[The] Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights have clarified corporate responsibility for human rights...[In] our recent experience conducting HRIAs [human rights impact assessments], we encountered many challenges...BSR’s new report, “Conducting an Effective Human Rights Impact Assessment,” captures lessons from our efforts to overcome these challenges...Eight Guidelines for Conducting HRIAs...: 1. Customization: Ensure the HRIA approach reflects the company’s unique operating context and availability of human and financial resources... 2...Identify ways to integrate the HRIA into existing management systems... 3...Use the HRIA process to build ownership for human rights within relevant company functions... 4....Get to the point quickly by focusing on issues that are relevant to the company... 5...Identify and maximize opportunities for positive impact... 6. Meaningful engagement: Listen, learn, and share with rights holders (those whose rights may be affected by the company)... 7. Transparency: Communicate publicly...to build trust with stakeholders and open lines of communication...that can help identify problems... 8. Consider where the company is headed, rather than solely where it has been... Four Levels of HRIAs...: Corporate... Country... Site... Product