The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA), are pleased to announce the launch of the “Human Rights Due Diligence Project”. This first-ever international coalition collaboration seeks to clarify and build consensus around the concept of human rights due diligence and to develop recommendations on how to embed this concept in domestic legislation and policies.
Human rights due diligence is at the core of the international movement for corporate accountability and has been endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Thus, this standard is increasingly looked to by member states for implementing the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. Generally, human rights due diligence is understood as a concept whereby corporations should ensure that they are not directly or indirectly contributing to human rights violations in their operations and through their relationships.
For more information, download our concept note here.
ICAR.eccj.CNCA Due Diligence Proposal – Dist. 2012
26 March 2013
A brief interview with Professor Anita Ramasastry, one of the authors of a report commissioned by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA). The report, “HumanRead More…
02 December 2012
On December 3, 2012, in conjunction with the United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) along with the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA)Read More…
27 November 2012
On December 3, 2012, the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR)) along with the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) and the Canadian Network onCorporate Accountability (CNCA) will launch a report commissioned by International Experts on Business and Human Rights, entitled “HumanRead More…
15 October 2012
On October 5th and 6th, 2012, the International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE) hosted the Project’s Latin America Consultation in Lima, Peru. Partners also includedthe Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Comision Episcopol de Accion Social (CEAS).Read More…
04 September 2012
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (“ICAR”) is hosting consultations with local experts in various jurisdictions to gain valuable inputs into the Human Rights Due Diligence Project. The Human Rights Due Diligence Project will formulate legal and policy recommendations to governmentsRead More…
