BHR

NGOs Seek BHR Measures at Development Summit

October 02, 2015

A group of nongovernmental organizations recently signed a petition calling for governments gathering to adopt the UN Sustainable Development Goals to also agree to a binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty and to "transform" the financial system to fight climate change.
Coca-Cola Implements BHR Agenda

October 02, 2015

An interview with Coca-Cola's director of global workplace rights Brent Wilton reveals how the multinational corporation has responded to pressure by international organizations and activists by integrating the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda into its operations.
UN Working Group Seeks Tracking of BHR Initiatives

September 30, 2015

The UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues has issued a report calling for a concerted effort to track government and corporate progress in implementing the UN's BHR agenda, including by using existing environmental and social measurement tools and by linking such measurement to the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals.
Article Highlights BHR Litigation Dangers

September 23, 2015

An article published by the law firm Littler Mendelson explains how litigants in Canadian courts are using the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and other BHR-related standards to which companies have agreed to adhere as evidence of an applicable "standard of care" in negligence claims.
Netherlands, NGO Develop BHR "Covenants"

September 23, 2015

The business and human rights ("BHR") activist organization Shift has announced its cooperation with the Dutch government to develop "covenants" with industry associations to manage the perceived risks of businesses in these industries in such areas as human rights and the environment.
BG Group Announces Compliance with BHR Principles

September 23, 2015

The energy company BG Group has issued a statement pledging compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and highlighting the company's performance of environmental and human rights impact assessments.
Asia-Europe Meeting Pushes BHR Measures

September 23, 2015

A seminar held at the 2014 Asia-Europe Meeting, a gathering in Vietnam of 51 member states and regional organizations, focused on the implementation by members of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") through national action plans, regulations, and remedial measures.
Official Proposes ASEAN Adoption of BHR Agenda

September 23, 2015

At a recent meeting, the Indonesian representative to the human rights commission of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ("ASEAN") called for regional adoption of the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in Asia through guidelines that would serve as a model for ASEAN countries.
Law Society Pushes BHR Implementation in Legal Practice

September 23, 2015

President of the Law Society of England and Wales Jonathan Smithers says his organization is advising law firms and individual solicitors on the "practical implications" of the advancing UN agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") and how to implement this agenda in their practice of law.
Academic Proposes World BHR Court

September 23, 2015

Professor David Bilchitz of the University of Johannesburg calls a global treaty on business and human rights ("BHR") a "moral and legal necessity" and proposes that it require countries around the world to hold companies liable for BHR violations or establish a world court that would adjudicate such violations.