Launched by former President Mandela in 1995, the NBI has been a leading business coalition focused on the broader role of business in sustainable development over the first decade of democracy in South Africa.

Today, the organisation is an alliance of forward-thinking South African and overseas companies that are committed to actualising the NBI vision of a thriving South African society, with a market economy that functions for the benefit of all. A key driver of this vision is the belief that the mobilisation of business leadership and corporate support can play a pivotal role in entrenching social, economic and environmental stability as the pillars of a fully inclusive, non-discriminatory democracy.

The annual contributions of its member companies are deployed to enhance sustainable growth and development through the identification of critical programmes that require funding for analysis, research and implementation.
The NBI is presently the focal point of the UN Global Compact Learning Network in South Africa. For more information on NBI, please visit http://www.nbi.org.za.

The SAHRC is a national institution established by Chapter 9 of the South African Constitution to entrench constitutional democracy through the promotion and protection of human rights by:

• Addressing human rights violations and seeking effective redress for such violations;
• Monitoring and assessing the observance of human rights;
• Raising awareness of human rights issues; and
• Educating and training on human rights.

The SAHRC is a key Resource Organisation to the South African Human Rights and Business Project and hosts most of the project’s meetings.

Read more about the SAHRC on their website at http://www.sahr.org.za/sahrc.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. It became part of the Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights on January 1, 2003.

The work of DIHR includes research, analysis, information, education, documentation, and complaints handling, as well as a large number of national and international programmes. DIHR takes a multidisciplinary approach to human rights, and the DIHR employ staff from the areas of law, political science, economics, and others.

DIHR has developed the South African Country Risk Assessments (CRA), other Country Risk Assessments, the general Quick Check, the full Human Rights Compliance Assessment database, the Corporate Social Responsibility Compass and other specific checks such as the Dalit Check. These general human rights & business tools can be of use for human rights assessments of subcontractors and suppliers in other countries.

To read more about DIHR, please visit or check the DIHR website at http://www.humanrightsbusiness.org or http://www.humanrights.dk/.

The Humanist Committee on Human Rights (HOM) is a Dutch independent human rights organisation. It seeks to contribute to the development and use of instruments to measure effects of policies and practices on a particular human rights situation.

HOM has an extensive governmental, academic, private sector and NGO network. The Human Rights and Business project of HOM is financed by the Dutch National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) and Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS).

For more information on HOM, please visit http://www.hom.nl and please view their HRIA Resource Centre at http://www.humanrightsimpact.org.

These are Organisations that:

• Are part of the network of the South African Human Rights & Business Project as well as the focal point;
• Participate in the project's Conference(s) and (parts of) Round tables;
• Provide feedback on the tools and important project documents/activities; and
• Receive updates on project activities

The number of Resource Organisations is increasing and presently includes:

• Black Sash - http://www.hrdc.unam.na/rsa_bst.htm
• Business and Human Rights Resource Centre - http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home
• Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) - http://www.busa.org.za
• The Institute for Democracy in South African (IDASA) - http://www.idasa.org.za/
• Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)- http://www.jse.co.za
• Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) - http://www.lhr.org.za/
• Legal Resource Centre (LRC) - http://www.lrc.co.za/Sitemap/
• National Business Initiative (NBI) - http://www.nbi.org.za
• South African Human Rights (SAHRC) - http://www.sahrc.org.za/sahrc
• South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) - http://www.sangoco.org.za/site/
• Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) - http://www.tac.org.za/

Project Organisations are the inner caucus of the South African Human Rights and Business Project. These are organisations that:

• Participate in all the project activities, e.g. the Round Tables, other network meetings and the conference(s);
• Are involved in various networks regarding business and human rights issues in the country;
• Have full access to the South African HRCA and the CRA;
• Provide feedback on the development of the SA HRCA tools;
• Promote the SA HRCA tools;
• Use of the focal point; and
• Sign an MoU with HOM and DIHR.

The Project organisations are as follows: