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Activists Seek Outlets for BHR Principles in China
December 30, 2016
Qian Cheng writes that, given the country's general acceptance of "corporate social responsibility" standards and prioritization of economic and social rights over civil and political rights, activists may have more success in pressuring Chinese state-owned enterprises than private companies on adopting the business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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GRI Reports on "Sustainability" in Latin American Industries
December 30, 2016
A report from the Global Reporting Initiative and consulting firm A.T. Kearney shows the impact of growing pressure from global organizations and activists on the leadership of Latin American businesses to implement the UN's "sustainable development" agenda in corporate operations and supply chain decisions.
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GRI Pushes for Mining, Energy, and Financial Disclosures
December 30, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative and the Chilean academic institute Centro Vincular-PUCV have produced a study in which they call for expansive reporting on human rights impacts in the operations and supply chains of businesses in the mining, energy, and financial industries.
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NGO Calls out Competitive Corporate Tax Jurisdictions
December 28, 2016
Signaling increasing pressure from activists to use businesses as a funding source for their economic, social, and cultural rights agenda, a report from nongovernmental organization Oxfam lists several European countries among the jurisdictions with the "most damaging" corporate tax policies.
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Bloomberg, Carney Tout Climate Disclosure Report
December 21, 2016
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney have published an article praising the recommendations of a taskforce of the G20 group of countries' Financial Stability Board pushing for global corporate disclosures on the financial impacts of climate change.
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