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Former Australian Official Pushes Corporate Tax Transparency
January 13, 2016
In a recent article, former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan applauds a transparency initiative publicizing how much corporations paid in taxes to Australia and echoes a common argument from human-rights campaigners that corporate tax transparency is needed to ensure that businesses pay governments for health, education, and development initiatives.
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Companies Struggle to Comply with India CSR Law
January 13, 2016
Amritha Pillay writes that 32 of the 50 top-listed Indian companies failed to comply with a national law mandating a certain proportion of spending on corporate social responsibility ("CSR") initiatives, as many of these companies reported that it was difficult to find a project on which to spend the money.
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NGOs Push UN Development Goals on Businesses
January 13, 2016
An article on Africa Green Media explains how academics and nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") are pressuring businesses around the world to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") in their operations, arguing that the SDGs represent a growth opportunity and that they cannot succeed without corporate funding.
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IACHR Investigates Alleged BHR Violations in Brazil
January 13, 2016
According to the nongovernmental organization AIDA, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("IACHR") has launched an investigation of Brazil over complaints alleging that the construction of a hydroelectric dam has violated the rights of indigenous peoples under the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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Editorial: Sports Groups Should Follow FIFA's Path on BHR Principles
January 13, 2016
An editorial in the New Delhi Times asserts that global sporting organizations should follow the example of the International Federation of Association Football ("FIFA") in its demonstration of commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") by requesting that developer of the Guiding Principles, Professor John Ruggie, develop its global BHR strategy.
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