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31.01.11
Ruggie principles offer welcome guidance on business and human rights
In a submission to the United Nations, ICMM has reiterated its support for the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” framework on business and human rights.
Commenting on the recently released guiding principles for implementing the framework, ICMM highlights the value of the current draft as a coherent and comprehensive basis for clarifying the responsibilities of state and non-state actors.
The guiding principles were developed by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie, after a multi-stakeholder consultation process in which ICMM participated.
Notably, ICMM welcomes:
- the emphasis on the need to address legal and policy incoherence at the state level
- the view that “governments should not assume that they are helping business by failing to provide adequate guidance for, or regulation of, the human rights impacts of corporate activities. On the contrary, the less governments do, the more they increase reputational and other risks to business”
- the clear and comprehensive articulation of the corporate responsibility to respect
- the strong emphasis on effective due diligence and the clear articulation of the elements of a robust due diligence approach
- the concept of effective redress at the local level, as a basis for tracking human rights performance
- the call for appropriate and effective remedies where business infringes upon the rights of individuals or groups.
The guiding principles were developed at the request of the Human Rights Council who endorsed the framework unanimously in 2008. They were open for public comment until 31 January 2011.
The ICMM submission can also be found on the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre website alongside submissions from a number of other organizations (including Amnesty International, Oxfam, the European Union).
Ruggie’s final recommendations will be presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2011.
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