human rights management from the spanish network perspective 24th january 2011 valentine papeians de...
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Human Rights management from the Spanish Network perspective
24th January 2011
Valentine Papeians de Morchoven
Responsible for Human Rights – GC Network Spain
Index
• Format used
• How to motivate companies?
• Success factors experienced
Format used
OBJECTIVE• To create a forum for discussion and
exchange experiences• After the debate, the goal is to reach a
consensus on the proposed topics
PARTICIPANTS• Businesses• NGOs• Academic Institutions• Labor Unions• Business Associations
Forum for discussion - Square Tables
TOPICS• The implementation of Principles 1 & 2:Human Rights in companies and
supply chains• Human Rights as a Business Priority• Code of Conduct: a Tool for Business Management• Equality and Diversity
OBJECTIVE• To promote an exchange of good
practices on each Principle
PARTICIPANTS• Businesses• NGOs• Academic Institutions• Labor Unions• Business Associations
Learning forum - Implementation Cases
TOPICS• Good Practices about the Implementation of the Code of Conduct • How to incorporate the Principles related to Human Rights to Business
Management ? • The Responsible Management of the Supply Chain• Internal Communication : a Tool to Implement CSR • Promoting work and family balance• Forced Labour and Child Labour: a risk in the supply chain
Format used
OBJECTIVE• To hold meetings with experts in supply
chain management so to exchange better ideas and key solutions
• To publish conclusions and make them available to organisations
PARTICIPANTS• Large Companies• Small and Medium Enterprises• NGOs
Working group
LEARNINGS• To facilitate the inclusion of suppliers as part of the transversal
management of an entity• To respond to the growing interest of companies in the responsible
management of the supply chain• To provide keys to identify risks in the supply chain and solutions for
its control
Format used
Support GC Human Right Initiatives
Breakfast with the Media
•Presentation of the conclusions obtained from the COP on Human Rights Principles •Presentation of the latest UNGC’s initiatives on Human Rights• Presentation of the Spanish Network activities to implement the Human Rights Principles
•Communication to Spanish members of the following initiatives: A Call to Action, CEO Statement, Women Empowerment Principles, Human Rights Business – a Policy Initiative, Children Principles, etc.
60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Format used
International initiatives
Others
How to motivate companies?
Asking about their difficulties in Human Rights implementation through surveys
Working on concrete cases
Facing stakeholders interests and opinions
Presenting solutions and ideas
Success factors experienced
Growing implementation of Human Rights Policies (91% - 2% more than last year)
Employees, clients and suppliers are the priority stakeholders for Human Rights strategy
Decreasing investment in local communities (71% - 14% less than last year)
Large companies
SMEs
The most used policies are the Code of Conduct (24%) and internal management policies (20%)
Growing implementation of concrete actions (88%), however they can´t always be considered very practical
5% of the measurement outcomes are informal (no concrete measures – total 77%)