Business & Human Rights

UK Pledges Action for "Sustainable" Fashion

June 26, 2019

The UK Government has issued a response to a House of Commons Committee’s report on clothing consumption and sustainability pledging to use “regulatory and economic instruments” to address the environmental impacts of the fashion industry and to make producers responsible for the costs of disposal.
EU Agency Launches Toolkit on “Ethical” Migration Reporting

June 26, 2019

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has launched an “e-learning platform” to teach journalists how to properly report stories on migration, seeking “ethical reporting treating people fairly and with dignity,” and by “balancing accuracy” with other factors such as “impartiality and humanity.”
UN, NGOs Call for Substantial Carbon Emission Reductions

June 19, 2019

A coalition including the UN Global Compact network of companies committed to the “sustainable development” agenda has issued a press release aiming to avoid the “catastrophic consequences” of climate change by calling on businesses to set “science-based” targets for the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions.
NGO Criticizes OECD Contact Points for Limiting Remedies

June 19, 2019

The nongovernmental organization OECD Watch has issued a report concluding that National Contact Points (NCPs) set up under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises have not been fulfilling their role in granting remedies to alleged victims of corporate abuse and calls for a revision of the Guidelines to boost the remedial function of NCPs.
UN, IRENA Sign Deal to Advance SDGs, Climate Action

June 19, 2019

The UN Development Programme and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have agreed to partner on promoting the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and encouraging funding for the deployment of renewable energy sources in developing countries to help fulfill the UN’s Paris climate deal.