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NGO: EU Must Assess Human Rights Impact of Vietnam Deal
August 14, 2015
The International Federation for Human Rights ("FIDH") has called on the EU to complete a human rights impact assessment on its recent trade deal with Vietnam in order to comply with EU law and to avoid prioritizing "business over the respect for human rights."
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NGO Pressures Investors on Climate Change Lobbying
August 14, 2015
The NGO ShareAction has published a briefing calling for investors to place more pressure on companies to leave EU trade associations that lobby against government action on climate change.
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Article Pushes Business Case for Environmental, Social Action
August 14, 2015
As companies increasingly face pressure from the UN and activists to show they are implementing the global environmental and human rights agenda, Martin Wrights argues that these companies are finding that there is a business case to push for changes in social and environmental policies.
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Report Seeks Greater EU Engagement on BHR Issues
August 14, 2015
The research initiative FRAME has published a report calling on the EU to ramp up its engagement with businesses, financial institutions, and nongovernmental organizations in order to implement the international business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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NGOs Call for USAID Implementation of BHR Agenda
August 12, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has called on the US State Department to include in its National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct provisions outlining the role of the US Agency for International Development ("USAID") in advancing the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in its projects around the world.
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