Unified Metrics Library - Cases of severe human rights issues and incidents
Helper question
How many cases of severe human rights issues and incidents was the company involved in,
during the period?
Summary
Identified cases of severe human rights issues and incidents include forced labour, child labour
and human trafficking cases.
Unit
Cases
Description
The organization should disclose the number of severe human rights issues and incidents connected to the undertaking workforce in the reporting period. Violations of the UN Global Compact Principles and OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises define an internationally accepted standard to identify those cases.
Regulatory Definition
Number of cases of severe human rights issues and incidents connected to investee companies on a weighted average basis.
Sources
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 of 6 April 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the content and presentation of the information in relation to the principle of do no significant harm . ANNEX I (Table 3, Additional indicators for social and employee, respect for human rights, anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters, Human Rights, Indicator 14)
Examples
Incidents of discrimination on the grounds of gender, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, or other relevant forms of discrimination involving internal and/or external stakeholders across operations.