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Business and human rights in the data economy: A mapping and research study
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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte
University of St. Gallen, Institute for Business Ethics
Abstract Digitalization is gaining importance rapidly. However, neither companies nor states have yet developed a sufficient understanding of the data economy’s human rights impacts. The study suggests that addressing the corporate responsibility of technology companies through a business and human rights le... view more
Digitalization is gaining importance rapidly. However, neither companies nor states have yet developed a sufficient understanding of the data economy’s human rights impacts. The study suggests that addressing the corporate responsibility of technology companies through a business and human rights lens has the benefit of anchoring the debate in internationally established norms and universally accepted human rights. Furthermore, discussing human rights in the data economy from this angle opens the possibility for companies to use or learn from managerial toolkits that have already been developed in this field.... view less
Keywords
digitalization; corporate social responibility; new technology; effects of technology; human rights
Classification
Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
44 p.
Series
Analysis / German Institute for Human Rights
ISBN
978-3-946499-69-5
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0