Business & Human Rights

Paper Seeks Global Working Standards for Fishers

August 09, 2017

A paper from Conservation International calls on marine scientists to assist with the development of a global standard setting out requirements for the human right to "decent work" in the fishing industry.
UN Praises Deal to End "Unregulated" Fishing

August 09, 2017

As the UN continues to shrink the space of unregulated business and other conduct in the international sphere, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has welcomed a new agreement clamping down on "illegal, unreported and unregulated" fishing, in line with fishing targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals, that will soon have 48 member countries.
NGO Pushes Broad Corporate Contributions to SDGs

August 09, 2017

An article from the nongovernmental organization Shift illustrates the expectations of activist groups regarding corporate contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling on businesses not only to focus on avoiding social and environmental harms but to find ways to "maximize positive outcomes for people and planet" under the SDGs.
UK NCP Seeks G4S Lobbying on Rights Impacts in Israel

August 09, 2017

In a follow-up statement to its finding that there was no "general failure" at security firm G4S to respect human rights in its operations in Israel, the UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises called on G4S to continue to lobby business partners and government representatives to reduce their human rights impacts in Israel.
UN Group Pushes for BHR "Due Diligence" in Mexico

August 09, 2017

The UN Working Group on business and human rights (BHR) has published a report on its 2016 visit to Mexico calling on the country's government to consult with activists in creating a national action plan on BHR issues and pushing businesses to adopt BHR "due diligence procedures" and to publicly report on their efforts to implement these procedures.