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IBA Outlines Global Obligation to Fund Rights Agenda
December 20, 2017
A report from the International Bar Association's (IBA) Human Rights Institute has published a report exploring states' and the private sector's "obligation to mobilise resources" under international human rights law to fulfill economic, social, and cultural rights and achieve the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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UN Agents Decry "Unethical" Corporate Tax Avoidance
December 20, 2017
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has published a statement, in the wake of the release of the so-called "Paradise Papers" showing corporate and individual tax avoidance, calling on rating agencies and investment funds to downgrade companies that engage in "unethical tax avoidance schemes" that undermine "social justice and human rights."
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NGO Demands World Bank's Adoption of BHR Agenda
December 19, 2017
As part of the ongoing campaign by activist groups to force international development banks to abide by principles of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda, Human Rights Watch has criticized a new framework from the World Bank on mitigating its projects' social and environmental harms for not including "internationally agreed upon human rights standards."
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ISO Releases Guidance on "Sustainable Procurement"
December 19, 2017
An article from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) outlines the ISO's guidance on "sustainable procurement," which provides a strategy for organizations around the world to embed "sustainability principles" into their procurement processes and to encourage the production of "environmentally friendly" products throughout supply chains.
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Lawyers Propose Fund for Accessing BHR Remedies
December 19, 2017
The civil society network Lawyers for Better Business is facilitating a proposal by a group of lawyers to create an Access to Remedy Fund, financed by private entities and individuals, that will seek to build and bolster institutions around the world to provide remedies for alleged victims of violations of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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