On April 21, Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights co-hosted the ‘2026 Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Conference: Insights and Implications’ in collaboration with the Korean Bar Association. At the conference, findings from a corporate human rights assessment of 50 major Korean companies (40 private and 10 public corporation) were shared with the public.
Changrok Soh, President of Human Asia, and Jungwook Kim, President of the Korean Bar Association, emphasized the importance of embedding human rights within corporate practices. They also expressed their hope that this conference would serve as a starting point for meaningful change.
Sang soo Lee, Director of Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights, introduced the significance and methodology of the “Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) Core UNGP Indicators” used in the evaluation. He highlighted that the evaluation holds particular value in objectively diagnosing the current level of business and human rights among Korean companies.
Attorney Geunwoo Lee from YOON&YANG law firm and Researcher Yongwon Woo from Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights each presented in the human rights due diligence report sessions, sharing in-depth analysis results by indicator for private and public corporations, respectively. This was followed by Attorney Sihyun Song from LKB & Pyeongsan law firm, who concluded the session by presenting key recommendations and future tasks based on the evaluation results.
The panel discussion was moderated by Ryan Song, Chairperson of the Korea Human Rights Foundation. Five panelists—including representatives from the government, corporations, and the legal sector—participated, sharing their perspectives on Human Rights Due Diligence and engaging in a Q&A session with the audience.
Through this conference, participants were able not only to assess the current state of corporate human rights in Korea but also to foster a shared understanding of corporate responsibility to respect human rights. We sincerely thank everyone who joined us and look forward to your continued interest in the activities of Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights.
On April 21, Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights co-hosted the ‘2026 Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Conference: Insights and Implications’ in collaboration with the Korean Bar Association. At the conference, findings from a corporate human rights assessment of 50 major Korean companies (40 private and 10 public corporation) were shared with the public.
Changrok Soh, President of Human Asia, and Jungwook Kim, President of the Korean Bar Association, emphasized the importance of embedding human rights within corporate practices. They also expressed their hope that this conference would serve as a starting point for meaningful change.
Sang soo Lee, Director of Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights, introduced the significance and methodology of the “Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) Core UNGP Indicators” used in the evaluation. He highlighted that the evaluation holds particular value in objectively diagnosing the current level of business and human rights among Korean companies.
Attorney Geunwoo Lee from YOON&YANG law firm and Researcher Yongwon Woo from Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights each presented in the human rights due diligence report sessions, sharing in-depth analysis results by indicator for private and public corporations, respectively. This was followed by Attorney Sihyun Song from LKB & Pyeongsan law firm, who concluded the session by presenting key recommendations and future tasks based on the evaluation results.
The panel discussion was moderated by Ryan Song, Chairperson of the Korea Human Rights Foundation. Five panelists—including representatives from the government, corporations, and the legal sector—participated, sharing their perspectives on Human Rights Due Diligence and engaging in a Q&A session with the audience.
Through this conference, participants were able not only to assess the current state of corporate human rights in Korea but also to foster a shared understanding of corporate responsibility to respect human rights. We sincerely thank everyone who joined us and look forward to your continued interest in the activities of Human Asia Center for Business and Human Rights.