Stakeholder engagement can inform: › Standards for the inclusion of signals › Location / geographic risks › Risks to particular vulnerable groups › Effectiveness of reporting and appeals systems › Improvements to transparency approach Stakeholders should include a range of potentially affected rightsholder groups (see Section 6.4 above) and experts. The strategy should be informed by best practices in stakeholder engagement, including strong contact management (e.g., avoiding ad hoc and duplicate requests to stake- holders), clear feedback loops (e.g., reporting back what happened), and being strategic in engage- ment to avoid “engagement fatigue” (e.g., predictable cycle, or using multistakeholder forums where possible). Implementing this recommendation: This recommendation would be implemented by the Tech Coalition. RATIONALE Principle 19 of the UNGPs states that where a company has leverage to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts, it should exercise it; and where a company lacks leverage, it should seek ways to increase it—for example, offering capacity-building or other incentives to the related entity, or collaborating with other actors. RECOMMENDATION 10 PRIORITY: MEDIUM Establish an advisory board for the Lantern Program. There are important questions around how the human rights and child rights implications of the Lantern Program are understood, anticipated, and addressed by the Tech Coalition and Lantern program participants. An advisory board with interdisciplinary expertise can help the Tech Coalition understand and address these risks. The advisory board for the Lantern Program can be an extension or sub-committee of the existing Tech Coalition Board. It would include individuals from both the child safety and digital rights 昀椀elds. Implementing this recommendation: This recommendation would be implemented by the Tech Coalition in collaboration with the broader technology industry and other stakeholders. RATIONALE › Principle 18 of the UNGPs states that human rights assessment should “involve meaningful consultation with potentially affected groups and other relevant stakeholders.” › Principle 19 of the UNGPs states that where a company has leverage to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts, it should exercise it; and where a company lacks leverage, it should seek ways BSR TECH COALITION HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT 55

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