-
Committee Drafts International Standard on Security Providers
July 11, 2014
The International Organization for Standardization has created a new "Project Committee" to develop a set of standards it will push private security providers to follow with regard to human rights and humanitarian law.
-
UN Meeting Pushes Businesses to Promote Sustainability Agenda
July 11, 2014
At a recent meeting of the UN Global Compact and entities associated with UN principles on investment and management education, the UN Secretary-General and others called for businesses to promote the international agenda on climate change and "sustainable" corporate practices.
-
NCPs Discuss Duties of Finance of Extractives Sector
July 11, 2014
A group of National Contact Points ("NCPs") for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises recently joined a meeting at which they discussed the application of the Guidelines to financial industries with investments in the extractive sector.
-
NGOs Claim Liability of Corporate Executives for Global Warming
July 10, 2014
Three nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") have sent a letter to corporate executives of insurance and energy companies suggesting that, in future lawsuits, courts may hold them personally liable for the harms caused by climate change.
-
NGO Criticizes Conflict Minerals Reporting as Insufficient
July 10, 2014
As U.S. companies release their first legally required reports on the use of "conflict minerals" from war-torn areas in Africa in their products, the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") Global Witness has complained that these reports do not sufficiently assess companies' use of these minerals.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies