1.4 Methodology
This Human Rights Risk Assessment uses the
framework outlined in the UNGPs,19 which unlike
traditional forms of risk assessment, focuses on
identifying the risks of harm to people, rather than
risks of harm to the business or organisation in
question.
Access to
remedy
The state duty to
protect
(a) The UNGPs framework
Corporate
responsibility to
respect
UNGPs
A brief background to this assessment, explaining
the UNGPs and an overview of the consultation
process, is set out in Appendices 1 and 2.
The UNGPs comprise
31 principles within a
three-pillar ‘Protect,
Respect and Remedy’
framework:
Pillar I:
the State duty to protect against
human rights harms, including by
business
Pillar II:
the business responsibility to respect
human rights
Pillar III:
the need to ensure that there is access
to remedy for business-related human
rights harms
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