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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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Draft Report of 5th Session Results in BHR Treaty Update
October 23, 2019
The IGWG has released a revised draft for a legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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Business and Human Rights Draft Treaty Progresses
October 16, 2019
A new version of the UN’s draft treaty on business and human rights strengthens its protection focus.
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OECD Global Tax Proposal Takes Aim at Tech Giants
October 16, 2019
The OECD has proposed a global shake-up of corporate taxation, overturning a century of rules that had allowed digital groups such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google to shift profits around the world to minimize their tax bills.
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