TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Who is this Guidance Document for?
What is the purpose of this Guidance Document?
How was this Guidance Document produced?
Who are the contributors to this Guidance Document?
1 CONTEXT
1.1 Global context
Megatrend 1: Shift in global economic power
Megatrend 2: The rise of technology
Megatrend 3: Changing demographics
Megatrend 4: Accelerating urbanization
Megatrend 5: Climate change
1.2 Country context
1.3 The need for a human rights-based approach to sustainable development
2 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
2.1 Evolution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the UNGP-BHR Framework
2.2 The UNGP-BHR: “Protect, Respect, and Remedy” Framework
Pillar 1: State duty to protect human rights
Pillar 2: Corporate responsibility to respect human rights
Pillar 3: Access of victims to remedy
2.3 Alignment of the UNGP-BHR, SDG 2030, and PDP-AmBisyon Natin 2040
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3 WHAT IS IN IT FOR US?
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3.1 Government
3.2 Business sector
3.3 CSOs
3.4 Communities
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4 HOW DO WE DO IT?
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4.1 Establish inclusive human rights governance
Enabling policy environment and guidelines for business respect for human rights
Policy commitment of businesses to respect human rights
4.2 Embed the practice of comprehensive human rights due diligence
Human rights impact assessment
Community-based human rights impact assessment
Value chain mapping
4.3 Ensure effective and gender-transformative remediation mechanisms
Role of the State to improve accountability
Operational-level grievance redress mechanisms
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5 ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
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5.1 Government monitoring
5.2 Corporate reporting
5.3 Alternative reporting by the CSOs
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6 CALL TO ACTION
ANNEX
CITATIONS
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