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GBI is pleased to announce the latest guidance briefing in the “What “good” looks like” series. Drawing on over 16 years of practice-based insights from our work with companies implementing human rights due diligence (HRDD) under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), this series aims to share practical lessons from business experience. It is designed to support both companies and policymakers as they navigate growing expectations and requirements for meaningful human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD).
Effective operational grievance mechanisms remain vital for companies to meet their responsibilities to respect human rights. In an era of human rights legislation covering company operations and value chains, in which regulators and courts may be vested with increased powers, effective operational grievance mechanisms take on added importance since they often enable companies to address matters before they are raised with enforcement agencies or judicial authorities.
Jon Drimmer, GBI Senior Advisor
Our latest guidance briefing on grievance mechanisms and remedy focusses on an essential part of HREDD. The guidance briefing shares insights from practice about what approaches companies are taking to implementing grievance mechanisms and remedy.
Specifically, the guidance briefing explores what “good” looks like when it comes to:
- Designing effective grievance mechanisms
- Supporting grievance mechanisms with internal processes
- Considering the outcomes of remedy
Lastly, the guidance briefing contains considerations for policymakers about how to approach including grievance mechanisms and remedy in mandatory HREDD legislation in alignment with the UNGPs.
