Human Rights Impact Assessment | Frenly Community Hub

Human Rights Impact Assessment is a process for systematically identifying, predicting, and responding to the potential human rights impacts of a business operation, capital project, government policy, or trade agreement. It is designed to complement a company or government's other impact assessment and due diligence processes and to be framed by appropriate international human rights principles and conventions. The process is rooted in the realities of the particular project by incorporating the context within which it will operate from the outset, and by engaging directly with those peoples whose rights may be at risk. Companies like Nike and Apple are notable examples of companies that have committed to conducting Human Rights Impact Assessments. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have played a significant role in promoting Human Rights Impact Assessments. Companies like Google and Microsoft have developed their own Human Rights Impact Assessment frameworks.