Human Rights
- ASQ Social Responsibility Think Tank Executive Summary
- Community Involvement and Development
- ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Executive Briefing
- ISO 26000-Social Responsibility Webinar Update
- ISO’s 2011 Article Writing Contest on ISO 26000
- Quality Improvement Made Simple and Fast
- Seeking Sustainable Success: ASQ Integrates Quality and Social Responsibility
- Seeking Sustainable Success: ASQ Integrates Quality and Social Responsibility in Healthcare
- Seeking Sustainable Success: ASQ Integrates Quality and Social Responsibility in Manufacturing
- Seeking Sustainable Success: ASQ Integrates Quality and Social Responsibility in Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education
- Seeking Sustainable Success: ASQ Integrates Quality and Social Responsibility in Service and Government Sectors
- Consumer Issues
- The Environment
- Fair Operating Practices
- Human Rights
- Labor Practices
- Organizations and Organizational Governance
- Glossary of terms
- Organizations Involved in Various Aspects of Social Responsibility
- The Milton Friedman-John Mackey debate on social responsibility
In the standard, human rights span two broad categories: 1) Civil and political rights (life, liberty, freedom of expression) and 2) economic, social and cultural rights (right to work, the right to food, etc). The recognition and respect for human rights is a measure of a civilization and is widely regarded as essential to the rule of law, to concepts of justice and fairness and as the basic underpinning of the most essential institutions of societies such as the judicial system.
Beyond CSR: How Companies Can Respect Human Rights — a report in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Corporate responsibility and human rights, discussions and resources from the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Human rights standards and governance policies, as gathered by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, an international organization with main offices in the United Kingdom, the U.S. and elsewhere.
United Nations Resource Corporate Human Rights Reporting Trends This link will take you to a UN Global Reporting Initiative page where you can download the report. This independent analysis, based on a review of 57 recent sustainability reports from companies representing a range of industry sectors, presents examples of encouraging trends in human rights reporting, as well as indications of key areas where there is room for improvement.
United Nations Resource Guide to Corporate Human Rights Reporting This link will take you to a UN Global Reporting Initiative page where you can download the report. This guide is intended to help companies begin a process of identifying human rights-relevant issues in their operations and to assist in translating these into meaningful and effective reporting.
