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Lawyers: Force Companies to Scrutinize Gulf Labor Practices
November 08, 2017
Two attorneys from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights call for the expanded use of strategic litigation to force Western companies with labor supply chains in Gulf countries to perform heightened human rights due diligence to show they do not contribute to forced labor in that region.
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NGO Pushes Food Companies on Protester Policies
November 08, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has criticized the ten largest food and beverage companies for their failure to maintain official policies protecting people who protest their suppliers' impacts on the environment from "intimidation, threats and attacks," calling for these companies to "publicly advocate for safe spaces for civil society."
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UN Talks Aim to Limit Corporate Liability Defenses
November 01, 2017
Daniel Uribe and Kinda Mohamadieh of the think tank South Centre explain how recent negotiations in Geneva over a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) worked to establish mechanisms through which alleged victims of BHR violations can circumvent legal limitations on corporate liability to obtain remedies.
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Global Court Agrees to Hear Fashion Brand Cases
October 25, 2017
Demonstrating the risks involved in corporate agreement to "voluntary" global human rights frameworks, Reuters reports that the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has agreed to hear cases against two fashion brands alleging that they failed to force their suppliers to improve the working conditions in their facilities.
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European Investors Adopt "Sustainability" Reporting
October 25, 2017
In an interview with Flavia Micilotta of Eurosif, a "pan-European sustainable and responsible investment membership organization," the Global Reporting Initiative highlights how an expanding network of European investors is adopting its agenda of corporate "sustainability" reporting.
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