ESG · Business & human rights

Connecting human rights standards with everyday business practice.

ESG Cooperation Hub is a Hong Kong-based multi-stakeholder platform. Through research, dialogue and practical support, we help teams address human rights issues across overseas operations and supply chains.

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Connecting perspectives across global supply chains

What brings you here?

Prepare product evidence

Start with a defined product, period or information request. Understand available records, gaps and the work that follows.

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Strengthen human rights due diligence

Connect supplier, recruitment and operational responsibilities with action, tracking and remedy.

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Improve grievance and remedy

Discuss an accessible mechanism and sustained follow-up. This service enquiry is separate from submitting a grievance.

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For companies

Explore practical support for human rights risks, due diligence and stakeholder engagement.

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For civil society & worker representatives

Learn about our approach to collaboration, dialogue and accountability.

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For researchers & policy practitioners

Explore public resources, research guides and perspectives on emerging issues.

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Services & cooperation

Support for the work ahead

From understanding risks to building practical capability, explore services around the challenges your organisation faces.

01 / Research

External risk research

Assess external concerns, identify evidence gaps and prepare coordinated communication.

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03 / Supply chains

Supplier & labour governance

Strengthen supplier management, responsible recruitment and worker protection across teams.

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04 / Dialogue

Engagement, grievance & remedy

Develop accessible channels and sustained follow-up for operations and supply chains.

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06 / Capability

Training & ongoing support

Build practical skills through worker-driven micro-change training and collaboration.

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Our work

Ideas brought into practice

Explore published work, task forces and dialogue on shared challenges across borders.

Task forces

Building space for collaboration

Our task forces bring together work on proactive mediation, NGO accountability, migrant workers and verifiable data.

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Research & tools

Resources for informed action

Read public guides and explore tools for responsible business and stakeholder engagement.

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EU Forced Labour Products Ban

Explore the regulation, evidence and due diligence through a dedicated column.

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Public consultation draft · 中文 / English · 2025

Proactive Mediation Mechanism

A bilingual consultation draft on the mechanism. The consultation period closed on 28 February 2025.

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See the scope before deciding

Preview a deliverable

Two fictional examples show supported information, gaps, responsibilities and next steps. They are formats, not client results.

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Understand the responsibilities

Review our Hong Kong contact details, working approach and how project roles are agreed.

How we work →

Review published work

Browse public activity records and fictional formats. Named project teams and real cases remain confidential.

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Start with an overview of your issue. We then discuss the scope, deliverables, responsibilities, information permissions and fee factors before agreeing work.

Our approach

Four connected ways of working

Facilitation, Empowerment, Mediation and Accountability form our FEMA approach. These complementary pillars help connect international standards with local practice.

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Facilitation

Create space for equitable dialogue.

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Empowerment

Build capability and ownership.

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Mediation

Rebuild trust and develop solutions.

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Accountability

Support disclosure and follow-up.

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What would you like to work on?

Tell us about your priorities, a question or a potential collaboration.