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ISO Releases International Standard for Sustainable Procurement
April 26, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new set of standards designed to help companies ensure that their suppliers respect international norms regarding sustainability, workers’ rights, and environmental protection.
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Activists Demand Transparency in Textile Supply Chains
April 26, 2017
A coalition of unions and advocates has published a report calling for apparel and footwear companies to disclose the overseas factories used in their supply chains to increase transparency and ensure compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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GRI Standards Board Considers Further Use of BHR Guidelines
April 19, 2017
The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Global Sustainability Standards Board has released a draft project proposal that seeks input on how to further incorporate the UN’s Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights (BHR) into the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards.
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NGO: Governments Should Assist Foreign Nationals in BHR Cases
April 19, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has published an article calling on governments to assist foreign nationals seeking to sue transnational companies for alleged business and human rights (BHR) violations.
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FRA Issues Opinion on Potential EU BHR Policies
April 12, 2017
At the request of the EU Council, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) issued an official Opinion on how the EU can coordinate policy between member states on business and human rights issues in order to improve victims’ access to remedies.
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