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US, EU Support Creation of EIA Guide for Mekong Region
May 11, 2017
The US Environmental Protection Agency and the EU have participated in the development of a set of Guidelines on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in the Mekong Region aimed at pressuring businesses to implement the global social and environmental agenda in their operations in Southeast Asia.
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NGO Expresses "Maturity" Concerns with BHR Reporting
May 10, 2017
A study from the nongovernmental organization Shift on the "maturity" of 74 companies' reporting practices on matters related to the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda warns that many of the companies' reports lack clarity regarding relevant BHR risks and the usefulness of human rights impact assessments.
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Lawyers: CSR Statements Heighten Legal Risks
May 09, 2017
Miles Pittman and Rick Williams of the law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP write that Canadian courts are increasingly accepting business statements in favor of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and participation in business and human rights initiatives as grounds for holding companies responsible for alleged harms caused by their foreign subsidiaries.
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Telecoms Agree to Global Speech, Privacy Standards
May 08, 2017
The multi-stakeholder organization Global Network Initiative has announced that seven telecommunications companies have agreed to become participants in the group's efforts to promote global business standards for users' free expression and privacy rights, including by agreeing to perform "human rights impact assessments" on their operations.
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Company Launches "Next-Gen" Platform to Advance SDGs
May 03, 2017
Global software company SAP has launched a Next-Gen Global Challenges platform through which it is soliciting ideas, for public release at a New York summit in October, to pressure industry leaders into fulfilling the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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