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FRA Issues Opinion on Potential EU BHR Policies
April 12, 2017
At the request of the EU Council, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) issued an official Opinion on how the EU can coordinate policy between member states on business and human rights issues in order to improve victims’ access to remedies.
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UK Parliament Committee Recommends Enforceable BHR Penalties
April 12, 2017
The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has released a report on the country’s progress in achieving Business and Human Rights (BHR) goals, concluding that companies and affiliated parent companies should be required to “prevent human rights abuses” or face substantial penalties.
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New Climate Report Urges Massive Carbon Cuts by 2020
April 12, 2017
Global climate initiative Mission 2020 has released a report arguing that nations must implement drastic reductions in carbon emissions, including requiring all new transportation in major cities to be “zero-carbon” by 2020, to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals for climate change.
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UN Committee Seeks to Engage Business in Reaching SDGs
April 12, 2017
The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration will meet 24-28 April to equip member state governments to successfully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in partnership with businesses and civil society.
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SCOTUS Takes Case on Corporate Rights Violations
April 05, 2017
The New York Times reports that the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has decided to hear a case on whether plaintiffs can use a 1789 statute to sue corporations, in this case a bank accused of contributing to the financing of terrorism, for committing human rights violations in other countries.
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