Sökning: "UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 uppsatser innehållade orden UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights.

1. 1. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Författare :Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
   Nyckelord :UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

   Sammanfattning : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. LÄS MER

3. 2. Tradition vs. Human Rights? Analyzing Racialized Branding from a Business and Human Rights Perspective

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Författare :Anna Elisabeth Schädle; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Racism; brand logos; racialized branding; Business and Human Rights; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; corporate responsibility; Austria; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Systemic racism is a prevalent and longstanding problem in society that gained widespread public interest through the Black Lives Matter movement. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the movement expanded to Austria and brought heightened attention to the racialized branding of an Austrian brewery. LÄS MER

4. 3. Human Rights Washing? : The process of rationalising human rights in corporations

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Sofia Zetterlund; Nora Bergström Gombrii; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Business and human rights; rationalisation; consulting; legitimacy; UN guiding principles on business and human rights;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate the process of consulting businesses on human rights through the concept of rationalisation. Corporations have struggled to act in accordance with what is considered responsible business conduct and this has put their legitimacy at risk. LÄS MER

5. 4. Closing the gap? An Analysis of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Business Operations

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Författare :Sif Tani Nielsen-Lundberg; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Human Rights; Legal Consciousness; Law in books and Law in action; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UN Sustainable Development Goals; Supermarket chains; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : There is an increasing demand for responsible business conduct. Different mechanisms have been developed to promote and ensure such responsibility within corporate operations. Two of such mechanisms are the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). LÄS MER

7. 5. Företagande och mänskliga rättigheter, Vem tar ansvar? : -En studie om hur svenska staten och svenska företag efterlever FN:s vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheter.

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Författare :Paula Royen Linton; [2022]
   Nyckelord :UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; Business; Human Rights; Xinjiang; China; Sweden; FN:s vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheter; Företag; Mänskliga Rättigheter; Xinjiang; Kina; Sverige;

   Sammanfattning : Business-related human rights violations are a recurring problem in the world. Just over 10 years ago, Sweden adopted the UN's guiding principles for business and human rights, in 2015 Sweden presented an action plan for business and human rights, and in 2016 there was a law regarding sustainability reporting for companies. LÄS MER