• Human Rights

    Leading industry actions to respect human rights

Forced labour has no place in our industry

50 million people remain trapped in modern slavery worldwide, with 86% in the private sector generating over USD 230 billion in illegal profits each year.

Despite legal prohibitions, these abuses persist across regions and economies, often hidden deep in supply chains. As regulatory demands and stakeholder expectations grow, robust human rights due diligence is no longer optional — it’s a moral, legal, and business imperative.

Working together to strengthen human rights due diligence and address systemic risks

Since its launch in 2020, the Coalition has brought together consumer goods companies united by a mission: to eradicate forced labour and embed human rights due diligence (HRDD) in their individual business operations. The Coalition’s members represent an estimated $1.7 trillion in combined annual revenue and supply chains that reach millions of suppliers and workers worldwide. The Coalition, like the CGF as a whole, exists to serve companies of all sizes, from manufacturers to retailers, at different points in the value chain and at varying levels of maturity in HRDD.

Working together to strengthen human rights due diligence and address systemic risks

Our governance

  • JOHN ROSS

    CEO - Coalition Sponsor

  • RACHEL ELLIOTT

    General Manager - Sustainability Impact Narrative & Human Rights - Coalition Co-Chair

  • VIRGINIE MAHIN

    Senior Director, Global Social Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement - Coalition Co-Chair

  • NADIA YOUDS

    Senior Manager Human Rights - Coalition Co-Chair

Our objectives

  • Leadership and Continuous Development

    Leadership and Continuous Development

    Mainstreaming and embedding respect for human rights through smart HRDD system, leading to more resilient, sustainable, and responsible businesses.

  • Action for Systemic Change

    Action for Systemic Change

    Overcoming shared human rights challenges, improving efficiency, reducing duplication, and promoting the harmonisation of efforts.

  • Elevating Human Rights

    Elevating Human Rights

    With the most senior levels of business, advocating for an enabling environment to support the integration of human rights into business.

Our achievements

The Human Rights Coalition's key milestones and publications to date:

  • December 2025

    91% of member companies reach HRDD maturity in own operations report "Tackling Forced Labour Through Human Rights Due Diligence"

  • June 2025

    Best Practice Note for Business on Human Rights Defenders

  • October 2024

    Guidelines for Responsible Management of Brand Promoters

  • November 2024

    The Converged HREDD Assessment Tool & Guidance

  • January 2023

    Partners with AIM-Progress

  • October 2022

    People Positive Palm project launched

  • October 2022

    Guidance on the Repayment of Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees and Other Related Costs

  • June 2021

    Partners with the Fair Labour Association and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

  • March 2021

    HRDD in Own Operations Maturity Journey Framework

  • 2020

    The Human Rights Coalition is launched

  • 2016

    Priority Industry Principles

  • 2015

    Social Resolution Against Forced Labour

Our working groups

Human Rights Coalition members collaborate via the following voluntary workstreams:

Acceleration area

Acceleration area

Embracing human rights due diligence as the industry norm.

Our resources

Your Human Rights team

  • DIDIER BERGERET

    Director, Sustainability

  • MARIA ISABEL CUBIDES SANCHEZ

    Senior Manager, Sustainability

  • ALISSA MUSTRE DEL RIO

    Officer, Sustainability

  • ANNE HOLDSWORTH

    Senior Manager, Communications

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