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UN Rights Observers Criticize London Market Development Plan
May 01, 2019
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has warned that a UK plan to redevelop London’s indoor Seven Sisters market threatens international human rights norms protecting the “cultural rights” of minority residents and merchants in the primarily Latin American neighborhood.
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India Announces Development of BHR Action Plan
May 01, 2019
Responding to India’s pledge to create a National Action Plan on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR), the UN Working Group on BHR issues called on Indian officials to maintain an “inclusive consultation process” and pursue a plan that furthers the UN’s “sustainable development” agenda.
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NGOs Seek UK Corporate “Due Diligence” Law
May 01, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a demand for the UK government to introduce a law requiring companies to perform “human rights and environmental due diligence” relating to their operations and global supply chains or face lawsuits over their negative social and environmental impacts.
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UN Roundtable Targets Chinese Contributions to SDGs
April 30, 2019
The UN Global Compact recently convened a roundtable discussion among corporate CEOs in Beijing to discuss how to achieve “responsible business practice” and further the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the context of China’s massive Eurasian infrastructure project known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
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UN “Roadshow” Pushes for Corporate SDG Investment
April 30, 2019
In March, the UN Global Compact helped organize the inaugural Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investment Forum in São Paulo, Brazil, as the first of a “roadshow” of events that will encourage companies and investors to funnel more money into achieving the comprehensive social and environmental targets of the SDG agenda.
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