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Bader Criticizes Media Efforts to Increase Profits
January 07, 2015
Christine Bader writes that businesses in the media industry must do more to promote corporate social responsibility, rather than merely "following the well-worn path to disaster" of seeking to maximize revenue for their shareholders.
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IHRB Proposes Binding Measures in U.S. BHR Plan
December 31, 2014
The Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") has published a series of recommendations for the upcoming U.S. national action plan on business and human rights ("BHR"), including the need for binding regulatory measures that require business compliance with the UN's BHR agenda.
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Activist: Capitalism Is Root of Human Rights Violations
December 31, 2014
Amit Singh writes that instead of voluntary principles or a binding treaty aimed at addressing alleged corporate human rights abuses, the world must solve the problem of "unabashed" capitalism, which is "not compatible with human rights."
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Microsoft Celebrates UN's BHR Agenda
December 31, 2014
Microsoft has announced that for the occasion of the 2014 Human Rights Day, it organized a roundtable discussion in Warsaw, Poland to demonstrate its commitment to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
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IBA Seeks Comments on Draft BHR Guidance
December 31, 2014
The International Bar Association ("IBA") has announced that it is seeking comments on its guidance to attorneys around the world to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") in their legal advice to corporations.