Business in Conflict|Affected and High|Risk Contexts

Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Contexts | Reports - BSR

Business activity in high-risk contexts may exacerbate conflict, corruption, and instability. Conflict and human rights are closely linked: ...

BSR-Business-in-Conflict-Affected-High-Risk-Contexts-Report.pdf

Businesses in conflict-affected and high-risk contexts (“high-risk contexts” in this brief) face heightened risks of involvement in serious human rights ...

Guidance on Responsible business in conflict-affected and HiGH ...

They are encouraged to adapt existing due diligence measures to the specific needs of conflict-affected and high-risk contexts. Guidance Point #2: Companies are ...

Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence for Business in Conflict ...

The guide offers guidance to businesses and other actors on how to meet their responsibilities to carry out a heightened version of human ...

The business, human rights and conflict-affected regions project

Background It is well documented that the worst forms of business-related human rights abuse tend to happen in conflict-affected contexts.

Operating in conflict-affected contexts: An introduction to good practice

Factors such as weakened State governance, increased presence of security forces and armed groups, emergency measures, complex operating environments, and a ...

Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence: Responsible Business in ...

Does your company source products from or have operations in conflict affected or high risk areas (CAHRAs)?. How does your company escalate ...

Rising Conflict, Responsible Business: What Companies and ...

Conflict-affected and high-risk areas present inherently challenging operating environments. Businesses typically have low leverage over ...

Guidance on Responsible Business in Challenging Contexts - ICC

By implementing this guidance and establishing an adapted tactical planning programme for high-risk countries of operation, a company can set a ...

Due Diligence: Defining 'Conflict-Affected' and 'High-Risk Areas'

that “States should help ensure that business enterprises operating in those context are not involved with such abuses” (Principle 7 on Supporting Business ...

Conflict Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs)

EU definition of conflict-affected and high-risk areas: Areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict areas, as well as areas witnessing weak or non ...

15 Actions for Businesses Operating in Conflict Zones

... company operations and conflict contexts. Then act plan and implement ... Guiding on Responsible Business and Investors in High Risk Areas ...

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED OR HIGH ...

What is a conflict-affected or high-risk area? Because local contexts are constantly evolving, it is impossible to provide a definitive list based on which.

EU-CSDDD: Business Activities in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk ...

In these contexts, international humanitarian law (IHL) applies, and companies need to be aware of issues related to sanctions, non-state armed ...

IHRB - Conflict Zones

Conflict Zones · Many companies operate in conflict-affected and high risk areas (CAHRAs). · IHRB was an early actor in warning telecom companies of the risks of ...

Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence for Business in Conflict ...

of the Council (to help businesses identify conflict-affected and high-risk areas in the context of conflict minerals, which can be applied ...

7. Conflict Affected & High Risk Areas - BHRTR

However, in conflict-affected areas, businesses face a higher risk of involvement in gross human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law.

Conflict-affected areas

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) recognise that business activities in conflict-affected and high-risk areas increase the ...

Crises and challenging contexts - Ethical Trading Initiative

... business and supporting the implementation of enhanced HRDD in affected supply chains. ... Blog series: Protecting workers in conflict-affected or high-risk areas.

Enhanced Human Rights Due Diligence in Conflict Affected and ...

in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. In such con- texts, the risks of ... An analysis to understand how business operations interact with the context, i.e. ...