World Benchmarking Alliance+CHRB A.1.3.EX.a.S1 Land, natural resources and indigenous peoples’ rights+methodology
The benchmark uses publicly available information from the company’s website(s), its formal financial and non-financial reporting or other public documents, plus statements such as those related to its policy commitments. These could be codes of conduct, policies, values, guidelines, FAQs and other related documents. The CHRB also considers reports, such as annual, corporate social responsibility and sustainability reports, or human rights reports if these are available, or other reports written for other purposes if these contain information applicable to the CHRB indicators. Full methodology for each sector can be found here.
Scoring:
Most CHRB indicators operate using 'OR' and 'AND' rules. Where two or more requirements are separated by 'AND', companies being benchmarked are required to complete both or all of the options listed in order to obtain a full point but they can score half points if they meet at least one of the requirements. Where two or more requirements are separated by 'OR', companies being benchmarked are required to complete one of the options listed.
Research note on commitment language
Because of this, whenever a CHRB indicator requires a policy commitment, the CHRB researchers will look for an explicit commitment or any form of promise that companies will uphold the specific rights, instruments and/or standards listed in the indicator description. This means that language that is ambiguous, vague or weak will be considered insufficient to qualify as a clear expression of commitment.
Scoring:
Most CHRB indicators operate using 'OR' and 'AND' rules. Where two or more requirements are separated by 'AND', companies being benchmarked are required to complete both or all of the options listed in order to obtain a full point but they can score half points if they meet at least one of the requirements. Where two or more requirements are separated by 'OR', companies being benchmarked are required to complete one of the options listed.
Research note on commitment language
Because of this, whenever a CHRB indicator requires a policy commitment, the CHRB researchers will look for an explicit commitment or any form of promise that companies will uphold the specific rights, instruments and/or standards listed in the indicator description. This means that language that is ambiguous, vague or weak will be considered insufficient to qualify as a clear expression of commitment.