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Groups Seek Use of Global Standards in National Policy
November 18, 2015
The International Organization for Standardization, the International Electrotechnical Commission, and the UN Economic Commission for Europe recently convened a conference at which officials from these organizations promoted the use of international standards, often dealing with business conduct, in accomplishing national policy goals.
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H&M Signs Global Agreement on Worker Rights
November 18, 2015
Highlighting the growing pressure on clothing retail companies to support activist efforts to improve worker conditions in their supply chains, garment retailer H&M, the trade union organization IndustriALL Global Union, and Swedish union IF Metall have signed a deal pushing collective agreements and monitoring of employee rights in the H&M supply chain.
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Council Updates Guide on Interaction with Indigenous People
November 18, 2015
As standards regarding how businesses must tailor their operations in developing countries in order to comply with the business and human rights agenda continue to multiply, the International Council on Mining & Metals recently published an updated guide on how mining companies should engage with indigenous peoples in countries in which they operate.
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Finland Pushes BHR Agenda in Grocery Industry
November 06, 2015
The Finnish Government recently convened a set of roundtable meetings at which it developed a common statement with nongovernmental organizations and representatives of the Finnish grocery industry on how to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") in relation to grocery supply chains.
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NGO Seeks More Bank Reporting, Grievance Mechanisms
November 06, 2015
Ryan Brightwell from the nongovernment organization BankTrack warns that banks are not doing enough to fulfill the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and calls for banks to implement measures to do so through "systematic reporting" of their lending decisions and by establishing "grievance mechanisms" for alleged human-rights violations.
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