BHR

UN Group Seeks BHR Component in "Sustainability" Agenda

June 17, 2015

The UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues has called upon countries and the UN system to build their negotiations over international agreements, including on trade, and the UN "sustainable development" agenda on the framework of the UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
UN Working Group Pushes G7 on Supply Chain Pledge

June 17, 2015

The UN Working Group for business and human rights ("BHR") issues has called upon the G7 group of countries to follow up on its support for the UN Guiding Principles on BHR by holding companies to account for and require them to report on human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains.
G7 Countries Support Global BHR Agenda

June 10, 2015

In a recent statement by leaders of the G7 group of countries, under the heading "Responsible Supply Chains," the leaders called for advancement of the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, adoption of BHR national action plans, and requirements that companies perform human rights due diligence.
Report Presses African NHRIs to Address Business Issues

June 10, 2015

A report from the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions ("NHRIs") has called on African NHRIs to place greater focus on companies operating within their countries in order to implement the UN agenda on business and human rights.
NGO Guides Small Italian Businesses on BHR Compliance

June 10, 2015

Highlighting the potential costs to small businesses of UN regulation in the form of its business and human rights ("BHR") compliance agenda, the nongovernmental organization Fondazione AVSI has published guidance for small- and medium-size Italian enterprises on how to implement the UN's BHR principles.
Kelly: G-7 Advances Burdensome BHR Agenda

June 09, 2015

In a recent interview, President of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice Jim Kelly explains how the G-7 group of nations' support for the UN agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") could impose costly, UN-driven regulations on businesses and deter them from spurring economic growth in developing countries.
NGO Group Issues Demands for Binding BHR Treaty

June 03, 2015

As a UN working group prepares to develop the content of a binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty, sought by activists to help finance the global economic and social rights agenda, a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has produced a statement with broad demands for such a binding treaty.
ICJ Outlines Issues Involved in Development of BHR Treaty

June 03, 2015

The International Commission of Jurists ("ICJ") recently held a workshop to highlight issues the UN working group on the development of a binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty must consider, including criminal liability of corporations and the development of an international BHR judicial body.
Academic Highlights Influence of NGOs on Businesses

June 03, 2015

Professor Menno Kamminga illustrates how nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") are placing pressure on companies to accept the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, arguing that businesses that do not respond to NGO human rights reports are not taking their BHR obligations seriously.
NGO and Inter-American Commission Collaborate on BHR

June 03, 2015

The Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have agreed to cooperate to advance the UN agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") issues throughout the Americas.