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NGOs Push for BHR Treaty Focus on All Corporations
July 22, 2015
At a recent meeting of the intergovernmental working group charged with developing a binding UN treaty on business and human rights ("BHR") issues, a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") called for the BHR treaty to include the activities of all corporations around the globe and to focus on the "transnational operations" of these businesses.
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Oxfam Presses for International Tax Body at Development Meeting
July 22, 2015
In advance of a recent meeting on development finance at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the nongovernmental organization Oxfam has called for attendees to discuss the creation of an intergovernmental body to promote the global governance of tax policy in order to prevent corporate "tax dodging" in developing countries.
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NGO Criticizes EU for Seeking to Undermine BHR Treaty
July 21, 2015
A representative of the nongovernmental organization Friends of the Earth Europe has accused EU representatives of seeking to undermine negotiations over a binding UN treaty on business and human rights ("BHR") issues.
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BHR Ranking System Seeks Corporate Consultation
July 21, 2015
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark, a system that will rank companies on 50 proposed "indicators" relating to the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, is seeking contributions from businesses on their draft indicators prior to launching a pilot program to rank businesses in 2016.
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Panel at UN Event Calls for Climate Finance Rules
July 21, 2015
At a recent UN event, panelists called for governments around the world to adopt new rules for financial institutions, including environmental reporting requirements, that they argued would drive forward substantial private funding of the UN's climate change agenda.
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