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Researcher: Colombia Must Move to Binding BHR Commitments
August 30, 2018
Germán Zarama of the Institute for Human Rights and Business argues that, while Colombia has gone far in implementing the global agenda on business and human rights (BHR) through the country’s BHR action plan, it should go further by turning “voluntary” initiatives into binding BHR commitments for businesses operating in the country.
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GRI Pushes for First-Time Corporate “Sustainability” Reporting
August 30, 2018
A press release from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) illustrates how the organization, through a “kick-off service” and other modes of consultation, pushes companies around the world to publicly report on a broad array of social and environmental impacts.
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GRI Heightens Reporting Standard on Water “Stewardship”
August 30, 2018
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has updated its standard requiring adhering companies to report on their “water and effluents” management practices, both in their operations and throughout their complex global supply chains, to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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NGOs Call First Asian BHR Action Plan an “Embarrassment”
August 29, 2018
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published an open letter calling Thailand’s recently released National Action Plan on fulfilling the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (BHR) - the first in Asia - an “embarrassment” due to its failure to rely for its content on the advice of NGOs and UN human rights mandate holders.
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Article Seeks Business Action Against State Data Demands
August 21, 2018
Isabel Laura Ebert of the Institute for Business Ethics, reflecting activist pressure on telecommunications and information technology companies facing government requests for user data, calls on such companies to ramp up their transparency and increase pushback against governments making requests that violate user rights.
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