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What does Human Rights Due Diligence for Business Relationships Really Look Like on the Ground?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2017

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Keywords

Business relationshipshuman rights risk assessmenthuman rights due diligencefinancial sectorsupply chain
Type
Developments in the Field
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Business and Human Rights Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 113 - 121
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Executive Director, NomoGaia.

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Director, NomoGaia.

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