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NGO Calls for Broader Impact of BHR Treaty on Digital Issues
February 14, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Access Now has published an article calling on the intergovernmental panel developing a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) to tackle a broad range of “digital rights” issues, including through BHR due diligence and reporting requirements.
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GRI Calls for Improved Corporate Environmental Reporting
February 14, 2019
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a discussion paper calling for companies to interact with investors and others to improve their reporting on efforts to address water use and greenhouse gas emissions in their operations.
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NGO Project: EU Companies Fail to Report “Meaningful” Data
February 13, 2019
The Alliance for Corporate Transparency has published a report finding that European companies are largely failing to disclose “meaningful” social and environmental information in compliance with the EU Non-financial Reporting Directive, including by failing to describe their “human rights due diligence system.”
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EU Report Predicts Varying Economic Results from Climate Action
February 13, 2019
The EU’s Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has published a report forecasting a 1.1 percent GDP boost for the EU caused by a transition to a low-carbon economy by 2030 under the UN’s Paris climate accord and predicting a 3.4 percent drop in GDP for the US over the same period.
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EC Launches Procedure on Removing Cambodian Trade Preferences
February 12, 2019
Facing pressure from NGOs across Europe to perform more stringent monitoring of human rights and business impacts in the markets of EU trade partners, the European Commission (EC) is launching a process that could suspend its trade deal with Cambodia if the country fails to show it is respecting “core human rights and labour rights.”
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