Respect for Human Rights

We expect our suppliers to respect and support the protection of universal human rights in all their activities. This means to follow legislation, treating employees and other members of society with dignity and acting responsibly towards neighboring society.

We also expect our suppliers to make sure they are not indirectly part of human rights abuses in their dealings with other companies and organizations.

Questions to ask yourself:

Do we have a written company policy or Code of Conduct that clearly states our commitment towards supporting and respecting the protection of Human Rights?
Do we have systems and procedures in place to make sure that our policy is known, accepted and followed in all our operations?
Do we have systems and procedures in place in order to assess risks and evaluate our activities, including our choices of business partners, from a human rights perspective?
Do we have a grievance mechanism in place in cases our policy is not adhered to?

UN Global Compact, principles 1 and 2

Human Rights explained (video)