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UK Seeks “Duty of Care” for Online Content
May 30, 2019
In April, the UK government announced it would seek to impose a “legal duty of care” on internet companies to ensure the “safety” of people who use their platforms and to establish an independent office to regulate a broad variety of online content, including incitement, cyberbullying, and disinformation.
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Shell Quits Lobbying Group over Climate Stance
May 30, 2019
CNN reports that energy giant Shell, facing pressure from activists criticizing oil and gas companies for failing to take action on global warming, has quit the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers lobby, which has not publicly supported the UN’s Paris climate deal and opposes taxing fossil fuel emissions.
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Foundation Launches Global Registry of Apparel Suppliers
May 30, 2019
The C&A Foundation has launched an Open Apparel Registry as a public tool that seeks to identify every apparel factory in the world to permit nongovernmental organizations to investigate alleged violations of labor rights in the complex supply chains of fashion brands.
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GRI Seeks State Push for Corporate SDG Reporting
May 30, 2019
At a recent event in Bombay, Eric Hespenheide of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) called for a greater push by governments around the world toward corporate reporting on contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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NGO Criticizes Banks over Confidentiality of Customer Information
May 30, 2019
The nongovernmental organization BankTrack has criticized large banks for declining, for reasons of client confidentiality, to disclose the existence of financial links to customers and projects in response to NGO demands for data on connections to human rights and environmental abuses.
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