A/HRC/30/40 (viii) States should improve the traceability of the human rights impacts of hazardous substances and wastes in the global supply chain. Businesses should ensure that information on human rights impacts of hazardous substances and wastes flows up and down the supply/value chain, including between operations in foreign countries; (ix) States must ensure that court proceedings and settlement agreements on alleged impacts of hazardous substances and wastes do not have confidentiality attached; (x) States must ensure access to an effective remedy and have a grievance mechanism for individuals to appeal against denials of access to information; (c) To ensure information is functional: (i) States must ensure that information is presented in a form that allows the recipient to protect, respect, fulfil and enjoy human rights; (ii) States must ensure that all necessary information is available and accessible to ensure access to an effective remedy and meaningful public participation; (iii) Businesses should communicate information to Governments, and be subject to regulation and strict guidelines about information. Businesses should also communicate to the public relevant information about hazardous substances in their supply chains and products in a user-friendly format; (iv) States and businesses should publish information in the languages of linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples, and pay special attention in providing information to those most at risk; (d) To ensure non-discrimination in the generation, collection or production of information: (i) States must ensure disaggregated information is available on actual and potential impacts to those at heightened risk of adverse impacts due to their proximity or geographic location, physical conditions, economic status, occupation, gender or age; (ii) States must ensure that information is available and accessible on the risks of childhood exposure to hazardous substances and wastes, paying close attention to pre and postnatal periods; (e) To increase international and cross-border cooperation: (i) States should create a global database of information on hazardous substances and wastes, including a repository of intrinsic properties, uses, protective measures and regulations/restrictions and other information necessary to protect human rights from hazardous substances; (ii) States should implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights with special attention to hazardous substances and wastes, particularly to the responsibility of the chemical manufacturers to realize the right to information; (iii) States should accelerate the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, develop Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, and implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals; 23