Normative Innovation in Business and Human Rights
Analyzing the extent to which Indonesia’s legal and regulatory developments align with Business and Human Rights principles.
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We promote responsible business practices through research, advocacy, and support for affected communities to advance human rights accountability in the private sector.
The state has an obligation to ensure that the private sector conducts ongoing due diligence across its business operations and business relationships.
Companies must operate ethically, sustainably, and with respect for human rights, ensuring that their business activities do not cause adverse impacts on communities and the environment.
Victims of human rights violations resulting from business activities must have access to effective and equitable remedies through both judicial and non-judicial mechanisms.
SETARA Institute actively contributes to the national strategy for advancing Business and Human Rights in Indonesia, as stipulated in Presidential Regulation No. 60 of 2023, by serving as part of the National Task Force on Business and Human Rights.
Research and assistance conducted by SETARA Institute are aimed at strengthening the capacity of state institutions to advance Business and Human Rights, while also supporting companies in ensuring the long-term sustainability of their operations through responsible business conduct.
Research and technical assistance help companies translate human rights commitments into more operational policies, working guidelines, and internal mechanisms.
Companies are encouraged to identify risks, prevent adverse impacts, and develop measurable responses to potential human rights violations throughout their entire business value chain.
Advocacy efforts encourage the establishment of more transparent grievance, reporting, and evaluation systems to ensure that corporate responsibility goes beyond commitments on paper.
SETARA Institute’s active engagement in promoting and advocating Business and Human Rights (BHR) principles has become an important part of the development of BHR discourse and regulations at both the national and local levels.
Business and Human Rights initiatives create more equitable spaces for dialogue among communities, civil society, companies, and policymakers to discuss risks and solutions.
Publications, discussions, and advocacy efforts broaden the understanding that respect for human rights is an integral part of corporate responsibility, not merely a philanthropic agenda.
Research and assistance experience strengthen networks among civil society organizations, affected communities, media, academics, and companies.
Responsible Business Conduct principles are promoted as a shared framework for preventing violations and improving business practices.
Human rights are promoted as a key indicator in assessing the quality of corporate governance, alongside legal compliance and business performance targets.
Risk-based approaches and due diligence processes help companies identify issues at an early stage, enabling negative impacts to be prevented before they escalate.
Remedy is positioned not merely as a reactive measure, but as an obligation that must be embedded within corporate accountability systems.
When policies, mechanisms, and organizational culture evolve, respect for human rights has a greater opportunity to be sustained over the long term.
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