The spread of Coronavirus 2019 respiratory disease (COVID-19), the latest variant of Coronavirus, has been relentless and has had exponential impacts in just a few months.

Given the scale and severity of the developing crisis, companies of all levels and sizes face an unprecedented set of challenges that will require clarity of thought, a clear focus on developing their goals, a commitment to adhere to standards, and international norms, creativity and a concerted effort towards collective action.

Este documento está dividido en cuatro partes. La Parte I proporciona una visión general sobre los impactos en los derechos humanos frente a la pandemia. La Parte II resalta la importancia de la responsabilidad corporativa para respetar los derechos humanos en el contexto actual. La Parte III identifica dónde es necesario un cambio, enuncia dónde se están implementando buenas prácticas y brinda una serie de recomendaciones para los negocios y las empresas. La Parte IV, concluye con una reflexión que se proyecta hacia las implicaciones o consecuencias a largo plazo y lo ilustra a partir de tres ejemplos de épocas pasadas. Dentro de ellas, relata cómo Sime Darby manejó el brote del Ébola en Liberia, cómo ExxonMobil se ocupó de las  ecuelas del huracán Harvey en Estados Unidos y cómo empresas como BP y Daewoo respondieron al conflicto armado en Libia.

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