Mind the Gap! Corporate Social Responsibility in the UN Initiatives for Humanising Business

Business and Human Rights (bhr) and Corporate Social Responsibility (csr) are two closely related concepts that play a critical role in preventing human rights abuse in business operations and addressing social concerns within corporate strategies. The goals of bhr and csr complement each other, but their approaches to incorporating their core principles into business operations differ and the institutions promoting them are distinct. The United Nations (UN) is the primary advocate for bhr principles and programmes, while csr principles and strategies are derived from private ordering systems such as business associations, civil society groups, and private vendors.