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3 Dec 2014

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UNEP Finance Intiative

UNEP Finance Initiative launches "Human Rights Guidance Tool for the Financial Sector"

"UNEP FI Human Rights Guidance Tool for the Financial Sector", 2 Dec 2014

The UNEP FI Human Rights Guidance Tool for the Financial Sector is designed as an online signposting tool providing information on human rights risks for financial institutions. Included in the tool finance practitioners will find: background information on human rights and how they relate to finance; relevant international laws, standards and initiatives; key questions to assist in assessing human rights risks and impacts; issues relating to different industry sectors; key human rights topics; links to other relevant resources. The tool focuses specifically on human rights issues relevant to the assessment of business relationships and transactions. Links are also provided within each of the sector briefings to the broader environmental and social risk guidance provided by UNEP FI. Together these form part of the growing array of tools and guidance available to financial institutions to enhance their understanding of human rights risks.