- ACHPR
- African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- ACRWC
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- ADB
- Asian Development Bank
- AfDB
- African Development Bank
- AGM
- Annual General Meeting
- AMU
- Arab-Maghreb Union
- ATCA
- Alien Tort Claim Act
- AU
- African Union
- BIAC
- Business and Industry Advisory Committee
- BIT
- Bilateral Investment Treaty
- CAO
- Compliance Advisor Ombudsman
- CAT
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
- CCPR
- Committee on Civil and Political Rights
- CEDAW
- Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women / Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
- CEN-SAD
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States
- CEO
- Chief Executive Officer
- CERD
- Committee on the Elimination of all form of Racial Discrimination
- CESCR
- Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- CFA
- Committee on Freedom of Association
- CIME
- Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises
- CMW
- Committee on Migrant Workers
- COE
- Council of Europe
- COFACE
- Compagnie Française d’Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur
- COMESA
- Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa
- COP
- Communication on Progress
- CRC
- Convention on the Rights of the Child / Committee on the Rights of the Child
- CRPD
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- CSR
- Corporate Social responsibility
- EAC
- East African Community
- EBRD
- European bank for Reconstruction and Development
- EC
- European Community
- ECA(s)
- Export Credit Agency(-ies)
- ECCAS
- Economic Community of Central African States
- ECGD
- Export Credit Guarantee Department
- ECHR
- European Court of Human Rights
- ECJ
- European Court of Justice
- ECOSOC
- Economic and Social Council
- ECOWAS
- Economic Community of West African States
- ECSR
- European Committee on Social Rights
- EDC
- Export Development Canada
- EIB
- European Investment Bank
- EITI
- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- EPFI
- Equator Principles Financial Institutions
- ESC
- European Social Charter
- ESG
- Environmental Social and Governance issues
- ETI
- Ethical Trading Initiative
- ETUC
- European Union Trade Confederation
- FIDH
- International Federation for Human Rights
- FLA
- Fair Labour Association
- FLO
- Fair Trade Labeling Organisation
- FSIA
- Foreign Sovereignty immunities Act
- FTCA
- Federal Tort Claim Act
- FWF
- Fair Wear Foundation
- GFA(s)
- Global Framework Agreement(s)
- GONGO(s)
- Governmental Non Governmental Organisation(s)
- GRI
- Global Reporting Initiative
- GUF
- Global Union Federation
- HRC
- Human Rights Council
- IACHR
- Interamerican Commission on Human Rights
- I/A Court H.R
- Interamerican Court of Human Rights
- IBRD
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- IC
- Investment Committee
- ICCPR
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- ICERD
- International Convention on the Elimination of all form of Racial Discrimination
- ICESCR
- International Covenant on Social and Cultural Rights
- ICJ
- International Court of Justice
- ICMM
- International Council on Mining and Metals
- ICRMW
- International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrants Workers and their families
- ICSID
- International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- IDA
- International Development Association
- IDB
- Inter-American Development Bank
- IFA(s)
- International Framework Agreement(s)
- IFC
- International Finance Corporation
- IFI(s)
- International Financial institution(s)
- IGAG
- Intergovernmental Authority for Development
- ILO
- International Labour Organisation
- IMF
- International Monetary Fund
- INGO(s)
- International Non Governmental Organisation(s)
- IOE
- International Organisation of Employers
- ISO
- International Organisation for Standardization
- KNHRC
- Kenyan National Human Rights Commission
- KPCS
- Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
- MIGA
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- MNE(s)
- Multinational Enterprise(s)
- NCP(s)
- National Contact Point(s)
- NEPAD
- New Partnership for Africa’s Development
- NGO(s)
- Non Governmental Organisation(s)
- NHRI(s)
- National Human Rights Institution(s)
- OAS
- Organisation of American States
- OAU
- Organisation of the African Unity
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OHCHR
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- OPIC
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- PRI
- United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
- PS
- Performance Standards
- REC
- Regional Economic Communities
- RICO
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations
- SADC
- Southern Africa Development Community
- SAHRC
- South African Human Rights Commission
- SAI
- Social Accountability International
- SRI
- Socially Responsible Investment
- TNC(s)
- Transnational Corporations
- TUAC
- Trade Union Advisory Committee
- TVPA
- Torture Victim Protection Act
- UDHR
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- UN
- United Nations
- UNESCO
- United Nations Organisation for Education Science and Culture
- UNGC / GC
- United Nations Global Compact
- UNICE
- Union of Industrial and Employers’ Confederations of Europe
- UNSC
- United Nations Security Council
- UPR
- Universal Periodic Review
- VPs
- Voluntary Principles
- WB
- World Bank
- WRC
- Worker Rights Consortium