Companies can no longer just pay lip service when it comes to their impact on people’s lives. Richard Karmel shares his top five tips on how to keep human rights at the centre of your business. Corporate respect for human rights is a critical part of any business’s success
In my previous blog, I discussed the international influence the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) has had, and continues to have, on ensuring companies respect human rights and the unparalleled support across states. In 2015, Mazars and Shift launched the UNGP Reporting Framework after a
In 2012 and 2013, “human rights audits” took place at two garment manufacturing factories: one at Ali Enterprises in Pakistan, the other at Tazreen Fashions. Weeks after both “audits” took place, over 400 workers’ lives were lost due to fires at the factories. Social, or human rights, auditing was in
You won’t find human rights on any profit and loss account codes of company trial balances; well I haven’t seen any in my 25 plus years as an auditor of financial statements. And indeed, why should I have seen this? What, after all, does human rights have to do with
Mazars’ Global Head of Human Rights Richard Karmel, was part of the team along with Shift Project that created the UNGP recognised Reporting Framework. Richard recently spoke with Dwayne Baraka, founder of Value CSR and a highly thought of figure within his industry to discuss the framework and other
Richard Karmel is the Global Head of Human Rights at Mazars. He and his team are responsible for the firm’s award winning business and human rights reporting service line. Richard recently attended the European Development Days event in Brussels where he was a guest speaker at the ‘Business and human rights:
Richard Karmel is the Global Head of Human Rights at Mazars and is responsible for the firm’s award winning business and human rights reporting service line. On his website he blogs about issues relating to human rights and corporate social responsibility in business. Modern Slavery Act 2015 The Modern Slavery
In a series of business and human rights webinars, Mazars Global Head of Human Rights Richard Karmel has explained how human rights has evolved and its role in business. In his latest video, which can be seen on Richard’s YouTube channel and via the link below, he explains three key issues
As Global Head of Human Rights at Mazars, Richard Karmel and his team have been working with companies to help them understand and report on their respect for human rights. Just recently, Shift and Mazars co-facilitated the creation of the ‘Reporting Framework’, a tool which will help companies report on
Richard Karmel is responsible for Mazars’ award winning business and human rights reporting service line. Richard and his team at Mazars advise companies on how to understand their salient human rights issues; how to manage and implement appropriate human rights policies into their wider business strategy and how to monitor their