BHR

Dutch Report Reviews Progress on BHR Initiatives in Europe

March 27, 2018

The Dutch government recently commissioned a study examining the extent to which the EU institutions and five European governments have worked toward implementing business and human rights (BHR) initiatives in line with the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, noting progress in areas such as BHR due diligence and corporate reporting requirements.
NGO Offers up Data on Corporate Human Rights Impacts

March 23, 2018

Alex Guy of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) has published an article encouraging nongovernmental organizations and others to use BHRRC's wide-ranging data on corporate human rights and environmental impacts to pressure companies to implement the global business and human rights agenda.
Consultancy Publishes BHR Guidelines for Law Societies

March 09, 2018

Spanish consultancy Sustentia Social Innovation has published guidelines for European law societies on how they and their attorney members should advocate a broad array of legal and other measures to contribute to the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
NGO Projects Aim for Gender Focus in BHR Measures

March 09, 2018

The Danish Institute for Human Rights has launched two projects pushing governments to "strengthen their gender focus" in their implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) by "mapping" BHR issues that specifically affect women and exploring how to strengthen women's engagement with the extractives industry.
UN Group Considers BHR Obligations in Trade Policy

March 08, 2018

The UN Working Group on business and human rights (BHR) issues has announced as a priority for the year 2018 its development of "good practice models" for governments to follow when promoting trade and investment with other countries and when engaged as economic actors.
Attorneys Examine Canadian BHR Initiatives

March 07, 2018

Attorneys from Littler Mendelson analyze how the announcement by the Canadian government of the creation of an ombudsperson and an advisory body charged with monitoring business and human rights (BHR) issues fits into the Canadian scheme of human-rights litigation and implementation of global initiatives on responsible business conduct.
FIDH: BHR Treaty Must Address Conflict Areas

February 15, 2018

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), a global NGO coalition organization, has called on negotiators of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) to provide for "enhanced" BHR due-diligence requirements and potential criminal liability for companies operating in "conflict-affected areas," including Israeli settlements in "occupied" Palestine.
Apple Shareholders Reject Creation of Rights Committee

February 14, 2018

The website AppleInsider reports that shareholders in the technology company Apple have rejected a resolution calling for the creation of a human rights committee within the company, as the business argued it would merely duplicate the efforts of its audit committee.
Briefing Lauds Steps Toward Binding BHR Treaty

February 14, 2018

A recent briefing from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Global Policy Forum characterizes the October 2017 negotiating session for a binding UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) as "one step further towards global regulation of business" and calls for NGOs and UN officials to "remain vigilant" of government attempts to block the process.
NGO Spotlights BHR Allegations in Chemical Industry

February 02, 2018

Demonstrating the interest of business and human rights (BHR) advocates in pushing corporate "due diligence" on a broad spectrum of social and environmental rights, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has published a briefing on allegations of human rights abuses by companies in the chemical industry against employees and local communities.