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Academic Warns of Changes in Canadian BHR Mandate
June 12, 2019
Professor Penelope Simons of the University of Ottawa has warned that the Canadian government has signaled changes to its newly established position of Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, set up to investigate rights violations by businesses operating abroad, that in her view will undermine the position’s investigatory powers.
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UN Agent Accuses Canada of Discrimination on Toxic Waste Exposure
June 12, 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances Baskut Tuncak has accused the Canadian government of “a pervasive pattern of inaction” rising to the level of discrimination in its alleged failure to address the exposure of indigenous people to toxic chemicals and to impose regulations on the extractive industries.
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Dutch Banking Initiative Issues BHR Guidance on Remedies
June 12, 2019
Participants in the Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on business and human rights (BHR) issues have released guidance for banks, based on the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, on providing remedies for alleged human rights violations to which they are linked through client relationships.
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NGO Calls for “Gender-Responsive” Binding BHR Treaty
June 12, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Christian Aid has published a report calling for UN bodies and governments to address the “deeply ingrained power imbalances” between men and women in the global economic system through a “gender-responsive,” binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR).
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UN Official: Carbon Markets Are “Crucial” in Stopping Climate Change
June 05, 2019
Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa pointed to international carbon markets, through which corporations pay for the greenhouse gas emissions they produce, as “absolutely crucial” in stabilizing global temperatures.
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