82 ii. Operational Principles of the Corporate Responsibility to Respect To operationalize the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, business enterprises should act with due diligence to avoid infringing on the rights of others and to address adverse impacts of their operations. To do so, business enterprises must first understand their human rights risks. Thus, the operational principles of the corporate responsibility to protect call on business enterprises to conduct due diligence processes403 and survey their entire business landscapes as a means to effect policy commitments404 that reduce adverse impacts on human rights, and design remedial measures where needed.405 In general, the operationalization of corporate human rights responsibilities must include a) the investigation and evaluation of business activities and assessment of corporate policies that may lead to possible human rights abuses;406 b) integration of “findings about each salient human rights issue into decision-making processes and actions” through company policies and practices;407 and c) addressing each issue or providing remedy for harms caused “by its actions or decisions in relation to a salient human rights issue.”408 Due diligence processes, when done correctly, will provide business enterprises with the understanding of the harm its activities may cause, and define the ways these harms may be addressed. It does not, however, end at undertaking due diligence procedures. The findings must be made public,409 reported to investors and stockholders, and submitted to appropriate government agencies. iii. The UNGP Reporting Framework The UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) Reporting Framework provides a comprehensive guide for companies to identify and report issues that 403 Id. (Principle 17). 404 Id. (Principle 16). 405 Id. (Principle 22). 407 Id. (Principle 19). 406 408 409 Id. (Principle 18). Id. (Principle 20). Id. (Principle 21).

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