Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (IBLF and IFC, 2010)

Description

This guidance document is intended for companies of all sizes and industry sectors committed to assessing and managing the human rights risks and impacts of their business activities. The guide outlines a seven stage framework to identify and evaluate human rights risks and impacts, and to subsequently incorporate the evaluations results into the companys management system. The document is structured in seven sections corresponding to these seven steps:

1. Preparation;
2. Identification;
3. Engagement;
4. Assessment;
5. Mitigation;
6. Management; and
7. Evaluation.

The document additionally provides a hypothetical, industry-specific human rights scenario, to help oil and gas companies assess their current ability to address human rights challenges.