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Academic: Human Rights Law Fails to Limit Climate Change
July 28, 2015
Stephen Humphreys of the London School of Economics laments that, so far, despite what he sees as convincing evidence that climate change violates human rights, the human rights movement has failed to influence the economic drivers of global warming, such as corporations seeking to make a profit.
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Proposal Seeks Mandatory EU Conflict Minerals Reporting
July 28, 2015
Dynda Thomas of Squire Patton Boggs writes that a proposal from the European Parliament would require nearly 900,000 European companies to issue public reports on their use of conflict minerals from war-torn areas in their products and would not provide a geographic limitation on the source of minerals that trigger the requirement.
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UN Initiative Seeks BHR Engagement Among Investors in Extractive Industry
July 27, 2015
The UN-supported initiative Principles for Responsible Investment has published a report calling for investors in the extractive industry to engage to a greater degree with companies to encourage them to implement the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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NYU Pushes BHR Agenda in Business Education
July 27, 2015
A profile published on MBA Today explains how the Center for Business and Human Rights ("BHR") at the New York University ("NYU") Stern School of Business has integrated the UN's BHR agenda in business education.
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NGO: Dutch Procurement Does Not Comply with BHR Agenda
July 27, 2015
A press release from the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") MVO Platform argues that the Dutch Government's procurement policies focus too much on environmental issues and should include a greater focus on whether companies comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
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