Social Impact & Human Rights

Advising businesses to uphold human rights and champion social impact to meet the needs of all people within the means of a living planet, building an equitable and resilient future.

Building an Equitable and Resilient Future for All

The global human rights and social impact landscape is moving towards increased regulatory oversight, due diligence, and mandatory reporting on the impacts organisations have on workers, suppliers, communities, and consumers. Our suite of services in Social Impact & Human Rights is designed to help corporates, funds, public administrations, and international institutions comprehensively address these challenges by assessing human rights and human capital risks, remediating issues, monitoring and measuring impact and designing bespoke social impact programs.

Our diverse team combines broad and deep human rights and social subject matter expertise with commercial and operational capabilities to help organisations at different stages transition to new models of sustainable performance and deliver meaningful social impact.

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Just Transition Enables a Positive [Value] Chain Reaction

Just Transition is a set of principles and practices that ensure an equitable and just approach to maintaining a liveable planet.

Social Impact and Human Rights Services

Empower your organisation to realise the business value of social performance by leveraging our Social Impact and Human Rights Services. From human rights due diligence and social impact assessment to ethical trade and just transition, our services empower organisations to thrive while contributing to a world where ethical values and social responsibility take centre stage.

Our recommendations align with the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights, ILO Fundamental Conventions, OECD Due Diligence Guidance and Guidelines, the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Social Transformation Framework, and Just Transition Initiative.

Just Transition

Participate in an inclusive green future that maximises economic and social opportunities for workers and communities and build resilience of communities in their value chain.

Strategy Development and Advisory

Develop proactive strategies to address salient risks and promote positive impact with key stakeholders, including communities, workers, suppliers, and consumers in geographies where they operate.

Social Impact Assessment and Measurement

Evaluate negative social impacts and positive benefits, and manage intended and unintended consequences of their services, products, policies, and programs.

Human Rights Due Diligence

Review policies, map out product and project lifecycles, visit client and supplier sites, and interview stakeholders to identify actual and potential human rights impacts worldwide. Assess risk and remediation, analyze and mitigate root causes of client’s impact, prioritise diligence and assessments in conflict-afflicted and/or high-risk markets.

Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade

Integrate responsible sourcing practices into buying decisions, assess supply chain human rights and slavery risk, engage with suppliers and stakeholders to promote fair labor, environmental health and safety, and wellbeing practices, document processes and implement issue resolution.

Creating Positive Impact in the Livelihoods of Farmers and their Communities | Nespresso

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Analysing Labour Risks Within a Self-employed Driver Model for a UK Retailer

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Clothing Supply Chain and Human Rights Due Diligence Study

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