scholarly journals The People Behind the Prices: A Focused Human Rights Impact Assessment of SOK Corporation's Italian Processed Tomato Supply Chains

Author(s):  
Tim Gore
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Gore ◽  
Mira Alestig ◽  
Sabita Banerji ◽  
Giorgia Ceccarelli

This paper reports on an illustrative human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the Italian wine supply chains of Systembolaget, the Swedish monopoly alcohol retailer. The HRIA aimed to evaluate the actual and potential human rights impacts at the production stage of the value chain in Italy, to identify their root causes, and to provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders concerning their prevention, mitigation and/or remediation. The assessment took just over a year and consisted of five phases of analysis using a methodology aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). However, the onset of Italy’s severe first wave of coronavirus in 2020 meant that the assessment team was unable to conduct the field study phase with the full rigour required of an HRIA. The field phase started in September 2019, with an initial assessment phase based on a literature review and a round of stakeholder interviews from September 2019 to March 2020. Further, limited, worker interviews were conducted from October 2020 to January 2021. The result is an illustration of the human rights risks that are present in the areas of Italy from which Systembolaget sources its wine.


2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hanefeld ◽  
Virginia Bond ◽  
Janet Seeley ◽  
Shelley Lees ◽  
Nicola Desmond

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-285
Author(s):  
Ana Manero Salvador

The Treaty on European Union prescribes that the Union will promote its principles and values in international relations. Though the scope of the obligations foreseen by the treaty remains unclear, some aspects are becoming clearer, especially with regard to due diligence and the need for human rights impact assessment. Presently, it is generally recognised that actions with extraterritorial effects will undoubtedly be linked to these principles and values, and more specifically to human rights. This paper provides an analysis from current praxis of the scope of these obligations, including a description of the implications of the Treaty of Lisbon and developments that have taken place since it came into force.


2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ganna Khrystova ◽  
Olena Uvarova

Human rights due diligence (HRDD) has become the buzzword of much of the advocacy and work today around business and human rights.1 It is almost commonplace that companies have the responsibility to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address these adverse human rights impacts as part of their ongoing HRDD processes, in line with the UNGPs.2 The assessment of human rights impacts (HRIA) is a critical step in this process.3


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