Interpretation provided in English, French and SpanishSession organized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human RightsThis session is a kick-off for a consultation process led by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights to inform its report to the UN Human Rights Council in 2020, which will address the connection between anti-corruption efforts and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It will involve perspectives from governments and multi-stakeholder panel. The panel will address a range of key questions for the intersection between these two agendas, including:
- How governments in different regions see the connection between both agendas and how policy and regulatory efforts to advance anti-corruption can extend to promoting corporate respect for human rights
- Lessons from business on how integrating respect for human rights and human rights due diligence enhances overall supply chain risk management and the importance of a people-centred approach
- Lessons for the business and human rights agenda from various civil society-led efforts to address corporate-related corruption, including: work done to address beneficial ownership and anonymous shell companies; initiatives to promote integrity pacts and clean contracting in procurement; and efforts to seek remedy for victims of corporate-related corruption through legal avenues.
For more background and explanation of what the Working Group is seeking to address, see the preliminary concept note at:
https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Business/WGCorruptionBHR.pdfThe session is complemented by a session on 26 November organized by the UN Global Compact and the Alliance for Integrity, which will explore
how companies are reducing risks related to human rights and corruption through the implementation of due diligence processes.
