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GRI Seeks Model for Integrated "Sustainability" Reporting
October 24, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative has released a summary of the work done by its Corporate Leadership Group to develop a model companies might use to integrate information on their efforts to implement the global "sustainable development" agenda with their public reporting of other data.
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Legal Observers Call for Lower EU Barriers to BHR Lawsuits
October 24, 2016
A set of proposals from legal academics and practitioners involved in the Human Rights in Business research project calls for legal reforms in the EU and its member states to make it easier for alleged victims of business and human rights violations to sue European companies for their BHR impacts and those of their subsidiaries.
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French Companies Sign Global Disability Charter
October 24, 2016
The UN's International Labour Organization has announced that two major French companies, Engie and Société Générale, have joined its Global Business & Disability Network by pledging to adhere to a set of global principles on equal treatment of and preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities.
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NGO Seeks More Business Action on "Sustainability"
October 24, 2016
Pointing to data provided by its global business network in its 2016 State of Sustainable Business, the nongovernmental organization Business for Social Responsibility has called for companies to step up their efforts in fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to broaden their work in reducing "sustainability" risks in their supply chains.
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Swiss NGOs Call for BHR Constitutional Amendment
October 24, 2016
A coalition of Swiss nongovernmental organizations report that they have gathered 120,000 signatures in favor of their Swiss Responsible Business Initiative, which proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Swiss companies to investigate their human rights and environmental impacts in line with the UN's business and human rights agenda.
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