United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights

Reports of the SRSG 2006-2011

2006 SRSG Report– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Interim report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises E/CN.4/2006/97 (22 February 2006); available [https://undocs.org/en/E/CN.4/2006/97], last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG Report 4/74 HR Impacts Assessments– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Human rights impact assessments – resolving key methodological questions A/HRC/4/74 (5 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/74], last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG GA Report Mapping 4/35– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Business and human rights: mapping international standards of responsibility and accountability for corporate acts, A/HRC/4/35 (19 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/35]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG Report Mapping 4/35 Addendum 1– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Human rights impact assessments – resolving key methodological questions Addendum 1: State responsibilities to regulate and adjudicate corporate activities under the United Nations core human rights treaties: an overview of treaty body commentaries A/HRC/4/35/Add.1

(13 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/35/Add.1]

; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG Report Mapping 4/35 Addendum 2– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Human rights impact assessments – resolving key methodological questions Addendum 2: Corporate responsibility under international law and issues in extraterritorial regulation: summary of legal workshops A/HRC/4/35/Add.2 (15 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/35/Add.2]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG Report Mapping 4/35 Addendum 3– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Human rights impact assessments – resolving key methodological questions Addendum 3: Human Rights Policies and Management Practices: Results from questionnaire surveys of Governments and Fortune Global 500 firms A/HRC/4/35/Add.3 (28 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/35/Add.3]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2007 SRSG Report Mapping 4/35 Addendum 4– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Human rights impact assessments – resolving key methodological questions Addendum 4: Business recognition of human rights: Global patterns, regional and sectoral variations A/HRC/4/35/Add. 4 (8 February 2007); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/4/35/Add.4]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2008 SRSG Report 8/5 (Protect, Respect and Remedy)– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights A/HRC/8/5 (7 April 2008); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/8/5];  last accessed 25 February 2024.

2008 SRSG Report 8/5 (Protect, Respect, Remedy) Addendum 1 (Consultation Reports)– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights A/HRC/8/5 Addendum 1 A/HRC/8/5/Add.1 (23 April 2008); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/8/5/Add.1]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2008 SRSG Report 8/5 (7 Protect, Respect, Remedy( Addendum 2 (Corporate Abuse)– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights A/HRC/8/5 (23 May 2008); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/8/5/Add.2], last accessed 25 February 2024.

2008 SRSG Report 8/16 Clarifying Concepts– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Clarifying the Concepts of “Sphere of influence” and “Complicity”  A/HRC/8/16 (15 May 2008); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/8/16]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2008 SRSG Report GA 63/270– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Report to the UN General Assembly: Human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises A/63/270 (12 August 2008); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/63/270]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2009 SRSG Report 11/13 (Operationalizing)- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the “protect, respect and remedy” framework A/HRC/11/13 (22 April 2009); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/11/13]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2009 SRSG Report 11/13 (Operationalizing) Addendum 1– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Business and human rights: Towards operationalizing the “protect, respect and remedy” framework,  Addendum: State obligations to provide access to remedy for human rights abuses by third parties, including business: an overview of international and regional provisions, commentary and decisions  A/HRC/11/13/Add.1 (15 May 2009); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/11/13/Add.1]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2009 SRSG GA Report 64/216– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Report to the UN General Assembly: Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises A/64/216 (3 August 2009); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/64/216]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2010 SRSG Report 14/27– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Business and human rights: further steps toward the operationalization of the “protect, respect and remedy” framework A/HRC/14/27 (9 April 2010); available [

[https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/14/27]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2010 SRSG GA Report 65/310– Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Report to the UN General Assembly Human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises A/65/310 (19 August 20210); available [https://undocs.org/en/A/65/310]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2010 SRSG Draft Report UNGP– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Draft Guiding Principles for the Implementation of United Nations “Protect, Respect, and Remedy” Framework, A/HRC/— (N.D. circulated from November 2010) available [https://media.business-humanrights.org/media/documents/files/reports-and-materials/Ruggie-UN-draft-Guiding-Principles-22-Nov-2010.pdf‘; or “https://menschenrechte-durchsetzen.dgvn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/menschenr_durchsetzen/bilder/Menschenrechtsdokumente/Ruggie-UN-draft-Guiding-Principles-22-Nov-2010.pdf], last accessed 25 February 2024.

2011 SRSG Report 17/31– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect, and Remedy” Framework, A/HRC/17/31 (21 March 2011) (the “2011 SRSG Report”); available [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/special-representative-secretary-general-human-rights-and-transnational-corporations-and-other],  last accessed 23 February 2024. 

2011 SRSG Report 17/31 Addendum 1– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Addendum1: Piloting principles for effective company/stakeholder grievance mechanisms: A report of lessons learned A/HRC/17/31/Add.1 (24 May 2011); available [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/special-representative-secretary-general-human-rights-and-transnational-corporations-and-other]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2011 SRSG Report 17/31 Addendum 2– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Addendum 2: Human rights and corporate law: trends and observations from a cross-national study conducted by the Special Representative A/HRC/17/31/add.2 (23 May 2011); available [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/special-representative-secretary-general-human-rights-and-transnational-corporations-and-other]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2011 SRSG Report 17/31 Addendum 3– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Addendum 3: Principles for responsible contracts: integrating the management of human rights risks into State-investor contract negotiations: guidance for negotiators A/HRC/17/31/Add.3 (25 May 2011); available [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/special-representative-secretary-general-human-rights-and-transnational-corporations-and-other]; last accessed 25 February 2024.

2011 SRSG Report 17/32 Conflict Regions– Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises, John G. Ruggie, Business and human rights in conflict-affected regions: challenges and options towards State responses A/HRC/17/32 (27 May 2011); available [https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/wg-business/special-representative-secretary-general-human-rights-and-transnational-corporations-and-other]; last accessed 25 February 2025.