Programme Overview
The idea of human rights is as simple as it is powerful: That all people have a right to be treated with dignity.
Businesses often impact the human rights of their employees and contract workers, workers in their supply chains, the communities around their operations and even the end users of their products or services. Whether directly or indirectly, they impact virtually the entire spectrum of internationally recognized human rights.
As a result, companies have both a responsibility and an opportunity to advance human rights across operations, supply chains and beyond.
Is your company able to know and show that it supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights and that it is not complicit in human rights abuses?
The Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month programme activating companies participating in the UN Global Compact across industries and regions. This hands-on programme will help you move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights through establishing an ongoing human rights due diligence process.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
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The Learning Experience
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Upcoming Information Sessions
Join us on 3 November 2022 for a live Q&A session to learn how your company can advance their human rights journey by joining this programme. We invite you to register for the session that works best for you:
Interested in Participating?
In-Country Track: Available in over 30 Local Networks, the in-country track will be facilitated in the local language and local time zone wherever possible. It will feature a series of live and on-demand sessions, hands-on support, workshops, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.
Africa Track: The Africa track will bring together companies from across the continent and offer the same curriculum as the in-country track delivered through a series of global and on-demand sessions. Peer-to-peer sessions will focus on regional best practice and case studies.
Latin America Track: The Latin America track will bring together companies from the region and offer the same curriculum as the in-country track delivered through a series of global and on-demand sessions. Peer-to-peer sessions will focus on regional best practice and case studies.
Global Track: Facilitated in English, the global track is available for companies that do not have a Local Network running the Business & Human Rights Acceleartor. It will offer the same curriculum as the in-network track, and is delivered through a series of live and on-demand sessions. Space is limited. Please apply early. The Global Track is now at capacity. Sign up to join the waitlist.
Participating companies of the UN Global Compact based in the countries below have the opportunity to sign up to the in-network track through their Global Compact Local Network. If you are not located in one of the countries below, you can still apply to the global track.
The in-country track of the Business & Human Rights Accelerator is offered by these Local Networks:
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Delivered through the UN Global Compact Academy.
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