LAND

LAND

PLANNING & FINANCE

PLANNING & FINANCE

DESIGN

DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT & USE

MANAGEMENT & USE

REDEVELOPMENT

REDEVELOPMENT

MANAGEMENT & USE

Building occupants, users, and workers all face human rights risks. 

Tenants, passengers, customers, and maintenance workers alike can be vulnerable to exploitation. In addition, with the growing role of technology – in security and maintenance of individual buildings, as well as throughout the fabric of urban environments – governments and companies must address privacy and data protection.

Click the overarching and stage-specific principles below to review the guiding questions across this stage. These questions will help you to identify the main human rights risks and opportunities and develop a tailored action plan.

Energy efficiency is maximised, renewable energy sources harnessed, pollution and waste minimised.

Tackling climate change is essential for the fulfilment of human rights. Recognising the need for joint climate and social action, the Framework offers high-level environmental considerations but avoids details, given the abundance of existing climate and environmental frameworks, which include:

  1. BREEAM
  2. BREEAM Infrastructure (formerly CEEQUAL)
  3. LEED
  4. Passivhaus
  5. DGNB
  6. Envision
  7. Circular Economy Principles
  8. IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
  9. GRESB