Human Rights Guidance for Boards

Luke Wilde, Chief Executive at twentyfifty, explains why executive and non-executive directors should pay attention to the latest UK guidance on human rights for boards.

The five says that companies should ensure:

1. Embeds the responsibility to respect human rights into its culture, knowledge and practices

2. Identifies and understands its salient, or most severe, risks to human rights

3. Systematically addresses its salient, or most severe, risks to human rights and provides remedy when needed

4. Engages with stakeholders to inform its approach to addressing human rights risks

5. Reports on its salient, or most severe, human rights risks and meets regulatory reporting requirements.

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