Business & Human Rights

NGO Seeks Ramped-up Corporate Tax to End Poverty

January 23, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has published a report calling for broad efforts, including through global governance, to redistribute the revenues of corporations to reduce poverty and to ensure that "the proceeds of business activity" go to "society, workers, and local communities."
Tech Group Protests Data Gathering on Migrants

January 23, 2017

The Verge reports that a group called the Tech Workers Coalition is participating in a campaign protesting the involvement of the software company Palantir Technologies in gathering and analyzing data on migrants in the US for federal authorities, voicing special concern about future Trump Administration policies toward illegal migrants.
NGO Calls for "Ethical Trade" to Support SDGs

January 23, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Ethical Trading Initiative has published a report highlighting how it is integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the global business and human rights agenda with its "ethical trade" initiatives to push for comprehensive business action supporting the UN's social and environmental goals.
UK Businesses Support Report on Fulfilling SDGs

January 23, 2017

A group of British companies have published a letter supporting a Business & Sustainable Development Commission report asserting that government measures focused on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will contribute to massive economic growth and create a world that is "comprehensively sustainable."
Workshop Drives Climate Advocacy Among Lawyers

January 19, 2017

The law school at King's College London recently hosted a workshop, in cooperation with the nongovernmental organization Advocates for International Development, considering the viability of climate change litigation and exploring what responsibility lawyers have to confront their corporate clients about the risks of global warming.