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NGO Seeks Liability for Parent Companies
February 04, 2015
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ("ICAR") has announced a new project through which they will seek to use U.S. law to allow alleged victims of corporate human rights violations to hold parent companies liable for the claimed actions of their subsidiaries.
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Group Pushes Community Use of "Impact Assessments"
February 04, 2015
The organization Project Poder has released a report describing how communities that claim to be affected by corporate projects can use human rights impact assessments to redress their alleged grievances with such projects.
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Oxfam Calls for "World Tax Summit"
February 04, 2015
The nongovernmental group Oxfam is calling for a worldwide summit that pushes government leaders to restrict companies from relocating their operations to alternative jurisdictions in order to avoid high taxes.
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Shell Backs Activist Resolution on Climate Change
February 04, 2015
As pressure increases for companies to support the international climate agenda, the oil company Shell has announced its support for an activist resolution proposed by shareholders that seeks to restrain the company from engaging in actions that will contribute to global warming.
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Ruggie Calls on Switzerland to Implement BHR Principles
February 04, 2015
Harvard Professor and developer of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") John Ruggie has called for Switzerland to adopt a national action plan in order to pressure businesses to abide by the BHR Principles.
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