monitoring, and c) mainstream land rights as human rights by engaging NHRIs and regional bodies in policy discussions. In pursuit of these objectives, partners in each country have conducted multi-stakeholder policy dialogues tackling land rights and human rights. National and regional scorecards have been developed and pilot-tested. Country papers and regional summaries have also been produced on the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (UNGP BHR) in Asia, and on the monitoring of the prevalence, causes, and impacts of land conflicts. Objectives of the Scorecard Initiative The Working Group introduced this Scorecard for Private Business Investors in Land and Agriculture in Asia, to assess investments’ sensitivity to the land rights and human rights of the communities affected by their projects. As public watchdogs, CSOs have been monitoring the impacts of business investors on communities and in particular, on their tenurial security. The development of this scorecard would enhance CSOs’ and communities’ capacity to objectively monitor the impacts of business operations, and to pursue evidence-based advocacies. Rural communities may also make use of such a tool to deliberate on the acceptability of an investment in its initial stages of operation. This report summarizes the attempt of the working group to initiate the development of a scorecard tool for private investments in land and agriculture. Methodology Scorecard refinement process An initial list of 25 indicators were developed by ANGOC. These indicators were subjected to discussion during a planning meeting participated by the Land Watch Asia Working Group on Land Rights as Human Rights held in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2018. From the original set of 25, partners from six countries identified a shortlist of 13 indicators. After local country consultations, partners met in Bangkok once more to discuss the indicators and scoring system for the regional scorecard. In October of the same year, partners agreed on a set of 20 indicators and a rating of system with a maximum of 100 points. ANGOC and KPA 85