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UK Committee Seeks Prosecution, Liability for BHR Violations
May 25, 2017
A recent report from the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights calls for legislation providing for the criminal prosecution of corporations that violate the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in other countries and permitting foreign victims of alleged BHR violations to sue UK companies in British courts.
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UK Official Criticizes "Modern Slavery" Reporting Efforts
May 25, 2017
In a recent letter to business leaders, the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Kevin Hyland OBE, who is charged with monitoring corporate implementation of the country's Modern Slavery Act, said he is "disappointed" with the level of compliance by businesses with the law's requirements to report on efforts to eradicate forced labor around the world.
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Countries Seek to Curb Business Input on Climate Action
May 24, 2017
The Guardian reports that developing countries are seeking to use a commitment from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to "openness, transparency and inclusiveness" in upcoming negotiations on the future shape of the 2015 UN Paris climate deal to curb input on the talks from companies that rely on fossil fuels.
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NGO: IMF, World Bank Must Confront Tax, Climate Threats
May 24, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to focus on efforts, in the face of "nationalist" movements across the globe, to reduce corporate tax avoidance and combat climate change to ensure that the world is not "hopelessly skewed in favor of a small handful of wealthy elites."
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FIFA Joins Human Rights "Steering Committee"
May 24, 2017
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) has announced that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has joined the Steering Committee of the IHRB's Mega-Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights, a consultative body intended to pressure sports bodies and companies to implement the business and human rights agenda.
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