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NGOs Release "Foundational Guide" on BHR Agenda
December 07, 2016
Three nongovernmental organizations, with support from the Dutch Government, have produced a "foundational guide" based on interviews with corporate representatives and business and human rights (BHR) "stakeholders on how corporations should implement the BHR agenda in their operations.
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Microsoft Pledges End to Greenhouse Gas Impacts
December 07, 2016
In a new publication, technology giant Microsoft highlights how it is responding to pressure from activists and international organizations on reducing its climate impacts by pledging to go "beyond carbon neutral" by working toward a world in which there are no greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.
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NGO Pressures Companies on Water Management
December 07, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Carbon Disclosure Project has produced a report pushing businesses around the world to use water more efficiently to reduce the impacts of global warming and spotlighting 24 companies that it has placed on the "Water A List" for their water practices.
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UN Network Creates "Due Diligence" Platform
December 06, 2016
The UN Global Compact Network Germany, with support from the German government, has launched an "info portal" to walk companies through the development of "due diligence processes" aimed to help them implement the global business and human rights agenda in their operations.
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Business Groups Call for Adoption of BHR Action Plans
December 06, 2016
Demonstrating the impact of UN and nongovernmental organization pressure on businesses to accept and implement the business and human rights (BHR) agenda, a set of business associations has released a statement calling for countries to establish BHR national action plans and to foster transnational cooperation on BHR policies and enforcement.
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