What do the Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights say about the role of business?
Channel: Olivier De Schutter
Date: 2022-10-19

Speaking in Geneva, Olivier De Schutter addresses the question of how business activities can better take into account the specific situation of people in poverty. 

Now, more than ever, the Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights provide the direction needed – by insisting on participation and the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of poverty. 

Not only are people in poverty disproportionately affected by negative impacts of certain business activities – because of discrimination, they are also least able to benefit from the opportunities these activities may create.

Read the Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights: https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-poverty/guiding-principles-extreme-poverty-and-human-rights