Business & Human Rights

  • Businesses Face Complications in Creating Climate-Friendly Supply Chains

    March 02, 2016

    The International Business Times reports that, as they seek to pass on to their suppliers pressure they receive from international organizations, governments, and activists over their contributions to climate change, businesses are finding that it is difficult to change the behavior of, or even receive a response from, their suppliers on the climate impacts of their operations.

  • Telecom Company Creates Tool to Assess Supply Chains

    March 02, 2016

    As pressure rises for corporations to scrutinize their supply chains to ensure they comply with the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, telecommunications company BT has released a "Better Future Supplier Forum’s Sustainability Assessor tool" to help companies compare their supply-chain reviews with "best practices" advanced by BHR activists.

  • NGO Pushes Development Through Corporate Tax Reporting

    March 02, 2016

    Chris Hegarty has published an article in which he explains how his nongovernmental organization Christian Aid has sought to further the global economic, social, and cultural rights agenda by encouraging transparency in the taxation of companies around the world, including through country-by-country tax reporting by multinational corporations.

  • Article Pushes Business Transparency in Climate Efforts

    February 25, 2016

    An article in Time sets out criteria by which climate activists should judge corporate commitments to combat climate change, including whether commitments includes a pledge to publicly report on the companies' ongoing efforts.

  • UN Business Network Prepares Local SDG "Action Plan"

    February 25, 2016

    UN Global Compact has announced the launch of its Local Network Sustainable Development Goal ("SDG") Action Plan, which will encourage the group's 80-plus local bodies to implement plans to advance the UN's comprehensive development agenda, including by establishing a "Pioneers" program honoring select companies that further the SDGs.

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