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NGOs Produce Training Manual for BHR Activists
April 04, 2016
The nongovernmental organizations Oxfam and the International Federation for Human Rights ("FIDH") have released a training manual to teach human rights activists and communities affected by business and human rights ("BHR") issues how best to pressure companies and governments engaging in investment projects to respond to their human rights complaints.
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Oxfam Scrutinizes French Banks' Use of "Tax Havens"
April 04, 2016
Using data generated under a new French law requiring banks to publicize their finances on a country-by-country basis, the nongovernmental organization Oxfam has published a report on the use by French banks of subsidiaries in so-called "tax havens," or jurisdictions that permit corporations to store money at advantageous tax rates, to increase their profits.
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NGOs Release Corporate Climate Reporting Guidance
April 04, 2016
In line with the outcome of the UN climate negotiations in Paris and the Financial Stability Board's creation of a Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure, the Global Reporting Initiative and climate reporting organization CDP have published new guidance for companies on how to report their implementation of the global agenda on climate change.
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GRI Sets out Goals for Expansive Data Reporting
April 04, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has published a report that outlines its vision for future corporate reporting of data on environmental and human rights issues, including an immediate "sustainability data exchange" in place of annual reports and real-time interactions with stakeholders.
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NGO Initiative Ranks Companies on BHR Implementation
April 01, 2016
Forbes reports that a new initiative called the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark will pressure businesses to adopt the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda by selecting 100 companies from various industries, evaluating them according to information they have disclosed, and ranking them according to their human rights performance.
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