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UN Targets Businesses on "Sustainability" Contributions
September 21, 2016
At its recent Private Sector Forum in New York, the UN Global Compact announced four new initiatives through which it will seek to explore successful avenues for businesses to contribute, through reporting, data analysis, technology, and finance, to fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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NGO Seeks Investor Pressure to Raise Worker Pay
September 21, 2016
In a recent report, the nongovernmental organization ShareAction examines how investors should place pressure on British companies to publicly report data on the "quality of work" - i.e., pay and benefits - of their employees and to raise their workers' standard of living.
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EU Develops List of "Non-Cooperative" Tax Jurisdictions
September 21, 2016
The European Commission has announced that it is developing a list, to be completed by the end of 2017, of non-EU jurisdictions that "refuse to comply with international tax good governance standards" for the use of EU member states seeking to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance.
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Giovanetti: Capitalism, IP Rights Fuel Access to Medicine
September 21, 2016
Tom Giovanetti of the Institute for Policy Innovation writes that a report from the UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines linking intellectual property rights with the denial of drug access in the developing world ignores the enduring effect of economic growth and property rights on development and medical treatment in poor countries.
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UN Group Calls for BHR Implementation in Mexico
September 20, 2016
Following an official visit to Mexico, the UN Working Group on business and human rights issues has released a statement calling on the country's government and private sector to commit to engaging with members of affected communities in development projects and to develop a national action plan on implementing the UN's BHR agenda.
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