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Facing Activist Pressure, Ford Halts ALEC Funding
February 24, 2016
As nongovernmental organizations and activists pressure corporations to cease their funding of the American Legislative Exchange Council ("ALEC") due to the group's social and environmental initiatives, Ford has announced that it will no longer fund the organization.
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Ruggie: UNGPs Must Come Before Social Development Action
February 24, 2016
In a letter to the new Global Commission on Business and Sustainable Development, John Ruggie, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("UNGPs"), warns that business action to further the UN's "sustainable development" agenda must not come at the expense of his UNGPs.
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Diamond Retailer Signs up to BHR Agenda
February 24, 2016
Diamond jewelry giant Signet Jewelers has announced that, in collaboration with other businesses, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, it has signed up to a "responsible sourcing protocol" that will seek to increase transparency in its diamond supply chain and advance the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
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Oxfam Expresses Concern on EITI Efforts
February 24, 2016
A press release from Oxfam warns that the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ("EITI"), an initiative that seeks to increase transparency in the natural resources industry, is risking irrelevance as it fails, in Oxfam's view, to ensure sufficient public reporting on the activities of businesses in this sector.
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Ruggie Prepares BHR Report on FIFA
February 24, 2016
The Irish Times reports that Professor John Ruggie of the Harvard Kennedy School is preparing advice on the statutes and World Cup bidding guidelines of the International Federation of Association Football ("FIFA") to align them with the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and will publish an independent report on the body in March.
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