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Coca-Cola, US Use Blockchain for Labor Scrutiny
April 23, 2018
Reuters reports that the Coca-Cola Company, the US State Department, and two other companies, responding to pressure from human rights activist organizations, are launching a project through which businesses will use blockchain digital technology to determine and respond to risks of forced labor in complex, global supply chains around the world.
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UN Official Places Onus on Companies to Achieve SDGs
April 20, 2018
At the 2018 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed pushed for "firms to do business in a way that works for global good" in partnership with governments to wipe out poverty and reduce economic inequality in line with the comprehensive targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Academic Report Guides Pension Funds on Rights
April 20, 2018
The School of International and Public Affairs' Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University has released a report on human rights considerations in pension fund investing that examines the status of "responsible investing" and offers guidelines on the consideration of human rights principles in investing.
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Adidas Faces OECD Complaint over Supplier Practices
April 20, 2018
A human rights activist campaign has filed a complaint against apparel company Adidas with the German National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises alleging that the business failed to provide an appropriate remedy for workers at a shoe supplier in Indonesia claiming the supplier failed to recognize their right to organize and strike.
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Berlin Summit Seeks Rights-Focused Corporate Governance
April 20, 2018
Joanna Radeke and Tammi Coles examine how business and nongovernmental organization representatives at a recent summit in Berlin identified as a "significant corporate blind spot" the idea among business leaders that they do not have responsibility, beyond legal obligations, for human rights violations in their complex, transnational supply chains.
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