BHRTR’s main objective, in the light of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, is to promote responsible business conduct in global supply chains. As a pioneer in the business and human rights field in Türkiye, BHRTR advocates for corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Our Focus
To this end, BHRTR aims to work with all stakeholders in order to develop and implement viable, feasible and practical solutions while bridging a dialogue between all public, private and civil actors by using its local knowledge informed by international best practices. Indeed, BHRTR’s team has come together with a multi-faceted approach, leveraging their global, regional and local expertise.
Understanding Impacts of Business Activities on People
- Gap Analysis
- Human Rights Risk Assessment
Human Rights Due Diligence
- Embedding HRDD across business operations / Supply Chain Due Diligence
- Creating robust human rights policies and strategies
- Stakeholder Engagement to better understand root causes and facilitate collective solutions
- Setting up / Improving Grievance Mechanism
- Capacity Building & Tailored Training
- Monitoring, Evaluating and Communicating Performance
Emergency Response in Supply Chains
- Design and implementation of emergency remediation action plans to prevent human rights risks
Human Rights Monitoring and Policy Development for Responsible Business Conduct
- Documenting Business Respect for Human Rights in Türkiye
- Impact analysis of the various EU regulatory initiatives of relevance to business and human rights in force or under development by the EU on Türkiye
- Conducting national baseline assessment for a national action plan on business and human rights in Türkiye
- Promoting active integration of UN Guiding Principles into voluntary and mandatory standards