Human Rights Training Toolkit
for the Oil and Gas Industry
Section 4–Additional Resources
October2009
I.International Documents, Treaties, and Standards
U.N. Charter
U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/advisorycommittee/HR_education_training.htm
U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
U.N. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
U.N. Council on Human Rights
www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
U.N. Special Representative on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other business enterprises
www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/trans_corporations/index.htm
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
U.N. Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
www2.ohchr.org/english/law/firearms.htm
U.N. Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
www2.ohchr.org/english/law/codeofconduct.htm
U.N. Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/declaration.htm
U.N. Convention Against Corruption
U.N. Millennium Development Goals
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standard 7
IFC Performance Standard 7 guidance document
International Labour Organization (ILO)
ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Enterprises and Social Policy
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
ILO Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (No. 169)
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
World Bank Operational Policy and Bank Procedures on Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10)
World Bank Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12)
II.Selected Initiatives
United Nations Global Compact
The U.N. Global Compact is a voluntary initiative that seeks to provide a global framework topromote sustainable growth and good citizenship through committed and creative corporateleadership.
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
The Voluntary Principles area voluntary guide for companies to assure the safety and security of their operations while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative was launched by Prime Minister Tony Blairin 2002, with the aim to increase transparency over payments by companies and revenues to governments in the extractive industries.
Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines (GRI)
The GRI is an internal mechanism to evaluate the correspondence between corporate economic, environmental, and social policy with its performance. The Guidelines can assist in implementing sustainability theories at the operations and services level. The organization also offers a structure for effective dialogue with internal and external stakeholders.
Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR)
BLIHR is a three-year program to help lead and develop the corporate response to human rights. It believes in an evidence-based approach premised on the application and testing of human rights across a number of business sectors and geographic locations. Through BLIHR, some companies are experimenting with the Draft UN Norms as an assessment tool for their operations.
Draft U.N. Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights
III.Selected Non-Governmental Organizations for Additional Information
Amnesty International
Amnesty International has drafted the “Human Rights Principles for Companies: an IntroductoryChecklist” which can be found at:
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is an independent, international, non-profit organization, partnering Amnesty International with leading academic institutions. The site is composed of links, creating a virtual on-line library, to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organizations, journalists, and academics.
The Danish Institute for Human Rights
The Danish Institute for Human Rightshas created the Human Rights Compliance Assessment, a diagnostic web-based tool designed to help companies avoid violating the human rights of employees, inhabitants of the local area, and other stakeholders affected by business operations. It contains over 350 questions and 1000 human rights indicators developed from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1966 Dual Covenants and over 80 human rights treaties and conventions.
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Human Rights Watch is an activist organization focusing on international human rights issues, and it has developed a sectionon business and human rights which has extensive experience with multinational firms. It hasalso developed a white paper entitled “Human Rights Watch: Specific Recommendations toCompanies on Security Arrangements.”
International Alert (IA)
IA is a non-governmental organization that works for a “just and peacefultransformation of violent conflict.” It seeks to strengthen the ability of those in conflict situationsto work towards peace by facilitating dialogue at different levels and sectors of society, and helpingto develop and enhance local capacities.
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
With initiatives now in over 50 countries, the IBLF was established in 1990 by the Prince of Wales as an international, business-led, not-for-profit membership organization focused on responsible business and development.
Oxfam International
Oxfam is a confederation of twelve organizations that work together in over 100 countries. Oxfam’s branchesact as strategic funders of development projects, providing emergency relief in times of crisis, andcampaigning for social and economic justice.
IKV Pax Christi
IKV Pax Christiis an international movement for peace and reconciliation, non-violence, and human rights, based in the Netherlands, where it counts nearly 10,000 grassroots members. The group prioritizes peace education and the promotion of a peace culture in Dutch society.
IV.Other Relevant IPIECA Resources
Human Rights Reports
Recognizingthe importance of the issue of human rights for the oil and gas industry, a dedicated Task Force of the IPIECA's Social Responsibility Working Group (SRWG) was convened to determine what value IPIECA could add for members on this issue. A first step was to establish where members currently stand, through a membership survey carried out in April/May 2003. A Stakeholder Dialogue was also held in April 2003 to understand external expectations on human rights. This Status Report provides a baseline of where IPIECA members stand on human rights and includes a number of case studies.
Stakeholder Dialogue
In April 2003, IPIECA hosted an international Stakeholder Dialogue, facilitated by Business for Social Responsibility. This two-day Dialogue brought together an equal number of industry representatives and stakeholders ranging from NGOs, public sector/multilateral organizations and academia.
Key Questions in Managing Social Issues in Oil & Gas Projects
Over the last decade, oil and gas companies have placed increasing emphasis on building partnerships and integrating stakeholder concerns into the overall project management cycle. Also, international lenders now place greater emphasis on social impact planning and mitigation of potentially adverse effects as conditions for project funding.
A Guide to Social Impact Assessment in the Oil and Gas Industry
This guide outlines the use of Social Impact Assessments by the oil and gas industry. It provides managers of existing oil and gas operations or new projects with an understanding of how to make the best use of SIAs.
Human Rights and Ethics
This publication describes some of the ways in which oil and gas companies are actively involved in promoting human rights and ethical business practices at the operations level and in international policy discussions. The report summarizes IPIECA activities on human rights and ethics, and highlights related efforts by IPIECA oil and gas member companies. These efforts are illustrated by representative case studies and related industry-led partnership projects.
Human Rights Workshop Series
Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting
This document represents a reliable, industry endorsed framework for sustainability reporting. It is intended to be used as a reference guide, designed to assist oil and gas companies that are interested in voluntary reporting on their environmental, health and safety, social and economic performance. Companies are encouraged to use the Guidance when preparing their corporate reports. The work was undertaken as part of the Joint IPIECA/API Corporate Reporting Task Force.
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