Consultancy human rights and business
As a specialist with broad expertise in the field of human rights and business, Aim for human rights offers companies assistance and advice in: the development and monitoring of policy, procedures and practice in the field of human rights; human rights impact assessment; and tailor made training on human rights and business.
What’s in it for business?
Implementing human rights within your company contributes to:
- satisfied employees;
- reduced costs, for example reduction of sick leave;
- positive impact on productivity;
- better position in the market;
- better access to credit;
- good reputation.
Our field of expertise
Since 2003, Aim for human rights works in the field of human rights and business. We offer services on the following:
- human rights impact assessments
- human rights and business tools
- training on human rights and business
- social criteria and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- human rights and business board game
- lectures for Business students
Recent consultancies
- EVD: Play the Game - workshop Human Rights and Business Boardgame (2009)
- ISO-NEN: Play the Game - workshop Human Rights and Business Boardgame (2009)
- Diligent -Tanzania: human rights risk analysis (2009)
- Dutch Plantin: India: human rights risk analysis (2009)
- Training human rights and business in cooperation with Amnesty International (annually since 2007)
- ASN Bank: tailor made training human rights and business (2008)
- Rabobank: workshop human rights and business (2008)
- Shell: advice on human rights policy (2007)
- Rotterdam business school: lectures for Business students (2007-2009)
- TNT: advise on the use of the Human Rights Compliance Assessment and Country Risk Assessments of China, Brasil and India (2006-2008)
Workshops and lectures
Aim for human rights gives lectures on a.o:
- The business case of human rights for companies;
- Legal aspects of human rights dilemma’s for companies;
- The link between tools and international standards and initiatives like UN Global Compact, GRI guidelines and ISO 26000 norms.
Development of standards
Aim for human rights contributes actively to the development of international standards in the field of corporate social responsibility. Examples are the GRI G 3 guidelines and ISO 26000 guidelines.
More information
For more information on our activities please contact Liesbeth Unger by phone +31 (0)30 233 40 27 or e-mail.
