Business & Human Rights

UN Seeks Integration of BHR into Corporate "Crisis Planning"

December 15, 2015

In a recent "Good Practice Note," the UN Global Compact instructs companies how best to implement the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in "crisis planning," including through the use of "human rights due diligence" to prioritize BHR issues in crises.
NGOs Seek Support for BHR Agenda in Development Finance

December 14, 2015

The Coalition for Human Rights in Development and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable have published a document expressing alarm at deregulation and privatization they say often accompanies private development finance and calling for development finance institutions to adopt mandates to advance the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
Oxfam Pressures Businesses on "Responsible" Tax Behavior

December 14, 2015

As the UN and activists advance their agenda seeking funding for controversial "economic and social human rights" through corporate taxation, the nongovernmental organization Oxfam has published a guide to businesses offering recommendations on how to implement corporate "tax-responsible behaviour."
GRI Links Reporting Standards to UN's BHR Agenda

December 14, 2015

The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has published a document seeking to demonstrate how companies can comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") by following GRI "G4" standards on public reporting of human rights and other information.
Ban Highlights UN Climate Pressure on Businesses

December 09, 2015

In remarks at a forum hosted by UN Global Compact, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted numerous initiatives through which the UN is placing "soft" pressure on businesses to implement and publicly support the international organization's agenda on climate change.