About Human Rights at Work


Building on a long experience in CSR & Human Rights
I founded Human Rights@Work -the first consultancy in the Netherlands specialised in Business & Human Rights- in 2011, the same year the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the UN Guiding Principles for business and human rights. I decided to use my extensive experience in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility and human rights to provide services to companies and their stakeholders. I can help them understand the positive impact of respecting human rights and implement the UN Guiding Principles for business and human rights (UNGP).
This led to a range of fascinating assignments both with UN organizations, multinationals, smaller companies, NGOs and governments. I find myself in a unique position of being able to speak the language of different parties and to facilitate dialogue between them. I understand the concerns of NGOs and can interpret these concerns for the business world. I advise NGOs, UN organisations and governments on how they can best engage with business. Leveraging my extensive knowledge and experience with different industries and countries, I develop tools, and methodologies, and carry out impact and risk assessments.
Human rights are universal, but their implementation needs to be tailor-made, listening to stakeholders’ wishes.

Human Rights@Work supports organizations through:
- Extensive on-the-ground experience in: corporate responsibility, supply chain, integrating human rights into the business process, risk analysis and impact assessment, with a special focus on Asia
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of: human rights, policy, supply chain, production processes, regulations
- Specific skills competences: strategic advice, training, research & analysis, tailored solutions, due diligence
- Extensive national and international network and partnership with ENACT Se
Experience in the following sectors:
- Agriculture and fisheries
- Telecom
- Construction
- Tourism
- Retail
- Medical care
- Non-profit
- Government
- Financial services
- Chemical
- Electronics
- Extractives
Clients that have worked with HR@W include:
COMPANIES
- Friesland Campina
- SBM Offshore
- APG/ABP
- KLM
- DSM
- Philips
- AkzoNobel
- KPN Telecommunications
- Vattenfall-Nuon
- Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel
- AholdDelhaize
- Loders Croklaan
- Unilever
- Burberry
NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGO’s)
- UNICEF
- ICAR/International Learning Lab Procurement and Human RIghts
- Questionmark
- Oxfam
- RSPO
- HIVOS
- NEN
- SOMO
- VBDO
- FIRA
- NEVI
- IDH
- MVO Nederland
GOVERNMENTS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
- Agency for Enterprising Netherlands (RVO)
- Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
- Social Economic Council Netherlands
- Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- DANIDA Denmark
- Pianoo