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After a DECADE of research, we are releasing a 235-page report concluding that the grand experiment of voluntary corporate regulation and multi-stakeholderism has failed to protect against corporate human rights abuses. theguardian.com/global-develop…
2/ It's time to #RethinkMSIs. They can be powerful tools for building trust, exchanging knowledge and experimentation, but they are not effective as tools to reliably detect or remedy human rights abuse. We need regulation for that, at local, national and international levels.
3/ Will unpack our six key insights into the systemic limitations of MSIs later, but here’s an example: Nearly a third of MSIs don't have a mechanism for rights holders to seek remedy. Those that do don't meet even the basic criteria of the #UNGPs, e.g. transparent, accessible.
