Clearly companies are still coming to grips with their human rights responsibilities. Businesses acknowledge that respecting human rights is not just the responsibility of governments, and they want to take an active role, but concrete actions are still lagging behind the good intentions.Read More

The endorsement of Professor John Ruggie’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011 was a huge step in encouraging companies to address human rights issues. Since then, companies have … Read More

While companies are increasingly open to implementing sustainability standards, the practicalities of embedding human rights into company culture in the United States has proved more of a challenge, according to Howard Dorman, Partner at WeiserMazars in New York and champion of a fresh approach to … Read More

A major new report supported by Mazars and published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) called The road from principle to practice: Today’s challenges for business in respecting human rights was launched on 16th March 2015. The report … Read More

The first comprehensive guidance for companies to report on human rights issues in line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) was launched in London on 24th February 2015.

It is … Read More

In 2014/2015, Mazars commissioned The Economist Intelligence Unit to conduct a survey on Business and Human Rights. Richard Karmel, Global Head of Business and Human Rights at Mazars, discusses the survey results here.Read More

Nazreen Pandor, Director with Mazars’ South Africa’s Business Development and Human Rights and Social Compliance Division explains how diversity can be an asset when it comes to establishing an effective Social and Ethics Committee.Read More

Mazars Partner, Richard Karmel, Global Head of Business and Human Rights, provides insights on how companies can implement a human rights policy, from getting management buy-in and engaging with all stakeholders.Read More

Mazars Partner, Richard Karmel, Global Head of Business and Human Rights, elaborates on the biggest barriers companies face in addressing human rights issues.Read More

Mazars Partner, Richard Karmel, Global Head of Business and Human Rights, discusses the paradigm shift in business regarding their human rights responsibilities.Read More