{"id":884,"date":"2026-04-06T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/approach\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T19:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:20:20","slug":"approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section section_has_divider et_pb_bottom_divider\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_16_24 et_flex_column_16_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Our approach<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_bottom_inside_divider et-no-transition\"><\/div><\/main>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"DE-AT\">Three columns<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our approach is based on three pillars that support each another.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"#praxisnah\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/humanrights-language.png\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/humanrights-language.png 1043w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/humanrights-language-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/humanrights-language-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1043px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-501\" title=\"humanrights-language\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"#praxisnah\">Human Rights: \nAccessible & Practical<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_1 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"#system-inter\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Connetions.png\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Connetions.png 1043w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Connetions-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Connetions-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1043px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-502\" title=\"humanrights-language\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"#system-inter\">Systemic and interdisciplinary thinking<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_2 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"#nachhaltig\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fingerprint.png\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fingerprint.png 1043w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fingerprint-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fingerprint-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1043px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-503\" title=\"humanrights-language\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"#nachhaltig\">Focus on sustainable change<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" id=\"praxisnah\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div>\n<h3><span lang=\"DE-AT\">Column 1: <br \/><\/span><span lang=\"DE-AT\">Human Rights: Accessible and practical<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We explain human rights in accessible language and with practical relevance \u2013 for a range of target groups. In doing so, we establish a shared understanding as a basis for professional communication. We use the 'human rights lens' as an analytical tool, enabling us to analyse specific issues from a human rights perspective. This helps clarify the human rights dimension of a given situation and supports well-informed decisions on next steps.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We answer key practical questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who has which human rights obligations and\/or responsibilities?<\/li>\n<li>What is a human rights violation?<\/li>\n<li>What are human rights risks? And what are adverse human rights impacts a company is responsible for?<\/li>\n<li>What are the features of Human Rights Due Diligence?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" id=\"system-inter\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div>\n<h3><span lang=\"DE-AT\">Column 2: <br \/><\/span><span lang=\"DE-AT\">Systemic and interdisciplinary thinking<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The implementation of human rights requires an appropriate understanding of reality; without this, well-intentioned ideas often come to nothing. Specifically, it requires a sound understanding of organisations as well as practical skills for shaping change processes in practice. We take a systemic, interdisciplinary approach, as is established in organisational consulting. This enables us to understand how organisations function internally, identify effective levers for change and work with clients to design tailor-made change processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_5 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" id=\"nachhaltig\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Column 3: <br \/>Focus on sustainable change<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our work focuses on tangible impact and sustainable change \u2013 we help to develop organisational structures, processes and practical tools that ensure human rights are integrated in a confident, appropriate and sustainable manner \u2013 rather than becoming a bureaucratic exercise. This clear focus helps to unleash the energy needed for change.  <span> <\/span>This is supported by a systemic emphasis on what is already working well and on the positive role organisations play in the realisation of human rights.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_6 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">The underlying conceptual framework:<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our approach doesn't exist in a vacuum. It draws on an internationally established conceptual framework \u2013 the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) \u2013 which has matured since the 1990s within development cooperation and today extends its influence far beyond that field, into such central areas as: the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), new technologies\/artificial intelligence, and the climate crisis. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>1. The HRBA brings about a decisive shift in perspective:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>People are not recipients of charity, but holders of dignity and rights (rights-holders). State institutions and companies are therefore not merely benefactors, but bearers of duties and\/or specific responsibilities (duty-bearers). This paradigm shift is at the heart of the HRBA: moving away from the logic of charity towards the logic of rights-and-duties relationships on an equal footing. In this way, dignity becomes transformational.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>2. Human rights are the way and the goal of societal development:<\/h3>\n<div><span lang=\"DE-AT\">They set out the vision (\u201call human rights for all\u201d) and, at the same time, provide the framework and rules for political, economic and social processes \u2013 the basic rules of the road. To realise these ideals, a strategic approach is needed to build and promote human rights capacity among both rights-holders and duty-bearers. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>3. Five operational principles give the HRBA its concrete shape:<\/h3>\n<p>Participation, accountability, non-discrimination, empowerment and alignment with international human rights standards. These principles are not abstract constructs, but tried-and-tested guideposts and tools for steering processes of change in the field of human rights, whilst highlighting and addressing underlying structural inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>4. The HRBA lies at the intersection of two logics:<\/h3>\n<p>On the one hand, the legal logic of human rights; on the other, the logic of development shaped by the social and economic sciences. Interdisciplinary dialogue is a key and very practical challenge for the implementation of the HRBA in practice. It requires intellectual openness towards other approaches, but also the ability to simplify (one\u2019s own) complexities, to develop plain language and to engage with other (professional) \u00a0languages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our three-pillar approach is intended as a contribution to the practical application of the HRBA. In doing so, we focus primarily on the capacity-building of those who bear obligations and responsibilities. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A4_Suntinger-HRBA-Elgar-Ency-HR.pdf\">More on the &quot;Human Rights Based Approach&quot; here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-884","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1106,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/884\/revisions\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrcv.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}