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NGO Guides Extractives Companies on BHR Due Diligence
May 11, 2018
The nongovernmental organization International Alert has published global guidance for oil, gas, and mining companies on how to engage in due diligence to monitor and address potential violations of the business and human rights (BHR) violations in their operations in "conflict-affected settings."
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UK Unions Seek Right to Sue Parent Companies over Labor Rights
May 11, 2018
The Guardian reports that the Trades Union Congress, a federation of trade unions in the UK, has called for the UK Parliament to adopt legislation permitting UK workers employed by franchises or subsidiaries of British companies in other countries the right to sue the parent companies over violations of holiday-pay and minimum-wage laws.
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Greenpeace Arm Quits Forest Certification Group
May 11, 2018
Climate news website Eco-Business reports that Greenpeace International will leave the Forest Stewardship Council, a global certification body aimed at pushing businesses to avoid deforestation, because the body is failing to accomplish its aims of protecting the environment and the human rights of people who live in the forest.
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GRI, Sweden Push for Corporate Reporting on SDGs
May 11, 2018
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and the Swedish International Development Agency have entered a new partnership through which they will seek action from businesses, including through public reporting, contributing to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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NGOs: Banks Must Recognize Greater Duty on Rights
May 10, 2018
A group of nongovernmental organizations and academics has published a letter calling on the Thun Group of banks to engage in more extensive consultations with activist NGOs and other "stakeholders" with the aim of recognizing a larger role of member banks in redressing human rights violations related to companies and projects these banks finance.
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