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NGO Seeks Government Oversight on Minerals Sourcing
June 25, 2018
Juliane Kippenberg of Human Rights Watch writes that a recent summit discussing the implementation of OECD guidelines on minerals sourcing was an important opportunity to place pressure on governments to monitor business implementation of the guidelines to ensure companies are refraining from funding rights violations in their global supply chains.
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HSBC Announces Divestment from Coal, Oil Projects
June 25, 2018
Reuters reports that the largest bank in Europe, HSBC, has announced plans to end its funding for most coal power plants, oil sands, and arctic drilling in an effort to help fulfill the 2015 UN Paris climate accord.
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ILO Sets up Labor Rights Program in Palestine
June 22, 2018
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder recently visited the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" to participate in a signing ceremony setting up a Palestinian Decent Work Programme for the years 2018 to 2022 aiming to encourage officials to strengthen labor rights and increase social protections for Palestinian workers.
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Businesses Join AI Global Governance Initiative
June 20, 2018
NS Tech reports that the Big Innovation Centre, a British think tank, has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Global Governance Initiative with government stakeholders and businesses including IBM and KPMG with the aim of guiding global policy on AI development.
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NGO Demands Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
June 13, 2018
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has published a report listing the features national lawmakers must include in legislation mandating "comprehensive" corporate human rights due diligence addressing risks of violating "all relevant human rights and environmental standards" throughout global supply chains.
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