Respecting Human Rights in Business
20 minutes
Short course
All industries
This course will provide you with a general awareness of human rights, the responsibility businesses have to respect these across all reaches of their organisation, and how employees can identify and report any situations that may violate them.
Description
This course will provide you with a general awareness of human rights, the responsibility businesses have to respect these across all reaches of their organisation, and how employees can identify and report any situations that may violate them.
Features
- Understand the human rights which all people are equally entitled to
- Learn the physical, emotional and socio-economic impact of infringements on human rights
- Recognise how human rights can be violated by business entities, both within the immediate workplace and across the wider supply chain / operational reach
- The key concepts from the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- Awareness of the positive actions businesses can take to protect human rights, both in their immediate workplace and wider supply chain
- Empower employees to identify and report any suspicions of human rights violations within your place of work