Our Work
EVIDENCE DRIVEN RESEARCH
Global Human Rights Centre is a research driven institution advancing knowledge and critical education on Human Rights in Business practices and standards. We ensure high impact and evidence driven research by commissioning field presence expeditions with the aim to gather factual and direct evidence by first hand observation and interaction. We publish case study analysis, expert public reports on human rights violations in business supply chains – identifying best practice solutions, actions and standards to mitigate corporate human rights risks. annexing human rights, sustainability and climate change research to find solutions, stimulate cross disciplinary research outputs
HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE EXPERT CONSULTATION
We offer expert Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and risk assessment consultation to businesses, governmental and non-governmental organisations, governments, leaders corporations, and institutions. We deliver expert technical advisory support, and practical execution of HRDD compliance to ensure seamless alignment with established standards of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, concentrating on UNGPs’ three pillars and 31 standards.
Human Rights Risk Assessment
Our comprehensive approach involves devising, testing, and scaling innovative methodologies aimed at identifying and mitigating human rights risks. This encompasses expert risk assessments, including exhaustive monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of human rights practices to effectively counteract environmental risks and bolster sustainability across business supply chains.
ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN GARMENT SUPPLY CHAINS
We openly take a stand against organisations and businesses engaged in unethical practices that perpetuate violence against women in the garment supply chain. We condemn and campaign against indecent working conditions, inhuman and degrading treatments, child labour rights violations, modern slavery, discrimination and inequality. We hold violators accountable, insist on policy and practical changes and monitor agreed pledges to ensure rights-based implementation. We publish final change outcome and recommendations.
GLOBAL HRDD TRAINING
We excel in imparting HRDD training to personnel and fostering skill development. Our multifaceted HRDD training and skills delivery efforts encapsulate the broader objective of advancing human rights within the business landscape, informed by rigorous research, comprehensive advocacy, and strategic education.
Human Rights Based Approach to Sustainability Climate Change
Social Impact
Over the past years, the fashion industry’s role in human rights violations has been increasingly attracting attention. From cancelling billions of dollars’ worth of clothing orders mid-pandemic to the discovery of labour exploitation in Leicester’s clothing factories, the industry has continued to make headlines for its unethical practices.
Social Impact
Over the past years, the role of human rights in business supply chains has been increasingly attracting attention due to exploitative and unethical practices which do not align with the 3 pillars of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Protect, Respect and Remedy.
OUR IMPACT AREAS
Building rights-based business supply chains through HRDD delivery and critical education
High impact research institute advancing knowledge and education on human rights in business
Training HRDD skilled leaders and generating Jobs
Ending Gendered Violence in Garment Supply Chains
Human Rights Based Approach to Fighting Climate Change
Business supply chains thrive in environments where exploitation is rife. The competition to produce and distribute in the quickest time places manufacturers under pressure to cut costs and demand longer working hours and encourages outsourcing to unregulated factories. The greater the demand for products, the more the industry can sustain and profit off labour exploitation. Multinational business corporations chooses to keep this complex, poorly regulated structures in place because they profit off cheap and exploitative labour in supply countries. We must uncover these abuses and hold the brands to account. Consciously identifying and exposing human rights violations will engineer change and provide a more regulated structure in supply chain management. Through our grassroots advocacy work in communities and HRDD implementation service to businesses – we uphold UNGP guiding principles in business supply chains and provide practical solutions.
