Business & Human Rights

  • Network Pushes for “Multistakeholder Collaboration” on BHR Issues

    June 19, 2019

    GBI, a network of corporations that pledge to respect the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda, has published a call for companies to engage in “multistakeholder collaboration,” including with nongovernmental organizations, to address BHR problems.

  • Swiss Parliament Debates Responsible Business Initiative

    June 19, 2019

    Swissinfo reports on a standoff between the upper and lower houses of the Swiss Parliament over a Responsible Business Initiative that would impose legal liability on Swiss businesses for alleged human rights and environmental impacts in other countries.

  • EC Introduces Guidelines for Corporate Climate Reporting

    June 19, 2019

    The European Commission (EC) has published guidelines on how businesses should publicly report their climate impacts as well as the impacts of the climate on their operations under the bloc’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive and welcomed the publication of three reports from an expert EU group on ramping up “sustainable finance.”

  • EU Regulation Imposes Transparency Mandate on Tech Companies

    June 19, 2019

    The EU institutions have passed a regulation requiring tech companies to provide “transparent terms and conditions” to business customers on online platforms and to offer “effective possibilities of redress,” including an internal mechanism for handling complaints, when these terms are violated.

  • NGO Organizes Investor Call for Climate Reporting

    June 18, 2019

    Bloomberg reports that the Carbon Disclosure Project, a nongovernmental initiative that provides a framework for companies to report on their greenhouse gas emissions levels, has corralled a group of investors managing a combined $10 trillion in assets to pressure businesses to provide more information on their climate impacts.

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