This paper is showing what can and is already being done to increase human rights accountability from the business perspective. It provides a concise overview over the state of affairs of HRIA methodologies. Outlining strengths and weaknesses of the approach, it will analyze which contribution HRIA can make to the business and human rights agenda, and how its development might be taken further.

The report aims to:

-Provide an overview of the state of affairs of Human Rights Impact Assessment instruments and methodologies, including an analysis of how Human Rights Impact Assessments can contribute to the Business and Human Rights agenda.

-Explore how the development of Human Rights Impact Assessments might be taken further.

-Identify a number of areas for further improvement to help policy-makers, NGOs and the business community make further progress.

CSR Europe is a member of the Coordination Committee of the European Multi-stakeholder forum on CSR.