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UK Presses Companies to Report Gender Pay Gap
May 21, 2018
The Guardian reports that the UK government has threatened action by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for companies that fail to report any sex-based disparities in their pay policies by a recent deadline, as the UK ramps up pressure on companies using corporate reporting mandates to accomplish the social goal of "creating fairer and more equal workplaces."
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GRI Launches Partnership on Minerals Reporting
May 21, 2018
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative have launched a project aiming to pressure companies to perform human rights due diligence in their global minerals supply chains and to engage in public reporting on their efforts to rid these supply chains of rights abuses.
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GRI, CSE Partner to Push Companies on Public Reporting
May 21, 2018
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced a partnership with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to train companies listed on the CSE to engage in public reporting, using GRI "sustainability" standards, on their environmental, social, and governance impacts.
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EU Members Split on Shipping-Emissions Policy
May 18, 2018
An article in Politico highlights the division among EU member states regarding the bloc's negotiating position at an upcoming summit of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee designed to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from the global shipping industry.
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UN Group Calls for BHR Implementation in Thailand
May 18, 2018
Following an official visit to Thailand, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (BHR) issued a statement calling on the country's government to perform BHR and environmental impact assessments for infrastructure projects and to do more to bolster judicial and non-judicial redress for alleged BHR violations.
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