Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights

Are you aiming to develop your supply and value chains in an environmentally friendly and socially responsible way? Then the Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights is the right point of contact for you.

As a support service offered by the Federal Government, we provide companies with free, individual and confidential advice on human rights and environmental due diligence. Our offerings extend beyond advisory services and include events, training courses, workshops as well as online tools for companies. As the first point of contact, the Helpdesk advisors support companies, regardless of their size, in making their actions environmentally and socially responsible.

We support you with:

the strategic alignment of your business activities
the identification of human rights and environmental risks
the implementation of appropriate preventive and remedial measures
the communication of your own progress
and the establishment of an effective grievance mechanism

Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights

Our online tools for respecting human rights

The Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights offers you practical online tools for implementing corporate due diligence along value chains so that you are not left alone with the current regulatory developments. Test the free online tools now.

The CSR Risk Check provided by MVO Nederland in cooperation with the Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights and UPJ, is a useful online tool for companies to assess the local human rights situation as well as environmental, social and governance issues along the supply and value chain.

CSR Risk Check
The online tool for companies to take responsibility for social and environmental sustainability along their entire supply and value chain:

• The Due Diligence Compass of the SME Compass helps companies to implement due diligence processes step by step.

• The Standards Compass provides guidance in the jungle of sustainability standards and enables companies to review and compare standards.

SME Compass
The Business & Human Rights Navigator bundles important information and numerous case studies on ten specific human rights issues, such as forced labor, child labor, discrimination, living wages and fair working hours. The Business & Human Rights Navigator is produced by the United Nations Global Compact in collaboration with the Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights and Verisk Maplecroft.

Business & Human Rights Navigator
This online course helps companies to understand the relevance of human rights in the business context and provides first steps, tools and resources to start implementing them. You will receive a free access code by e-mail: kontakt(at)helpdeskwimr.de

Online course