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U.S. Will Develop National Action Plan for BHR Implementation
October 01, 2014
President Barack Obama has announced that the U.S. will develop a formal National Action Plan to implement the principles set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises.
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Activist Finds Capitalism at Fault for Climate Change
October 01, 2014
Canadian author Naomi Klein has published a book calling for a transition from a capitalist system in order to counter global warming.
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NGOs Seek Binding EU Conflict Minerals Rules
October 01, 2014
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have called on the European Parliament to overhaul a proposal of the European Commission in order to require a large number of European companies to investigate their supply chains and report on the use of so-called "conflict minerals" in their operations.
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NGO Supports BHR Due Diligence Requirements in Switzerland
October 01, 2014
The Swiss Coalition for Corporate Justice has called on the Swiss Parliament to adopt legislation requiring companies to investigate alleged human rights violations and environmental impacts in their operations and to report to the government on their progress on these issues.
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Lawyers File NCP Complaint over Australian Detention Centers
September 24, 2014
A group of human rights attorneys have filed complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises with national contact points ("NCP") in Australia and the U.K. against the security company G4S for alleged human rights violations in Australian asylum detention centers.
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