Business & Human Rights

  • London Assembly Votes for Fossil Fuel Divestment

    March 18, 2015

    The London Assembly has passed a nonbinding motion calling on Mayor Boris Johnson to consider dropping the London Pension Fund Authority's investments in coal, oil, and gas.

  • Coca-Cola Publishes Assessments of Sugar Supply Chain

    March 18, 2015

    As pressure from nongovernmental and international organizations calling for companies to adopt the UN business and human rights agenda grows, The Coca-Cola Company has published its first country-specific "human rights due diligence studies" on its sugar supply chains in Colombia and Guatemala.

  • NGO: Corporate Taxes Necessary for Equality, Democracy

    March 18, 2015

    The nongovernmental organization Tax Justice Network has released a publication calling taxes on corporations essential to achieve political and economic equality and to "rebalance distorted economies."

  • Commentator Pushes Human Rights Strategy on Climate Change

    March 18, 2015

    Asuncion Lera St. Clair of the Climate Change Program at DNV GL Strategic Research and Innovation argues that in order to contribute to a reduction in global warming, companies must recognize and implement the principles of the international business and human rights agenda.

  • Law Firm Encourages Businesses to Track NAP Process

    March 16, 2015

    A briefing from Arent Fox LLP analyzes the U.S. process of developing a national action plan ("NAP") to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and encourages businesses to step up their involvement in the NAP's formation.

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