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NGO Criticizes US Contractors on BHR "Due Diligence"
March 31, 2017
The nongovernmental organization NomoGaia has published an article criticizing contractors of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to communicate how they are complying with the business and human rights (BHR) agenda by performing "due diligence" regarding the potential rights impacts of their support of DHS border operations.
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Think Tank Pushes Banks on Rights Impacts of Finance
March 31, 2017
The think tank Royal United Services Institute has published an article placing pressure on banks and other financial institutions to do more to consult with nongovernmental organizations and engage in better monitoring of their transactions to ensure they do not fund projects and businesses associated with forced labor and human trafficking.
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Investors Increase BHR Pressure on Indian Business
March 31, 2017
An article by researcher Aruna Chandrasekhar highlights how decisions by large pension funds such as Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global to withdraw their investments in companies based or operating in India due to alleged human rights and environmental impacts are increasing pressure on Indian industry to adopt the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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Manual Outlines Respect for Rights in Extractive Security
March 30, 2017
The business organization IPIECA, nongovernmental organization ICRC, and international foundation DCAF have produced two documents guiding extractive companies operating in foreign countries on strategies toward respecting the global human rights agenda when engaging with government security sector representatives.
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Chevron Reports on Financial Threat of Global Warming
March 30, 2017
Bowing to global activist pressure toward the disclosure by oil and gas companies of global warming-related risks, energy giant Chevron has included in its most recent filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on the threats of climate litigation and regulation to the future profitability of its operations.
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