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NGOs Criticize Germany's BHR Record
August 16, 2017
Deutsche Welle reports that the nongovernmental organizations Germanwatch and Misereor have released a report documenting instances in which German companies violated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and calling on the German government to establish a stronger framework requiring businesses to respect rights when operating abroad.
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NGO Pushes for G20 Action on Corporate "Due Diligence"
August 15, 2017
Juliane Kippenberg of Human Rights Watch writes that the Group of 20 countries (G20) must support mandatory "due diligence" rules across its members legally requiring businesses "to assess, prevent, mitigate, and remediate harmful human rights impacts of their actions" across their global supply chains and publicly report on their suppliers.
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ILO Calls for Extensive Action on Work for Women
August 15, 2017
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a report calling on governments to adopt "comprehensive measures" to increase women's participation in the workforce, including "reshaping gender roles," promoting equal pay among men and women, and improving "work-family balance."
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UN Agency: Ad Companies Must Fight Gender Bias
August 15, 2017
At a June meeting in Cannes, France, Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka called on global leaders of the advertising industry to commit to a "more progressive portrayal of women" in their work and launched a Tracking Study on Gender Equality Attitudes to monitor and report on attitudes toward gender in the industry.
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Companies Support US Proposal for "Carbon Tax"
August 15, 2017
The New York Times reports that, showing global activist and UN pressure on companies to embrace policies combating climate change, a group of large energy companies has announced its support of a proposal by former US cabinet officials to impose a federal US tax on greenhouse gas emissions and redistribute the proceeds to citizens as a "carbon dividend."
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