Business & Human Rights

UN Report Seeks BHR Integration into Global Governance

May 13, 2015

A report from the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues considers how the UN should pursue the integration of its Guiding Principles on BHR in its global governance efforts.
NGO Details Assistance to BHR Activists

May 13, 2015

The nongovernmental organization International Service for Human Rights describes how the group promoted the activities of "corporate accountability activists" in international organizations and among national governments in order to advance the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
NGOs Host Corporate Tax-Human Rights Forum

May 13, 2015

Illustrating the driving need of human rights activists advocating for economic, social, and cultural rights to find sufficient funding for their agenda, a group of UN and nongovernmental representatives recently gathered for a strategy meeting on how to link the corporate tax and international human rights agendas.
Nestlé Uses GRI's Corporate Reporting Mechanism

May 13, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Global Reporting Initiative has published a feature examining food and beverage company Nestlé's use of its G4 reporting guidelines to explain how it is implementing the international social and environmental agenda.
ISO Publishes "Map" of Corporate Reporting Standards

May 12, 2015

Illustrating the complexity of competing international business and human rights and corporate social responsibility standards, the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") has published a "landscape map" to help businesses navigate various corporate reporting standards.