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Lawyers Predict Expanding Climate Litigation
September 06, 2017
The website Climate Home reports that, following the destruction in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, environmental lawyers are warning that businesses will in the future face an expanding number of lawsuits over their contributions to such weather events through carbon emissions and their failure to adapt to the hazards of climate change.
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Australia Pitches Corporate Labor Reporting Law
September 01, 2017
The Age reports that the Australian government is preparing legislation that will request that large businesses release annual "Modern Slavery Statements," to be placed in a publicly accessible database, explaining efforts they are taking to eliminate forced labor across their global supply chains.
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EU Explores "Fairness" of Food Supply Chain
September 01, 2017
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to determine measures the EU might take to make its food supply chain "fairer," referring to data showing that the value of the chain is not "adequately distributed" between small farmers and their commercial partners.
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Companies Commit to BHR-based Supplier Labor Policies
September 01, 2017
Showing the expanding push for corporations to place pressure on their supply chains in support of global business and human rights (BHR) principles, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has announced commitments from five companies to include in their supplier agreements a "no fee" recruitment pledge for cross-border migrant workers.
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NGOs Seek Gender Perspective in BHR Treaty
September 01, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations has issued a statement supporting the inclusion of special protections for women in a universal, binding business and human rights (BHR) treaty under negotiation at the UN, including a requirement that corporations perform "gender impact assessments of planned and existing operations."
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