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Mullen: Business and Human Rights Agenda Faces an Uncertain Fate
November 12, 2019
In a post to openDemocracy.net, business and human rights expert Matthew Mullen explains why, in spite of the adoption of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and advancing discussions on a binding international treaty on business and human rights, the fate of business and human rights is uncertain.
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Geneva Launches First Center for Business and Human Rights in Europe
November 12, 2019
In collaboration with NYU’s Stern School in the U.S., the University of Geneva is launching the first center dedicated to human rights at a business school in Europe, with Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, the Center’s director, discussing upcoming projects explaining why proper measures are necessary to ensure companies are putting rules into practice.
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Businesses to Trial AI Ethics Principles
November 12, 2019
Eight new AI ethics principles will be put to the test in a trial led by some of the biggest business in Australia, NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, Microsoft and Flamingo AI, with the goal of evaluating whether the principles can “deliver practical benefits and translate into real world solutions.”
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NGO Report on Business and Human Rights Targets Large German Companies
November 06, 2019
According to a new report published by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 90 percent of the 20 largest German companies failed to present fairly and clearly how they manage the human rights risks of their workers and suppliers, findings that "lay bare the need for government-mandated human rights due diligence in Germany and internationally to raise the floor of corporate behaviour."
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Digital Tax Goldrush Creates Big Compliance Challenges for Multinational Tech Companies
October 30, 2019
Writing in forbes.com, Brian Peccarelli, co-CEO of Thompson Reuters, explains the compliance challenges digital tax proposals are posing for multinational tech companies.
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