¿Están preparados los Consejos de Administración para los nuevos cambios en el gobierno de los Derechos Humanos, previsibles en la UE?

  1. Begoña Sánchez-Ramos 1
  2. Javier Camacho-Ibáñez 2
  3. José-Luis Fernández-Fernández 3
  1. 1 Programa Internacional de Doctorado CEINDO. Universidad San Pablo CEU Madrid / Presidente de Across Internacional España, Colombia y Chile
  2. 2 Universidad Europea. Madrid
  3. 3 Universidad Pontificia Comillas
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Revista:
Revista empresa y humanismo

ISSN: 2254-6413

Ano de publicación: 2024

Volume: 27

Número: 2

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.15581/015.XXVII.2.105-146 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Resumo

Adequate administration of Human Rights (HR) in business presents difficulties,. The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) constitute the key tool for good governance. Their approval in 2011 by the United Nations was a historic milestone. The core of the company’s performance regarding the UNGPs is the Due Diligencess is critical for its implementation. As of 2020, the European Union (EU) initiated work on a Directive that will make Do Diligence mandatory. This article investigates, through in-depth interviews with company presidents and directors, the degree of preparation of BoDs for the new regulatory scenario in Spain, Portugal, France and Malta.

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