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Ruggie Considers "Next Steps" in BHR Development
July 29, 2015
In a recent paper, Harvard University Professor John Ruggie, developer of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), suggests various future targets of the BHR agenda, including investor-state dispute mechanisms in international trade treaties and a binding treaty dealing with "gross" human rights violations.
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Paper Lists Arms Treaty Lessons for BHR Treaty Proponents
July 29, 2015
Marilyn Croser of the CORE Coalition writes that proponents of a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR") issues should follow the example of the UN Arms Trade Treaty, adopted in 2014, by pushing an "ambitious yet achievable" document that would be acceptable to countries that are home to a substantial number of transnational corporations.
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NGO Pushes Community-driven Corporate Reporting
July 29, 2015
A publication from the nongovernmental organization Oxfam America calls on companies to commit to performing human rights impact assessments ("HRIAs") to report on their implementation of global human rights standards and to hand over part of this process to communities that are allegedly affected by their operations.
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Paper Promotes Global Governance of Tax System
July 29, 2015
A paper published by the Global Summitry Project argues that countries should cooperate under standards produced by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") to push the global governance of tax policy and require the public reporting of companies' international financial information.
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US Companies Announce Investments in UN Climate Agenda
July 29, 2015
As pressure from environmental activists, international organizations, and the US government for business implementation of the UN climate change agenda ramps up, a group of US companies has joined a pledge produced by the US State Department committing financial and operational support for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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