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Academic Calls for Firms' Boycott of Border Wall Construction
May 12, 2017
An article by Darshan Karwat of Arizona State University illustrates the application of the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda to current political controversies in America by calling for engineering firms to refuse to bid on the opportunity to construct a wall between the US and Mexico to uphold their "moral and social responsibility" to the public.
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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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