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NGO Spotlights BHR Finance Litigation
June 21, 2016
In its Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin, the nongovernmental organization Business and Human Rights Resource Centre highlights a growing trend by alleged victims of human rights abuses to sue banks and financial companies, including international development banks, for human rights violations in the business projects they fund.
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UN Network Launches BHR Guidance in Accounting
June 20, 2016
Two accountant trade organizations and the UN's Global Compact Network UK have released guidance for accountants on how to embed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in their investment management and other work for companies.
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American Countries Meet on Emissions Curbs
June 20, 2016
Bloomberg reports that government officials from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru recently met in Santiago, Chile, to discuss imposing taxes and other controls on corporate emissions of greenhouse gases in order to combat global warming.
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EU Parliament Will Consider Stricter Carbon Controls
June 20, 2016
According to Bloomberg, a report from Member of the European Parliament Ian Duncan is set to kick off discussions in the body over tightening controls over the EU's carbon market, through which businesses must pay for the greenhouse gas emissions they produce, to ramp up the cost of corporate emissions allowances as part of the EU's post-2020 agenda on climate change.
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IBA Adopts "Practical" BHR Guidance for Attorneys
June 17, 2016
The International Bar Association Council has adopted "practical" guidance for corporate lawyers around the world on how they should advise their clients in light of the legal and other impacts of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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