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French Legislature Advances Law on Parent Company Responsibility
April 12, 2016
The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has praised the French National Assembly for adopting a law requiring French parent companies to develop "vigilance plans" to provide for due diligence in their own operations and in those of their subsidiaries to prevent negative environmental and human rights impacts.
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NGOs Call for BHR Implementation in Maritime Industry
April 11, 2016
Nongovernmental organizations Human Rights at Sea and the Business & Human Rights ("BHR") Resource Centre have published a report calling for companies in the maritime industry to ensure they are implementing the UN's BHR agenda in their operations at sea.
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GRI Maintains Push for Companies to Implement SDGs
April 11, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has called for businesses to go "beyond reporting" and contribute to the fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") for the year 2030 in part by embracing changes required for "sustainable consumption and production."
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CoE Official Outlines Work on BHR Agenda
April 11, 2016
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has published an outline of the work the CoE has done to promote the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in Europe, including by publishing a recent recommendation on BHR implementation and pushing for BHR national action plans in individual countries.
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EU Commissioner Seeks Corporate Tax Clampdown
April 11, 2016
European Commissioner for taxation Pierre Moscovici has elaborated the Commission's plans for halting corporate tax avoidance, including by imposing entry and exit taxes for the shifting of corporate earnings to low-tax countries, country-by-country reporting of financial figures, and an exchange of tax information by EU member states.
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