WVU B&HR Survey

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* 4. How familiar are you with the general idea that businesses should be aware of the human rights impacts of their operations?

a. Very Familiar

b. Quite Familiar

c. Not Familiar

d. Not At All Familiar

e. Don’t Know

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* 5. Which of the following statements about the human rights responsibilities of business is closest to your own, personal view?

a. Human rights should always be outside the concern of a business

b. Businesses always have a responsibility to respect the human rights of the people they affect

c. Companies should only take on responsibility for protecting human rights when governments cannot or do not

d. None of the above

e. Don’t know

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* 6. Which of the following areas of human rights, if any, do you believe businesses have a responsibility to respect? Select all that apply.

a. Right to an adequate standard of living

b. Right to life, including absence of extreme safety risks

c. Right to favorable work conditions / right to collective bargaining

d. Right to freedom of association

e. Right to freedom from discrimination

f. Other

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* 7. Human rights abuse claims involving companies have increased in recent years. Do you think this has made companies more aware of the human rights impact of their operations, made companies less aware, or made no difference?

a. More aware

b. Less aware

c. Made no difference

d. Don’t know

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* 8. Can you think of a recent case in the news that has involved an infringement of human rights by a company?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Can’t remember / Don’t know

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* 9. Which of the following reasons, if any, does your own company have for taking human rights issues into account in its operations? Please select all that apply.

a. To maintain a good reputation

b. To manage legal exposure and/or streamline regulatory approvals

c. To manage financial and/or operational risks

d. To maintain the social license to operate

e. Because our employees expect it

f. Profit Margins

g. Because investors, customers, or suppliers demand it

h. To help our company stand out from competitors

I. Because NGOs or trade unions call for it

j. Because this is where the legal and regulatory regimes in our market are heading

k. Don’t know

l. Other

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* 10. Ideally, where within a company should its human rights issues be discussed? Select all that apply.

a. CEO/Executive Committee/Senior Leadership Team

b. Board/Supervisory Committee

c. Risk Management

d. Embedded in all business units

e. Corporate Responsibility/CSR

f. Human Resources Department

g. Corporate Communications/Policy & Engagement

h. Legal Department/Compliance

I. Health, Safety, Security, & Environment

j. Don’t Know

k. Other

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* 11. Which company functions and/or departments should have managerial control and responsibility for the company’s human rights performance?

a. CEO/Executive Committee/Senior Leadership Team

b. Board/Supervisory Committee

c. Risk Management

d. Embedded in all business units

e. Corporate Responsibility/CSR

f. Human Resources Department

g. Corporate Communications/Policy & Engagement

h. Legal Department/Compliance

I. Health, Safety, Security, & Environment

j. Don’t Know

k. Other

UN Guiding Principles

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* 12. How familiar are you with the goals and purposes of the voluntary business initiative known as the “United Nations Global Compact” (UNGC)? Please select one answer.

a. Know it well

b. Know it a fair amount

c. Know it just a little

d. Heard of it, but know nothing about it

e. Have not heard of it

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* 13. Is your own company a member of the UN Global Compact?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t Know

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* 14. Have you heard of Professor John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General and his new approach to business and human rights?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t Know

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* 15. Are you familiar with the “Protect, Respect, Remedy” business and human rights framework developed by Professor Ruggie (“Ruggie Framework”) and adopted by the UN?

a. Know it well

b. Know it a fair amount

c. Know it just a little

d. Heard of it, know nothing about it

e. Have not heard of it

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* 16. Are you aware of the responsibility of companies under the Ruggie Framework to conduct human rights due diligence?

a. Know it well

b. Aware of but still learning about it

c. Heard of it but know nothing about it

d. Have not heard of it

Current Human Rights Policy and Performance

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* 17. At the present time, how high would you rate the potential human rights risk of your own organization?

a. High risk level

b. Medium risk level

c. Low risk level

d. Don’t know

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* 18. For your company, where do the greatest risks lie, in terms of the actual and/or potential impact on human rights issues?

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* 19. Does your organization have a formal policy on human rights?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 20. Where does responsibility for executing and managing the company’s human rights policy reside in your organization? (Select all that apply)

a. Executive Management

b. Corporate Responsibility/CSR/Sustainability Unit

c. Human Resources Department

d. Board/Supervisory Committee

e. Risk Management

f. Legal Department/Compliance

g. Health, Safety, Security, and Environment

h. No Applicable/Don’t know

I. Other

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* 21. Does the Board of Directors and/or Executive Risk Committee exercise direct authority and review over the management of human rights risks facing the Company?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 22. Do you currently measure or evaluate the impact of your business on human rights?

a. Yes

b. Don’t know, not applicable

c. No, have not considered it yet

d. No, but actively planning to do so in the future

e. No, but it is under consideration

f. No, not convinced it is necessary / decided not to

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* 23. If yes, what specific measures or evaluation tools, if any, do you use?

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* 24. Are human rights risks analyzed in terms of impacts to the Company (including its shareholders or investors), impacts to communities and other external stakeholders, or both?

a. Risks to Company

b. Risks to external stakeholders

c. Both

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* 25. Do you report publicly on the human rights impact of your business?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 26. If not, do you intend to commence such reporting within the next three years?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 27. Are your company’s human rights risks and/or performance subject to internal assurance and controls?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 28. Is your company’s human rights performance externally audited?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 29. Does the Company factor actual and potential human rights risks into project planning and employee performance evaluations?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Don’t know

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* 30. What do you think will be the biggest challenges you will face when trying to integrate human rights into your business?

a. Lack of understanding amongst key managers

b. Difficulty of obtaining buy-in from, and/or integrating human rights into, existing company systems

c. Absence of clear guidance and/or confusion arising from competing tools and methodologies

d. Lack of internal human rights expertise

e. Lack of resources or commitment from senior management

f. Other

g. Don’t know

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* 1. To which sector would you say your organization belongs?

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* 2. Approximately how many people does your company employ?

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* 3. What position do you hold within your company?

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* 4. How familiar are you with the general idea that businesses should be aware of the human rights impacts of their operations?

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* 5. Which of the following statements about the human rights responsibilities of business is closest to your own, personal view?

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* 6. Which of the following areas of human rights, if any, do you believe businesses have a responsibility to respect? Select all that apply.

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* 7. Human rights abuse claims involving companies have increased in recent years. Do you think this has made companies more aware of the human rights impact of their operations, made companies less aware, or made no difference?

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* 8. Can you think of a recent case in the news that has involved an infringement of human rights by a company?

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* 9. Which of the following reasons, if any, does your own company have for taking human rights issues into account in its operations? Please select all that apply.

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* 10. Ideally, where within a company should its human rights issues be discussed? Select all that apply.

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* 11. Which company functions and/or departments should have managerial control and responsibility for the company’s human rights performance?

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* 12. How familiar are you with the goals and purposes of the voluntary business initiative known as the “United Nations Global Compact” (UNGC)? Please select one answer.

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* 13. Is your own company a member of the UN Global Compact?

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* 14. Have you heard of Professor John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General and his new approach to business and human rights?

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* 15. Are you familiar with the “Protect, Respect, Remedy” business and human rights framework developed by Professor Ruggie (“Ruggie Framework”) and adopted by the UN?

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* 16. Are you aware of the responsibility of companies under the Ruggie Framework to conduct human rights due diligence?

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* 17. At the present time, how high would you rate the potential human rights risk of your own organization?

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* 18. For your company, where do the greatest risks lie, in terms of the actual and/or potential impact on human rights issues?

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* 19. Does your organization have a formal policy on human rights?

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* 20. Where does responsibility for executing and managing the company’s human rights policy reside in your organization? (Select all that apply)

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* 21. Does the Board of Directors and/or Executive Risk Committee exercise direct authority and review over the management of human rights risks facing the Company?

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* 22. Do you currently measure or evaluate the impact of your business on human rights?

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* 23. If yes, what specific measures or evaluation tools, if any, do you use?

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* 24. Are human rights risks analyzed in terms of impacts to the Company (including its shareholders or investors), impacts to communities and other external stakeholders, or both?

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* 25. Do you report publicly on the human rights impact of your business?

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* 26. If not, do you intend to commence such reporting within the next three years?

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* 27. Are your company’s human rights risks and/or performance subject to internal assurance and controls?

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* 28. Is your company’s human rights performance externally audited?

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* 29. Does the Company factor actual and potential human rights risks into project planning and employee performance evaluations?

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* 30. What do you think will be the biggest challenges you will face when trying to integrate human rights into your business?