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HRIA Tool/Instrument: Human Rights Compliance Assessment Quick Check

Author(s): Danish Institute for Human Rights

Publisher: (2005) Danish Institute for Human Rights: Human Rights and Business Project:Copenhagen [Denmark]

The publication is available in English and Danish. A hard copy can be also be ordered from the Human Rights and Business Project website for €35.

The Human Rights Compliance Assessment is a diagnostic tool designed to promote corporate social responsibility by providing companies with useful information about how to avoid human rights violations in all aspects of their operations. It is a practical tool which has been mapped against the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and can assist companies with GRI and Global Compact reporting. The HRCA 'Quick Check' comprises approximately 10% of all the questions contained in the entire HRCA database and relates to some of the most essential human rights issues a company must consider in relation to its activities.

The tool is available in English, Danish and Spanish.

Thematic Areas

Human Rights & Business

HRIA Eight Step Approach

The Eight Step Approach is a comprehensive HRIA framework that provides a cyclic approach to policy development and project management. This toolset covers the following steps:

STEP 1: Assessment of the Actual Human Rights Situation
STEP 7: Monitoring
STEP 8: Evaluation

Online Source(s)

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English PDF document Human Rights Compliance Assessment (HRCA) 'Quick Check'

Related Toolsets

See also:

Country Risk Assessment