Gap analysis
Most organisations working on human rights due diligence face the same challenge: not knowing where their strengths and weaknesses are. A gap analysis gives you a clear picture – with a practical focus on what to do next.
How we help
We use our own tools, developed from recognised global HREDD frameworks, to review the policies, processes and activities your organisation already has in place. The aim is to give you a clear, pragmatic understanding of your strengths and the areas that need development – and to help you decide where to focus first.
For organisations further along the journey, we can go deeper with a human rights maturity assessment: benchmarking your approach against sector peers and evolving best practice, so you can track progress over time and demonstrate meaningful improvement to stakeholders.
The gap analysis is typically the starting point for a longer conversation. Understanding where you are is what makes everything else – the strategy, the stakeholder engagement, the policy work – coherent and targeted rather than reactive.
What this involves
- A structured review of your current policies, processes and activities against recognised HRDD frameworks
- An in-depth assessment of your strengths and priority areas for development
- Clear, actionable recommendations to help you plan next steps and engage senior leaders
- Optional benchmarking through a human rights maturity assessment, enabling you to track progress over time. Depending on your needs, we can work with partners such as B Corp, FNET, AIM-Progress, or use our own blended gap analysis tool.
No matter what we do, we always provide you with our full, detailed analysis, including which policies or interviews led us to our conclusions, so that you have full transparency over the process and feel equipped to move forward, with or without continuing your partnership with Inherently Human.
