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The interpretation, communication, and reporting of human rights

Louise Obara Orcid Logo

A Research Agenda for Business and Human Rights, Pages: 153 - 168

Swansea University Author: Louise Obara Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.4337/9781802208979.00021

Abstract

Pressure on companies to show greater awareness, transparency, and accountability for their human rights impacts has resulted in a plethora of public statements and policies from businesses on a range of human rights issues. This chapter first explores the body of research that has analysed these bu...

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Published in: A Research Agenda for Business and Human Rights
ISBN: 9781802208962 9781802208979
Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2025
Online Access: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-research-agenda-for-business-and-human-rights-9781802208962.html
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64212
Abstract: Pressure on companies to show greater awareness, transparency, and accountability for their human rights impacts has resulted in a plethora of public statements and policies from businesses on a range of human rights issues. This chapter first explores the body of research that has analysed these business disclosures, and summarises what they reveal about the understanding and recognition of human rights by companies. The chapter then turns its attention towards the limited, but insightful, research on how human rights are communicated and made sense of within companies, and asks to what extent internal processes reflect and/or shape what companies report externally. Throughout the chapter, recommendations for further research are provided and a number of important, unanswered questions are identified and discussed.
Keywords: Human rights; Communication; Disclosure; Reporting; Interpretation
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 153
End Page: 168