Abstract
This chapter discusses the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as a framework for action in global textile supply chains. It provides a historical introduction to the UN Guiding Principles and explains their underlying rationale, motivation and fundamental principles. The UN Guiding Principles are then discussed in detail, including mechanisms of application and implementation in a business context. The chapter furthermore highlights National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights and reflects on their potential ability to facilitate the application of the UN Guiding Principles at the national level. Finally, Business Networks and Multi-stakeholder Initiatives are discussed, considering their potential impact on implementing Human Rights in the globalized economy.
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In other words, impacts that it may have contributed to or been directly linked with (see UNGP 19 and commentary).
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And, so the argument goes, voluntary reporting implies impunity in case reporting is not undertaken or perhaps problematic aspects are overlooked and actual human rights or other abuses occur.
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The UK example refers to an earlier example, which is not related to the transposition of the EU directive.
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Weisert, N. (2018). The UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights as a Framework for Action in Global Textile Supply Chains. In: Jastram, S., Schneider, AM. (eds) Sustainable Fashion . Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74367-7_2
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