Business and Human Rights

Demonstrating respect for human rights has never been so important for businesses.

We have been at the forefront of this area since its emergence and have the experience, perspective and innovative approach necessary to help you meet the challenges it presents.

With the rise of ESG and new legislation on human rights and supply chain due diligence, showing respect for human rights is increasingly an important area of focus for businesses. The increased scrutiny means implementing robust policies and processes to identify, prevent and mitigate adverse human rights impacts is relevant to supply chain, business relationships, investor relations, brand management and access to finance. It will also be important to minimise the risk of litigation and reputational damage. If managed successfully, these policies and processes can be significant brand and business enablers.

In light of the changing regulatory landscape, many businesses are refining their human rights policy commitments and implementing them in earnest through due diligence processes, impact assessments and compliance systems.

Linklaters’ cross-border Business and Human Rights practice has been at the forefront of advising on these themes for a number of years.

Business & human rights podcasts

Human rights: What does it mean for businesses?

In this podcast series we explore a number of key business and human rights themes that businesses need to be aware of.

EU CSDDD explained

Welcome to EU CSDDD explained, a podcast series exploring different aspects of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) – in bite-sized format – including its scope and timing, its application to the financial sector, penalties and enforcement, transition plans, due diligence requirements, how the CSDDD compares with the CSRD, and much more.