The business of human rights : best practice and the UN guiding principles / Alex Newton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- What is business and human rights? -- How this book is structured -- Business and human rights in context -- The social and economic context -- Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights -- Background to the UN guiding principles on business and human rights -- The implications of human rights for business -- Legal implications -- Non-legal obligations and their implications -- Preventing modern slavery in corporate supply chains -- Addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in corporate culture -- Getting started : what actions should a company take? -- Developing a human rights policy -- Assessing the risks of human rights violations in the supply chain -- Human rights due diligence -- Access to remedy and grievance mechanisms -- Locating business and human rights in an organisation -- Human rights snapshots from different sectors -- Apparel industry -- Fast moving consumer goods industry -- Electronics industry -- Banking and finance industry -- Conclusion -- Index.