Business & Human Rights

Companies Support Australian Reporting Mandate

August 30, 2017

In submissions to a joint committee in Australia exploring the establishment of a corporate reporting regime on forced labor in global supply chains, companies and business groups expressed their broad support for mandatory reporting, and in some cases for a "due diligence" law, but warned against measures that are "overly prescriptive" and costly.
NGOs Host BHR "Focus Group" for Italian Companies

August 30, 2017

At a "focus group" hosted in Milan by two nongovernmental organizations in May, business representatives called for more detail from the Italian government on its National Action Plan on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and the creation of a "level playing field" for BHR "due diligence" efforts.
Pledge Seeks BHR "Due Diligence" in Garment Sector

August 30, 2017

Nongovernmental organizations, government and UN officials, unions, and business associations have issued an "Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textile" for signature by businesses in the garment industry agreeing to "responsible" business practices including human rights "due diligence" in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
GRI Promotes "Sustainability" Reporting in India

August 29, 2017

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) outlines the recent activities of its regional hub in South Asia promoting public reporting by Indian companies on corporate social responsibility efforts and contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals using GRI's global standards on "sustainability" reporting.
Paper Seeks Bolstered EU Action Against "Land Grabs"

August 29, 2017

In a paper commissioned by a European Parliament subcommittee, academics and nongovernmental organization researchers examine the participation of European corporations in "land grabbing" outside the EU and call on EU institutions to prevent such practices through human rights impact assessments and expanding remedies available to alleged victims.