My name is Albane, and I have been doing an internship at IMS on the topic of "human rights and business" since last June. As a student in human rights and humanitarian action and passionate about the subject, it is a pleasure to talk to you about this interesting and vast subject.

Worldwide and more recently at the European level, new legislative frameworks have reinforced the responsibility of companies to respect human rights by making the duty of care a legal obligation.

To best respond to these new responsibilities and understand what they entail, I invite you to consult the following resources and participate in our training sessions on the subject. Enjoy your reading!

Next events

• Webinar "The CSR Risk Check", A tool to identify human rights and environmental risks
  Thursday 1st December, from 2 to 3:30 pm
  This webinar presents the CSR Risk Check and how to use it. 
  Thanks to this free online tool, companies can get a clear report on which international CSR risks - on 22 topics including human rights and the environment- are related to their business activities and what options they must manage these risks. A critical tool to initiate due diligence!

• Training "Human rights: reporting"
  Thursday 15 December from 10 am to 12 pm 
  To conclude the training cycle on human rights and businesses, this training session focuses on reporting, a key phase of due diligence.

Read on Sustainability Mag

Towards new responsibilities
A new wind of change is blowing through human rights and environmental legislation in the business world, and this is also true in Luxembourg. 

Rise of Mandatory Due Diligence
Opinion column by Martijn Scheltema. 
What human rights have to do with corporate behaviour? What human rights due diligence entails? Will mandatory human rights due diligence be effective in addressing human rights issues on the ground, such as child labour, human trafficking, forced labour and land right issues? 

Rights denied behind the products we buy
Have you ever wondered where the products you buy come from? Who made them? Under what conditions? Sustainability Mag has mapped out some of the places in the world where human rights are being abused. Minerals, textiles, food... the products you use every day sometimes have stories that are hard to hear.

Cannot wait any longer!
Opinion column by Charlotte Michon.
Working conditions, privacy violations, pollution, forced labour in supply chains... not a day goes by without a company being called to account for alleged bad practices related to human rights. Which companies will make a difference tomorrow?