Human Rights & Labor Services

At Uplift, we provide the resources, expertise, and education that equip your company to conduct business responsibly. We work hard to ensure your business not only has a positive impact on the world, but actively promotes social justice and contributes to a more sustainable and inclusive global society.

Human Rights & Labor Services

At Uplift, we firmly believe that respecting and promoting human rights is both a moral imperative and a fundamental responsibility for businesses. Our focus goes beyond compliance, equipping your company with the strategies, tools and guidance needed to cultivate inclusive business practices and drive positive societal change.

As advocates of human rights, we are deeply committed to the belief that every individual deserves dignity and autonomy. Our mission is to help you enhance, refine, and implement your company’s approach to protecting, respecting, and advancing human rights throughout your entire value chain.

Through our comprehensive range of human rights services, we help your company uphold ethical standards while successfully navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate, our process is tailored to meet your company wherever you are in your human rights journey.

OUR SERVICES:

Identify and understand applicable human rights-related regulations and trends impacting your business and industry to keep you ahead of the curve and ensure priorities are correctly integrated into your strategy.
Identify and prioritize human rights issues and risks most relevant and significant to your business, as well as how your business impacts the human rights of your stakeholders to reduce risk and future-proof your business.
Equip your company to understand and take action to improve internal policies, operations, products or services that may negatively impact your employees and communities.
Develop strategies and establish the internal infrastructure to identify, assess, prevent, mitigate, and remediate potential adverse human rights impacts related to your business activities, reducing risk across your enterprise and throughout your supply chain all while building the foundation to address increased government scrutiny.
Demonstrate your company’s understanding of its responsibilities regarding human rights and outline the ways it is safeguarding and promoting the fundamental human rights of individuals and communities, while meeting regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.
Communicate your company’s ethical and moral stance on human rights. Through a best practice framework, detail to stakeholders and regulators your commitment to protect, respect and remediate human rights across your operations and supply chain.
Take action toward greater transparency and accountability in sourcing materials that align with your company’s values and consider the long-term impacts of sourcing decisions on people, communities and the planet, while enhancing reputation and reducing risk.
Increase leadership and employee understanding, fluency, and responsibilities regarding human rights to inform and improve governance, business strategy, and decision-making processes.
Build a supplier engagement and education program that strengthens relationships with your suppliers, increases knowledge and awareness for suppliers, enables greater visibility into supply chain risks and opportunities, and drives greater resilience and impact across your supply chain.
Examine and verify the inclusion of human rights protections in supplier policies and procedures, while advancing your business’ understanding of and ability to address human rights risks across your supply chain.
Effectively communicate your company's commitment to human rights on your website, in external and internal documents, or through dedicated human rights reports. Showcase your company's dedication and progress to ethical practices as it relates to employees, supply chains, and manufacturing in a way that meets and exceeds stakeholder expectations.