9.5.6 Human Rights and Business
Two key resources are available for NHRIs wishing to strengthen their role in this area, and for UNCTs who which to know more:
BASESwiki:
This online portal is the initiative of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, with the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School and with the International Bar Association and Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman of the World Bank Group. It aims to help Business and society explore solutions to grievances and disputes, including resources for grievance resolution, accountability mechanisms and access to experts in ADR. www.baseswiki.org
The portal of the UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General on business & human rights in the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre contains topic-specific links to the Special Representative's materials such as:
- company policies
- conflict zones
- complicity
- export credit agencies
- grievance mechanisms
- impact assessments
- national human rights institutions
This is the second portal on the Centre's website. The Corporate Legal Accountability Portal, launched in 2008, provides information on lawsuits from across the world alleging human rights abuses by companies.