Business & Human Rights

  • Scotland Pursues BHR Action Plan

    May 15, 2015

    The Scottish Government has announced that it is commissioning a "baseline assessment," evaluating the current position of Scotland with respect to business and human rights ("BHR"), to inform its development of a national action plan for implementing the UN's BHR agenda.

  • UN Report Seeks BHR Integration into Global Governance

    May 13, 2015

    A report from the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues considers how the UN should pursue the integration of its Guiding Principles on BHR in its global governance efforts.

  • NGO Details Assistance to BHR Activists

    May 13, 2015

    The nongovernmental organization International Service for Human Rights describes how the group promoted the activities of "corporate accountability activists" in international organizations and among national governments in order to advance the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.

  • NGOs Host Corporate Tax-Human Rights Forum

    May 13, 2015

    Illustrating the driving need of human rights activists advocating for economic, social, and cultural rights to find sufficient funding for their agenda, a group of UN and nongovernmental representatives recently gathered for a strategy meeting on how to link the corporate tax and international human rights agendas.

  • NestlĂ© Uses GRI's Corporate Reporting Mechanism

    May 13, 2015

    The nongovernmental organization Global Reporting Initiative has published a feature examining food and beverage company Nestlé's use of its G4 reporting guidelines to explain how it is implementing the international social and environmental agenda.

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