When we think about companies getting caught up in human rights violations, we tend to imagine far-flung lands with weak or repressive governments...But there are human-rights violations here at home as well. Failing to see them as such deprives us of a common language to talk about business’s impacts on society—positive and negative—and of a helpful framework for assessing risk...In 2005 I was working for BP...with colleagues around the world...to develop...human-rights guidance...[for] staff...[That] year, BP’s Texas City refinery...exploded, killing 15 people...[A] lot of BP staff were consumed by the aftermath...But I was not...The Texas City explosion was [never] framed...as a human-rights violation...[If it had], would that have made a difference? Is there any chance that my engaging U.S. colleagues could have helped prevent the Deepwater Horizon explosion...? ...[Some] companies are adopting a human-rights-based approach, realizing how helpful it is in managing risks...Yahoo now conducts human-rights impact assessments before launching new products in new markets...Nestlé had the Danish Institute for Human Rights conduct an in-depth study of its policies and practices in seven countries. [also refers to Facebook]