Accounting Firm Joins Groups in Launching Human Rights Survey

The accounting, tax, and advisory services firm WeiserMazars LLP, together with the global firm Mazars Group, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and an international alliance of governments and businesses, is launching a global human rights survey. 

The centerpiece of this initiative will be worldwide research conducted by the EIU to build an in-depth picture of businesses’ awareness of, commitment to and progress in improving human rights.

The EIU aims to secure responses from 750 businesses from around the world, with 50 percent of respondents being C-suite executives and 50 percent senior managers across diverse business functions. The survey will investigate whether businesses have made a formal commitment to respect human rights, how they approach implementation of that commitment, and the extent to which the environment in which businesses operate helps or hinders their ability to respect human rights.