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NGO Criticizes "Disappointing" Swiss BHR Action Plan
January 04, 2017
The Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice has criticized the Swiss government's National Action Plan on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) for its lack of binding measures, including the absence of plans for legislation requiring companies to perform "due diligence" on their BHR impacts.
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Italian Action Plan Implements Global BHR Agenda
January 04, 2017
The Government of Italy has published a National Action Plan, produced in consultation with a variety of stakeholders in business and nongovernmental organizations, on the country's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and contributions to the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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Activist Pressure Yielded Fossil Fuel Divestment in 2016
January 04, 2017
UN officials and environmental activists are celebrating a new report from the investment advising firm Arabella indicating that, under pressure from the growing "divest" movement led by nongovernmental organizations and global institutions, investment firms managing approximately $5.2 trillion have pledged to phase out their financing of fossil fuel companies.
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UN Targets Sports Organizations on Climate Pledge
January 04, 2017
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is calling on sports organizations and other companies to sign up to the UN's Climate Neutral Now Initiative, under which they pledge to measure, publicly report, and offset their greenhouse gas emissions to achieve the goals of the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015.
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UNGA Approves List of Businesses in Israeli Settlements
January 03, 2017
Patrick Goodenough reports that the UN General Assembly has approved funding for an agent of the UN Human Rights Council to compile a database of businesses operating in settlements in Israeli "occupied" territories claimed by Palestinians.
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