Human rights
Human rights are fundamental to Shell's core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people.
Respect for human rights is embedded in the Shell General Business Principles and our Code of Conduct.
Shell is committed to respecting human rights, as set out in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Our approach is informed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
We prioritise four focus areas where respect for human rights is critical to how we operate: at the workplace including labour rights, in supply chains, communities, and security. For each of these areas, we have systems to identify potential impacts and to avoid and mitigate them.
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Shell's salient human rights issues
Salient human rights are those that are most at risk from a company's operations. As a starting point, they look at issues through the lens of risk to people.
With the support of an external advisor, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Shell has carried out an exercise of re-assessing and identifying our current most salient issues, as part of the continued effort to ensure our human rights approach is effective and fit for purpose. The resulting list of our salient issues is grouped into four categories, reflecting our human rights focus areas. While this table lists our most salient issues, we are committed to monitoring and addressing human rights issues beyond these areas.
We will continue to assess risks and adapt our approach as required.
Focus area
Salient human rights issues
Further reading
You may read a comprehensive overview of how Shell manages human rights on our website and in Shell's Approach to Human Rights (PDF).
Human rights and the workplace
- Health and safety
- Discrimination
- Decent living conditions in workers鈥� accommodation
- Access to adequate and readily available channels to voice concerns
Further information includes: Shell鈥檚 approach to safety; Diversity, equity & inclusion; Worker welfare, and Shell鈥檚 Global Helpline.
Human rights and supply chains
- Labour rights in our supply chain, e.g. prevention of forced labour, access to remedy
- Safe and healthy working conditions
- Decent living conditions in worker accommodation
Further information includes: our annual 麻豆传媒 Modern Slavery Act statement; Supplier Principles; Safety, Worker welfare
Human rights and communities
- Social impact management
- Vulnerable persons/communities
- Land access, livelihoods and cultural heritage
- Engagement and access to remedy
Further information includes our approach to working with Communities and Environment.
Human rights and security
- Human rights impacts on communities by private security and/or government security forces we rely on
- Security of employee and contract staff in high-risk environments where we work
For further information, read our
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Page last updated: 25 March, 2025
