Environmental human rights defenders 2016, para. 73
Párrafo
Paragraph text
The Special Rapporteur welcomes commitments by business enterprises to respect human rights and protect the environment, often expressed in public statements and policies, as well as through the adoption of voluntary guidelines and codes of conduct. The Equator Principles, for example, set out a framework which financial institutions can use to assess and manage the social and environmental risks and impacts of projects, as well as to meet minimum standards for due diligence.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Environment
Governance & Rule of Law
Año
2016
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/281, para. 73.