Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Last updated: 2012

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations.

This resource calls upon organisations to:

  • Implement: Set up human rights due diligence.

Principles for Sustainable Insurance

Last updated: 2012

Principles for the global insurance industry to address environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities.

This resource calls upon organisations to:

  • Strategy: Commit to considering environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities in insurance business, and to working with other industry participants to do the same. These Principles are relevant to insurers in their dual role as both corporates and as organisations that make investments. This initiative involves a fee for participation and requires periodic disclosure of progress made towards adopting the principles.
  • Governance: under construction

The Guide to Social Return on Investment (SROI)

Last updated: 2012

Guidance on conducting identifying, measuring and valuing social impact to calculate Social Return On Investment (SROI).

Use this resource to:

  • Monetise the social value an organisation creates, preserves, or erodes for stakeholders. This methodology guides an organisation through the process of valuing impact from the perspective of all affected stakeholders.