Business & Human Rights

UN Partner Uses Assessment Tool to Advance BHR

November 19, 2014

The UN Global Compact's German network has published the results of its Organisational Capacity Assessment Instrument to monitor and pressure 57 companies to analyze whether their operations adhere to the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
Turkish Stock Exchange Launches Sustainability Initiative

November 19, 2014

The Turkish stock exchange Borsa Istanbul has established a "sustainability index" that will evaluate how companies perform in their operations regarding such issues as climate change and human rights.
MEP Calls for Extraterritorial BHR Justice in EU

November 19, 2014

In a recent speech, European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility Richard Howitt MEP has called for EU legislation expanding access to courts in Europe for human rights violations allegedly committed in other parts of the world.
U.K. Pushes Embassies to Advance BHR in Host Countries

November 12, 2014

The British Government has published a document calling for embassy personnel around the world to push business and human rights ("BHR") initiatives with host governments, pressure businesses to uphold the international BHR agenda, and encourage action by civil society groups working on these issues.
Article Outlines "Shortcoming" in Adidas Complaint Mechanism

November 12, 2014

Following the announcement by Adidas of a third party complaint process on business and human rights issues, an article on the "sustainable" business website TriplePundit has called for the company to go further in tracking potential future human rights violations in its operations.