Approach
My approach to human rights due diligence - developed over many years of work with global corporations - is to be both ‘business pragmatic’ and principled.
In doing this work with companies, my objective is to help improve the lives of as many people as possible.
I prefer to work with companies on a longer-term basis, drawing on previously agreed hours/days of my time as required by the company.
This can be a coaching format with check-in-discussions, and/or working together - on demand - on concrete work packages (development/review of policies, implementation of a risk assessment, trainings, review of specific processes etc.).
My clients value that this model is highly flexible and resource efficient.
Of course, fixed-term projects (see portfolio below) are also an option.
Portfolio
Strategic advisory and support
- Strategic advice and support in developing and implementing an effective human rights program
- Workshops to identify key human rights risks and pragmatic steps to action
Implementing human rights due diligence
- Human rights policy development
- Human rights risk assessments in own operations and value chains
- Gap analyses, e.g. against the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights or the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
- Development of effective measures to address human rights risks and impacts
- Awareness-raising and training programs
- Development and moderation of stakeholder and rightsholder dialogues
- Establishment or improvement of grievance mechanisms
- Reporting and communications advice and support
Expert input, speaking engagements and moderation
- Expert input, speaking engagements and moderation at stakeholder dialogues and events