Accountability and Remedy
Guides and databases for seeking remedy through grievance mechanisms, National Contact Points, and the courts.
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Accountability Console Pathfinder
An interactive tool explaining Independent Accountability Mechanisms and National Contact Points, with a database of nearly 2,300 complaint outcomes to guide communities filing complaints.
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Accountability Tools: Compare Policies
A database tool for comparing the policies of roughly 25 Independent Accountability Mechanisms across nearly 150 benchmarks covering banks and financial institutions.
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BankTrack Human Rights Users' Guide
A BankTrack handbook guiding affected communities and civil society through filing human rights complaints against commercial banks, covering grievance mechanisms at major banks and alternative accountability channels.
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BHRRC Company Response Mechanism
A searchable archive since 2005 of company responses to human rights misconduct allegations, tracking corporate engagement and transparency.
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BHRRC Corporate Legal Accountability Portal
A gateway to major corporate human rights lawsuits worldwide, searchable by industry, company, and country, with expert commentary.
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CAO Grievance Mechanism Toolkit
An interactive toolkit from the World Bank Group's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman that helps stakeholders design and manage grievance mechanisms for IFC/MIGA-financed projects, available in English, Spanish, and French.
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Corporate Justice Coalition
A UK network of 70+ civil society organizations campaigning for corporate accountability legislation and access to remedy for affected communities.
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ECCHR Business and Human Rights Litigation
A European legal organization pursuing and documenting corporate accountability lawsuits, with case archives spanning textiles, mining, and arms.
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FIDH Corporate Accountability Guide
A FIDH guide for victims and NGOs outlining five types of recourse mechanisms — intergovernmental, judicial, mediation, financial, and voluntary — for pursuing corporate accountability.
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OECD Case Law Database
A searchable database of corporate human rights and environmental cases decided through OECD National Contact Point proceedings, covering 100+ countries and issue areas.
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OECD National Contact Points Database
A searchable database of specific instances handled by National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct across 100+ countries.
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OECD Watch
A civil-society coalition platform providing a complaints database, filing guidance, and research on holding corporations accountable via the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises' National Contact Point system.
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SIRGE Coalition OECD Handbook
A 70-page SIRGE Coalition handbook, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, guiding Indigenous Peoples through filing complaints under the OECD Guidelines' National Contact Point system.