"Top Companies Ranked by Respect for Human Rights", 14 Mar 2017

After two years of consultation, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has released its Corporate Human Rights Benchmark ranking the top 98 companies in agriculture, clothing and mining on their human rights performance.  There were some shocking findings.  Out of 60 companies assessed on setting targets for paying the living wage, 59 companies scored...zero.  Unilever is the one company publicly setting timeframes for determining what the living wage is where they operate, and demonstrating progress against these.  Out of 11 clothing companies assessed on working hours, all 11 failed to demonstrate good practices in their own operations.  And out of the 19 clothing and agriculture companies assessed on women’s rights, only five companies (Unilever, Christian Dior, Prada, Fast Retailing, VF) earned any points...The Benchmark shows a cluster of companies taking leadership and driving forward with corporate human rights...Others have fallen significantly behind. [Also refers to BHP Billiton, Marks & Spencer, Rio Tinto, Nestle, Adidas, Total, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Kellogg, Anglo American, Costco Wholesale, Macy's, Grupo Mexico, Yum! Brands, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Kohl's, Ross Stores, China Petroleum & Chemical, Coal India and McDonald's]