The Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month programme activating companies participating in the UN Global Compact across industries and regions. The objective is to help businesses swiftly move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights through establishing an ongoing human rights due diligence process. Run in collaboration with Global Compact Country Networks, the Business & Human Rights Accelerator aims to engage companies on a large scale, enhancing the collective impact of businesses in upholding human rights and labour rights globally. 

The corporate responsibility to respect human rights applies to all companies, regardless of size, sector or location. It is also quickly becoming a business norm, with various governments taking action to require businesses to demonstrate they are taking their human rights responsibilities seriously. Human rights are inherent to all people. Businesses too have a role to promote dignity and equality for all by respecting human rights and labour rights. Beyond being the right thing to do, all businesses around the world are expected to understand and implement international human rights and labour rights standards, reflected in increasing legislation and regulatory requirements. Participating companies will access on-demand courses, expert-led training and capacity building sessions, learn from global best practices and engage in peer-to-peer learning at the local level.

We recognize that enterprises have different impacts on human rights and labour rights. Further, companies are at varying levels of maturity on their business and human rights journey. We therefore encourage businesses of all sizes to consider the Business & Human Rights Accelerator and utilize the opportunity to start a due diligence process or further work already in progress.