-
Academic Seeks BHR Implementation in Investment Agreements
August 15, 2018
Professor Surya Deva of the City University of Hong Kong writes that governments must ensure their international investment agreements comply with the business and human rights (BHR) and “sustainable development” agenda by conducting impact assessments, setting out BHR obligations of investors, and facilitating legal claims by alleged victims of BHR violations.
-
Businesses, Governments Endorse Supply Chain Reporting
August 15, 2018
Business representatives and government officials attending the Bali Process Government and Business Forum in Indonesia agreed to promote a set of recommendations labeled “Acknowledge, Act, Advance” pushing for legal requirements on businesses around the world to publicly report on labor conditions in their supply chains.
-
NGO Coalition Produces “Warning System” for Asian Development Bank
August 15, 2018
The Coalition for Human Rights in Development has produced an interactive map intended as an “early warning system” to be used by communities seeking to hold accountable the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for the human rights and environmental impacts of the projects the development bank is financing.
-
European Insurance Monitor Joins “Sustainability” Forum
August 15, 2018
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, which provides integrated European supervision of insurance and pensions, has joined the Sustainable Insurance Forum, a network of insurance supervisors and regulators committed to increase scrutiny of the risks posed by climate change to the insurance sector.
-
UNFCCC Pushes Fashion Industry to Adopt Climate Goals
August 08, 2018
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) explains how it is pressuring the global fashion industry to contribute to the fulfillment of the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the UN’s Paris climate deal.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies