Respect for Human Rights: Creating a Holistic Framework for Business Contributions to the SDGs

Who’s behind it? – Shift (2017)

How can it help? – This short analysis by Caroline Rees, President and Co-Founder of Shift, highlights the critical role that corporate respect for human rights has in realizing the ambitions of the SDG agenda. It makes the case that every company should be aware of its potential to contribute positively to sustainable development by reducing the negative impacts on people’s human rights associated with its business – including across its value chain.