Corporate Citizenship
UN Business and Human Rights Working Group to Set Priorities
December 28, 2011
In advance of its first session (16-20 January 2012), at which it will determine its key thematic priorities and activities, the UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises has received submissions from an array of civil society organizations.Switzerland Explains Specific Instances Procedure under OECD Guidelines
December 14, 2011
Swiss authorities have released a detailed explanation of the Specific Instances Procedures under which its National Contact Point is to review cases filed by parties alleging that businesses have failed to comply with the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.IHRB Lists Top Ten Business and Human Rights Issues
December 14, 2011
On December 10, which is International Human Rights Day, the Institute for Human Rights and Business published its Top Ten List of emerging Business and Human Rights issues.KPMG Chair Calls for Global Accounting Standards
December 7, 2011
n the face of fraud at Olympus Corp, KPMG Chairman Michael Andrew has called for the development and implementation of global accounting standards and more regulatory oversight of auditing firms.NGOs Encourage Germany to Promote Business and Human Rights Agenda
December 7, 2011
A group of NGOs, led by Germanwatch, is calling on the German government to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as the European Commission's new communication on corporate social responsibility.OHCHR Publishes "Interpretive Guide" on UN Business and Human Rights
November 30, 2011
A new guidebook from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has been published to explain the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights.GRI Establishes Sustainable Business "Watchdog" Database
November 28, 2011
The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) new Sustainability Disclosure Database includes data on the sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency of over three thousand companies worldwide.California Law Protects Socially Conscious Companies from Shareholder Suits
November 28, 2011
AB361, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last month, is designed to prevent profit/dividend seeking shareholders from successfully suing so-called "benefit corporations" that place social and environmental goals on an equal footing with financial ones. ToUN Leader Urges Businesses to Join UN Global Compact
November 28, 2011
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged representatives from businesses from Asia and the Pacific region to partner with the UN through the UN Global Compact and to work more closely with the UN on sustainable development, human rights, and climate change issues.Matrix of Human Rights Governance Networks Targets Businesses
November 23, 2011
Jim Kelly details the evolution of a matrix of human rights governance networks that is seeking to hold multinational businesses accountable for fulfilling economic rights throughout the world.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
