Building commitment among business around the world to respect human rights - business leaders exchanging practices, building capacity and engaging peers

The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) exists because today there is a pressing need to ensure that corporations respect human rights and in turn benefit from a “level playing field” in relation to their social responsibilities.

The realisation of human rights, urgent in its own right, is also seen as a critical component of poverty reduction, climate change action and sustainable development for all. Also, business leaders now see that doing business in a way that respects, and avoids complicity with, international human rights has concrete business benefits – including enhanced risk management, access to capital and new markets, and a sustainable social license to operate. Alongside other key actors - governments, multi-lateral institutions, investors, workers organisations, civil society, academics and thought leaders - business leadership on human rights from across all regions of the world is needed.  The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights is led by business for business by a core group of companies: - ABB, Cerrejon, Flextronics, General Electric Company, Hewlett-Packard, JSL Stainless Limited, Mansour, Novo Nordisk A/S, Royal Dutch Shell plc, The Coca-Cola Company and Total S.A.

GBI works in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact and is supported by the Swiss Government. To participate in GBI activities or to express interest in becoming a member company, please contact us at: engage@global-business-initiative.org

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