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Embedding human rights into a company’s management systems means making human rights an integral part of the company’s business culture and day-to-day operations, similar to other core business priorities such as efficiency, quality, cost, and environmental sustainability.

• 1.1 Policies and performance standards
• 1.2 Governance and oversight
• 1.3 Procurement practices
• 1.4 Internal capability

The “Assess” element of a comprehensive approach to human rights due diligence (HRDD) refers to the processes by which companies take stock of human rights risks and harms caused by their operations and those of their supply chain partners.

• 2.1 Supply chain mapping
• 2.2 Saliency assessment
• 2.3 In-depth assessment of risks and harms

Once the company has completed an overall saliency analysis, assessed serious risks and harms in more depth, and created a human rights strategy, it is ready to take action to cease harmful practices and prevent and mitigate the identified risks and violations.

• 3.1 Strategy and objectives
• 3.2 Indicators and targets
• 3.3 Action plans
• 3.4 Ceasing internal drivers of risk
• 3.5 Capability building for suppliers
• 3.6 Capability building in the first mile
• 3.7 Collaboration for prevention and mitigation

Tracking progress is how a company can know if its human rights due diligence systems are working to improve conditions for people affected by its operations and supply chains.

• 4.1 Grievance mechanisms
• 4.2 Monitoring of suppliers
• 4.3 Farm monitoring and auditing
• 4.4 Continual improvement of due diligence

Remediation means ensuring that a human rights harm is fully resolved, the affected stakeholder is provided appropriate remedy, and systems are improved to prevent recurrence. Companies must provide for or cooperate in remediation in situations where they have caused or contributed to a human rights harm, and/or are directly linked to that harm.

• 5.1 Response protocols and processes
• 5.2 Remediation of harms

Reporting on progress is the ongoing practice of publicly sharing relevant information on due diligence processes, activities, and impacts. Good reporting requires comprehensive and regular reporting on the full range of a company’s due diligence activities.

• 6.1 Supply chain transparency
• 6.2 Public reporting on implementation
• 6.3 Public reporting on impact