Business & Human Rights

Google Seeks to Block Publication of Gender-Pay Data

January 05, 2018

The Guardian reports that, in a case highlighting the complications and costs involved in broad corporate reporting requirements, tech giant Google is calling on a federal US court to block a motion requiring it to turn over data on alleged pay disparities between men and women working for the company in a class-action suit launched by female employees.
NGOs Seek Stronger Peer Review of NCPs

January 05, 2018

A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a summary of ongoing analysis regarding whether the "peer review process" of National Contact Points (NCPs) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises is sufficiently holding NCPs to account, calling for the process to push NCPs to provide more effective remedies to alleged victims of corporate conduct.
NGOs Launch Website on BHR and "Hard Law"

January 04, 2018

A group of human rights-focused nongovernmental organizations have launched a website called "BHR in Law" that track legal developments related to the global effort to bind corporations to a business and human rights (BHR) regime, "with a focus on mandatory human rights due diligence and parent company liability."
NGOs Update Toolkit on BHR Action Plans

January 04, 2018

The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable and the Danish Institute for Human Rights recently published the 2017 update of their "toolkit" for governments and others on the need for "National Action Plans" for implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
Ireland Publishes BHR Action Plan

January 04, 2018

The Irish Government has published a National Plan on Business and Human Rights (BHR) for the years 2017 to 2020 to give effect to the UN Guiding Principles on BHR in Ireland's promotion of "responsible business practice at home and overseas."