Exploring ESG: Business and Human Rights

Exploring ESG: Business and Human Rights

November 2022

Human rights violations in global supply chains have historically presented largely reputational risks to companies. However, we are at a critical moment in the development of human rights-related laws and the increased enforcement of existing laws, which has significantly changed the risk landscape for companies.

In this Exploring ESG video, "Business and Human Rights," Covington Senior Associate Hannah Edmonds-Camara, discusses some steps companies can take to strengthen compliance and proactively identify and manage human rights risks in their own operations and global supply chains.