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BDS Movement Touts Withdrawal of Adidas from Israel Football Clubs
August 08, 2018
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, a major driver of the “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions” (BDS) movement against Israel, is celebrating Adidas’s decision to halt its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association (IFA) after it came under pressure from activist organizations due to the IFA’s operation of clubs in Israeli settlements.
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Australian Commission Launches Study of AI Rights Impacts
August 06, 2018
Neena Bhandari reports that the Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a project scrutinizing the future impacts of artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies on a broad range of rights and discussing what mechanisms countries should put in place to ensure “we always have tech for social good.”
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UN Agent Criticizes Industrialization of Bangladeshi Forest
August 06, 2018
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment John Knox has warned that Bangladesh is permitting companies to threaten the environmental rights of its citizens in the Sundarbans mangrove forest through “heedless industrialization” without engaging in environmental impact assessments.
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NGO: Pepsi “Missed the Mark” with Recycling Investment
August 06, 2018
Environmental activist organization Greenpeace has criticized beverage company Pepsi for responding to global pressure on plastic pollution by investing $10 million in an initiative, called the Recycling Partnership, that aims to bolster curbside recycling while failing to make commitments to phase out “single-use plastic.”
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Coalition Seeks Observance of Labor Norms in Construction
August 06, 2018
Building Responsibly, a coalition of engineering and construction companies, has produced a document explaining the “business case” for implementing the global labor rights agenda in the construction sector, including government scrutiny and reporting requirements and reviews by corporate benchmarking initiatives.
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