HRDD Decision Lab — The Meridian case

H HRDD Decision LabBUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS

A fictional case. Real responsibilities.

Sources & teaching notes

Based on international HRDD frameworks, not a test of any particular country’s legal requirements. All companies, people, documents and numbers in the case are fictional. Model responses simplify decisions that require further investigation in practice.

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights — principles 13–24 and 29–31.
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (2018) — six-step process, stakeholder engagement and business relationships.
ILO: Business and forced labour — interpreting warning signs.
ILO: Fair recruitment principles — recruitment fees and related costs.

For teachers: allow 20 minutes for individual or paired play, then 10 minutes for discussion. Ask students to justify a choice before revealing feedback. End by asking: whose voice changed your decision, what evidence is still missing, and who inside the company must act?

The learning score counts first decisions, not ethical performance. Students can review every answer. No names are requested and this game does not submit results to a teacher. Progress lasts only while this page stays open.