Human Rights management from the Spanish Network perspective 24th January 2011 Valentine Papeians de Morchoven Responsible for Human Rights – GC Network.

Human Rights management from the Spanish Network perspective

24th January 2011

Valentine Papeians de Morchoven

Responsible for Human Rights – GC Network Spain

Index

• Format used

• How to motivate companies?

• Success factors experienced

Format used

OBJECTIVE• To create a forum for discussion and

exchange experiences• After the debate, the goal is to reach a

consensus on the proposed topics

PARTICIPANTS• Businesses• NGOs• Academic Institutions• Labor Unions• Business Associations

Forum for discussion - Square Tables

TOPICS• The implementation of Principles 1 & 2:Human Rights in companies and

supply chains• Human Rights as a Business Priority• Code of Conduct: a Tool for Business Management• Equality and Diversity

OBJECTIVE• To promote an exchange of good

practices on each Principle

PARTICIPANTS• Businesses• NGOs• Academic Institutions• Labor Unions• Business Associations

Learning forum - Implementation Cases

TOPICS• Good Practices about the Implementation of the Code of Conduct • How to incorporate the Principles related to Human Rights to Business

Management ? • The Responsible Management of the Supply Chain• Internal Communication : a Tool to Implement CSR • Promoting work and family balance• Forced Labour and Child Labour: a risk in the supply chain

Format used

OBJECTIVE• To hold meetings with experts in supply

chain management so to exchange better ideas and key solutions

• To publish conclusions and make them available to organisations

PARTICIPANTS• Large Companies• Small and Medium Enterprises• NGOs

Working group

LEARNINGS• To facilitate the inclusion of suppliers as part of the transversal

management of an entity• To respond to the growing interest of companies in the responsible

management of the supply chain• To provide keys to identify risks in the supply chain and solutions for

its control

Format used

Support GC Human Right Initiatives

Breakfast with the Media

•Presentation of the conclusions obtained from the COP on Human Rights Principles •Presentation of the latest UNGC’s initiatives on Human Rights• Presentation of the Spanish Network activities to implement the Human Rights Principles

•Communication to Spanish members of the following initiatives: A Call to Action, CEO Statement, Women Empowerment Principles, Human Rights Business – a Policy Initiative, Children Principles, etc.

60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Format used

International initiatives

Others

How to motivate companies?

Asking about their difficulties in Human Rights implementation through surveys

Working on concrete cases

Facing stakeholders interests and opinions

Presenting solutions and ideas

Success factors experienced

Growing implementation of Human Rights Policies (91% - 2% more than last year)

Employees, clients and suppliers are the priority stakeholders for Human Rights strategy

Decreasing investment in local communities (71% - 14% less than last year)

Large companies

SMEs

The most used policies are the Code of Conduct (24%) and internal management policies (20%)

Growing implementation of concrete actions (88%), however they can´t always be considered very practical

5% of the measurement outcomes are informal (no concrete measures – total 77%)

Global Compact Network Spain

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Valentine Papeians de Morchoven

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