Human Rights Reporting: reflections on salience, due diligence and the road ahead

6th International Reporting 3.0 Conference June 18, 2019

The identification ING’s salient human rights issues

Highlights from our 2018 human rights report

What have we learned in the process?

§ How have we found reporting to be a meaning full tool for human rights due diligence?

The road ahead for ING

The journey

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The focus: salience

Focus of reporting (excerpt from our 2018 report):

“We are applying the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGP) Reporting Framework as we demonstrate our commitment to disclose:

• a highlight of our efforts in embedding respect for human rights into the fabric of our business; • the salient issues we face in two of our operating roles: as an employer and corporate lender;• our dilemmas and challenges;• the platform for the views and opinions of our stakeholders to be acted upon;• our future priorities”

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What have we learned? And how have we found UNGP reporting to be a meaningful tool in human rights due diligence?

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The road ahead

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