Business & Human Rights

UN Global Compact Considers Impact on Businesses

July 14, 2015

At its recent 15th anniversary event, the UN Global Compact celebrated the pressure it has placed on businesses to adopt the UN social, environmental, and governance agenda and looked forward to pushing companies to ensure that their operations comply with the global "sustainability" movement.
NGOs Issue Briefing Note on Global BHR Progress

July 13, 2015

A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs"), led by the organization CIDSE, has signed on to a briefing note applauding various countries around the world for their efforts advancing the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and calling for the development of a comprehensive, binding UN BHR treaty.
Unilever Issues First Report under BHR Framework

July 13, 2015

Consumer goods corporation Unilever has become the first company to issue a detailed report under the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, a process of reporting on implementation of the UN business and human rights ("BHR") agenda developed by the nongovernmental organization Shift and the consultancy Mazars.
Business Groups Seek Limited BHR Treaty

July 13, 2015

In their observations on a UN working group's process in developing a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR"), a group of business organizations attempts to chart a middle way on the effort, welcoming engagement on such a proposed treaty but calling for it largely to track the previously issued UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
NGOs Push Global Enforcement Mechanism for BHR Treaty

July 10, 2015

In a submission to the UN working group developing a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR"), a group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") calls for the treaty to cover all human rights violations by all companies, no matter where the conduct takes place, and seeks an international mechanism that would directly enforce the treaty provisions.