The COVID-19 has impacted businesses all over the world across broad spectrum of issues. To cope with the COVID-19, businesses are adapting themselves to the “new normal” measures in operating and management issues. It is important for businesses to demonstrate respect for human rights during the harsh economic circumstances. Mitigating impacts on human values is an important element to maintain public trust in the long term.

United Nations Development  Programme (UNDP) has designed a simple and accessible tool, Human Rights Due Diligence and COVID-19: Rapid Self-Assessment for Business, to help businesses consider and manage the human rights impacts of their operations.  

The COVID-19 Rapid-Self Assessment is a joint product of the Enabling Sustainable Economic Growth through the Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework project funded by the European Union and the Promoting Responsible Business Practices through Regional Partnerships project funded by the Government of Sweden.