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NGO Paper Explores "Disengagement" Under BHR Standards
May 04, 2016
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations has published a paper considering when a corporation must cut ties with business partners in order to avoid contributing to violations of the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and to pressure companies with which they are linked to counter "adverse impacts."
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Attorney Examines National Initiatives on Forced Labor
May 04, 2016
Ron Reid of Shoosmiths LLP has published an update on national laws and proposed legislation seeking to make businesses liable for forced labor in their supply chains and requiring corporate due diligence to root out any such labor practices among their suppliers around the world.
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GRI Examines Materiality in Sustainability Reporting
May 04, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI"), in affiliation with investment specialist RobecoSAM, have published research scrutinizing whether reporting by companies on the social and environmental impacts of their operations matches the needs of investors and calls for businesses to use GRI's sustainability reporting standards to ensure the relevance of such reports.
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UN Officials Seek Business Contribution to "Inclusive" Societies
May 02, 2016
At a business symposium ahead of UN Alliance of Civilizations' ("AOC") Global Forum in Baku, AOC chief Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser called on business leaders, by contributing to "interfaith understanding and peace," to advance more "inclusive" and tolerant societies around the world.
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NGOs Call for Development of Asian BHR Action Plans
May 02, 2016
At the recent Asian Region Business and Human Rights ("BHR") Forum, representatives from nongovernmental organizations called on Asian countries to develop national action plans to communicate how they plan to implement the UN's BHR and sustainability agendas.
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