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US Issues Action Plan on "Responsible Business Conduct"
December 17, 2016
The Obama Administration has published the first US National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct, which institutionalizes global business and human rights (BHR) standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on BHR in US policy without congressional consideration or approval.
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NGO Pushes for BHR Focus in Kenyan Extractive Sector
December 16, 2016
The Institute for Human Rights and Business has produced a report outlining how the Kenyan government and businesses operating in the country should implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and other global social and environmental standards to ensure the development of a "sustainable and equitable extractive sector" in Kenya.
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Australia Investigates "Missing" Tax from Energy Companies
December 16, 2016
The Illawarra Mercury reports that the Australian government has announced plans to investigate the tax practices of multinational oil and gas companies, in line with pressure from international bodies and nongovernmental organizations on officials to ensure that energy companies are paying their "fair share" toward the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights.
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UN Seeks Business Action on SDGs in "Core" Operations
December 16, 2016
At a recent summit in Istanbul, an official from the UN Development Programme called on companies to integrate the international organization's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their "core business strategies" to help eliminate poverty, including through Islamic finance mechanisms.
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NGOs Criticize US Agency's BHR Policy Statement
December 16, 2016
A group of nongovernmental organizations led by Accountability Counsel has submitted comments to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation criticizing the US agency's draft Environmental and Social Policy Statement for not going far enough in requiring "due diligence" and remedies in line with the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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