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GBI is pleased to announce the latest guidance briefing and podcast in the What “good” looks like series. Our latest guidance briefing provides practical insights and examples of practice for human rights practitioners on how best to communicate on human rights. The guidance briefing looks at the various types of communications where practitioners need to communicate effectively on human rights and shares best practice and useful insights.
"Business practitioners working on human rights programmes should provide clear, transparent and evidence-informed communications to build trust and buy-in with a wide range of stakeholders – from corporate managements, functions and employees through to supply chains and affected communities, business partners, investors and regulators. Effective communications are a vital building block in strengthening corporate human rights performance and accountability. At the same time, human beings and their rights need to be central to communications; HR should not stray into PR." Ron Popper, GBI CEO
Specifically, the guidance briefing explores:
- Key points for human rights communications
- What human rights practitioners need to know about communicating externally and internally
- Examples of good practice on external and internal communications
Lastly, the guidance briefing includes considerations for policymakers about approaching communicating on human rights, largely in mandatory reporting requirements.
To accompany this guidance briefing, you can also listen to our new podcast on communicating on human rights with GBI CEO, Ron Popper, Director, Sophia Areias, and incoming Director, Benn Hogan with their additional thoughts on how practitioners can approach communicating effectively on human rights.
Drawing on over 17 years of practice-based insights from our work with companies on implementing the corporate respect for human rights, 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).
Access the guidance briefing
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