
Kompass Handbuch zur Menschenrechtsbildung für die schulische und außerschulische Bildungsarbeit KOMPASS wendet sich an alle, die an Menschenrechten interessiert sind und sich engagieren wollen. Das Handbuch setzt keine Erfahrungen mit Unterricht oder der Durchführung von Aktivitäten voraus und gibt ausführliche Hilfestellungen für die Durchführung der Aktivitäten und für deren Anpassung und Weiterentwicklung entsprechend den Bedürfnissen der Lernenden und den praktischen Gegebenheiten. Author(s) / Editor(s) German Institute for Human Rights Topic(s) General Human Rights InformationHuman Rights Education Year of publication 2020 Length 604 pages more …
LGBT+ Equality in the Workplace A bilingual resource guide for employers in Myanmar This Guide was created by the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business in collaboration with Colors Rainbow. It is intended to help senior managers in companies, whether large or small, Myanmar or foreign, to gain a better understanding of key concepts related to LGBT+ rights in Myanmar. Author(s) / Editor(s) Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business [MCRB]Color Rainbow Topic(s) Labour RightsL.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+Equality Year of publication 2020 Length 31 pages more …