Business & Human Rights

  • Oxfam Critiques Global Climate Finance Efforts

    June 28, 2018

    The activist organization Oxfam has issued a "Climate Finance Shadow Report" warning that the billions in global finance for activities aimed at countering and adapting to climate change is insufficient and should be shifted in form from loans to grants.

  • UK Seeks Data from Territories on Corporate Ownership

    June 28, 2018

    Liz Heron writes that the UK government has ordered overseas territories to publish registers of the beneficial ownership of companies within their borders before the end of 2020 to prevent corporate and individual tax avoidance.

  • US Court Rejects City-Backed Climate Lawsuit

    June 27, 2018

    The New York Times reports that a federal US court has dismissed a lawsuit launched by San Francisco and Oakland seeking to force major energy companies to help them pay for costs caused by global warming, finding the legislative and executive branches the best-placed to deal with the inherently political issue of climate change.

  • Study: Cite Health Risks in Climate Litigation

    June 27, 2018

    Researchers have released a study indicating that litigants' citation of public health risks in lawsuits seeking action by governments and corporations to counter global warming served as a significant factor in court decisions that adopted their climate policy recommendations.

  • Paper Calls for EU-Driven AI Ethics Standards

    June 27, 2018

    EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) recently released a strategy paper calling for the EU to be at the forefront of developing ethical standards applicable to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies based on "EU values" and fundamental rights.

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