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Canadian MP Calls for Ombudsman for Mining Companies
April 20, 2016
The Toronto Star reports that Canadian Member of Parliament John McKay is calling for the government to create an ombudsman position that would be charged with investigating human rights complaints against Canadian mining companies for actions taken abroad and imposing sanctions for rights violations.
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Ericsson Report Describes Support for SDGs
April 20, 2016
In its latest Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, communications technology company Ericsson summarizes how it has worked to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") and other aspects of the UN's environmental and social agenda in its operations.
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NGO Develops Guidance on "Conflict Sensitivity" in Business
April 20, 2016
The nongovernmental organization International Alert has published a background paper explaining its upcoming guidance on how businesses should conduct "human rights due diligence" relating to areas of armed conflict in which they operate to promote peace and refrain from contributing to violence in these areas.
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Oxfam Seeks More Action from Global Bodies on Taxation
April 20, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam praised the decision of various entities of global economic governance, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to form a global tax platform but called for more concrete actions from the bodies to address economic inequality through corporate taxation.
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GRI Releases Sustainability Standards for Comment
April 20, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has announced that it has released a draft version of Sustainability Reporting Standards, which provide a process for businesses to disclose their progress in implementing the UN's sustainable development agenda, for public comment.
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