The idea of human rights is as simple as it is powerful: All people have a right to be treated with dignity.
Published: 2023-04-25
Businesses often impact the human rights of their employees and contract workers, workers in their supply chains, the communities around their operations and even the end users of their products or services. Whether directly or indirectly, they impact virtually the entire spectrum of internationally recognized human rights.
As a result, companies have both a responsibility and an opportunity to advance human rights across operations, supply chains, and beyond.
The Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month program activating companies participating in the UN Global Compact across industries and regions. This hands-on program encourages companies to move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights through establishing an ongoing human rights due diligence process.
In Indonesia, B&HR Accelerator involving 26 companies was launched in the end of 2022 with the list of participants comprising: