Business & Human Rights

  • NGO Reviews Push for "Responsible" Corporate Tax Practice

    May 22, 2015

    The nongovernmental organization ActionAid has published a report reviewing proposals for "tax responsibility" of corporations that will serve as the basis for a discussion paper pressing companies not to engage in tax avoidance and to fully report their tax practices to the public.

  • NGO Holds Forum in Asia on Binding BHR Treaty

    May 21, 2015

    The nongovernmental organization the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development recent held a civil society forum in Chiang Mai regarding demands of activists and communities in Asia on what should be included in a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR").

  • India Bank Launches CSR Foundation

    May 21, 2015

    As financial institutions around the world face pressure to fund business and human rights and corporate social responsibility ("CSR") initiatives, the State Bank of India has announced that it is forming a foundation that will be devoted entirely to CSR activities on behalf of the bank.

  • Intergovernmental Session Will Discuss Binding BHR Treaty

    May 20, 2015

    Sudeep Chakravarti writes that an intergovernmental working group meeting in Geneva in July will discuss the development of a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR"), following efforts by activists and governments at the UN Human Rights Council to move beyond the UN Guiding Principles on BHR.

  • Article Considers Effectiveness of NAPs

    May 20, 2015

    A recent article explores the effectiveness of national action plans ("NAPs") in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and lists a set of criteria that they argue play a role in the success of NAPs in furthering the international BHR agenda.

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