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Milliken & Company Joins UN Global Compact
December 11, 2019
Milliken & Company has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative, a voluntary initiative for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices in accordance with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
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UNCTAD Develops Guidance to Measure Business Contributions to SDGs
December 04, 2019
In cooperation with the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting ("ISAR"), the UN Conference on Trade and Development ("UNCTAD") has developed a guidance tool to measure the contribution of the private sector to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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GRI Issues Progress Report on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
November 27, 2019
By analyzing 23 National Action Plans ("NAPs") produced by governments, the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has reported on the progress countries have made toward meeting their obligations under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, concluding that governments need to do more to help businesses understand, mitigate, and improve their human rights impacts.
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Human Rights Groups Urge U.S. Senators to Pass ILLICIT CASH Act
November 20, 2019
In a letter to United States Senators, ten human rights organizations are urging passage of a proposed law they maintain would provide law enforcement officials with a tool for stemming corruption and advancing human rights.
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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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