scholarly journals The Workers Behind Sweden's Italian Wine: An illustrative Human Rights Impact Assessment of Systembolaget's Italian wine supply chains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Gore ◽  
Mira Alestig ◽  
Sabita Banerji ◽  
Giorgia Ceccarelli
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Study Phase ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Italian Wine ◽  
Five Phases ◽  
Human Rights Impact Assessment

This paper reports on an illustrative human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the Italian wine supply chains of Systembolaget, the Swedish monopoly alcohol retailer. The HRIA aimed to evaluate the actual and potential human rights impacts at the production stage of the value chain in Italy, to identify their root causes, and to provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders concerning their prevention, mitigation and/or remediation. The assessment took just over a year and consisted of five phases of analysis using a methodology aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). However, the onset of Italy’s severe first wave of coronavirus in 2020 meant that the assessment team was unable to conduct the field study phase with the full rigour required of an HRIA. The field phase started in September 2019, with an initial assessment phase based on a literature review and a round of stakeholder interviews from September 2019 to March 2020. Further, limited, worker interviews were conducted from October 2020 to January 2021. The result is an illustration of the human rights risks that are present in the areas of Italy from which Systembolaget sources its wine.

scholarly journals Gender Component of Internal Displacement in Ukraine: A Case of Business (In)Capability to Localize Human Rights Impact Assessment

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ganna Khrystova ◽  
Olena Uvarova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Critical Step ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Rights Due Diligence

Human rights due diligence (HRDD) has become the buzzword of much of the advocacy and work today around business and human rights.1 It is almost commonplace that companies have the responsibility to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address these adverse human rights impacts as part of their ongoing HRDD processes, in line with the UNGPs.2 The assessment of human rights impacts (HRIA) is a critical step in this process.3

scholarly journals Human Rights Impact Assessment of Business Activities: Key Criteria for Establishing a Meaningful Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora GÖTZMANN
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
International Human ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Human Rights Impact Assessment

AbstractThis article considers the emerging practice of human rights impact assessment (HRIA) in the field of business and human rights. As HRIA is relatively new, current approaches vary considerably, indicating that there is a need for the business and human rights community to engage in further dialogue and debate about what good practice HRIA can and should entail. I propose five key criteria for HRIA of business activities: (1) applying international human rights standards; (2) considering the full scope of impacts; (3) adopting a human rights-based process; (4) ensuring accountability; and (5) addressing impacts according to severity. It is suggested that these criteria should form the basis of methodologies used to assess human rights impacts of business activities, with the view to developing HRIA practice that meaningfully contributes to preventing and addressing adverse impacts of business activities on the human rights enjoyment of workers and communities.

Considerations for a Human Rights Impact Assessment of a Population Wide Treatment for HIV Prevention Intervention

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hanefeld ◽  
Virginia Bond ◽  
Janet Seeley ◽  
Shelley Lees ◽  
Nicola Desmond
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
Human Rights Impact Assessment

The EU and Extraterritorial Obligations Concerning Human Rights

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-285
Author(s):  
Ana Manero Salvador
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Treaty Of Lisbon ◽  
Human Rights Impact Assessment ◽  
The Eu

The Treaty on European Union prescribes that the Union will promote its principles and values in international relations. Though the scope of the obligations foreseen by the treaty remains unclear, some aspects are becoming clearer, especially with regard to due diligence and the need for human rights impact assessment. Presently, it is generally recognised that actions with extraterritorial effects will undoubtedly be linked to these principles and values, and more specifically to human rights. This paper provides an analysis from current praxis of the scope of these obligations, including a description of the implications of the Treaty of Lisbon and developments that have taken place since it came into force.

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