UN-BHR

UK Commission Guides Corporate Boards on BHR Agenda

May 16, 2016

The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a guide for boards of British companies on how to embed the UN's agenda on business and human rights in corporate practice and to report on their progress in addressing BHR impacts in their operations and supply chains.
NGOs, Dutch Government Outline EU "Roadmap" on BHR

May 13, 2016

Following their conference on an EU Roadmap to Business and Human Rights, the Government of the Netherlands and various NGOs have called on the EU and its member states to integrate the UN Guiding Principles on BHR in their policies, including by easing access to remedy for alleged BHR violations and mandating BHR due diligence for companies operating in the EU.
NGOs Seek Comprehensive EU Action on BHR Agenda

May 12, 2016

A group of NGOs has called on members of the EU Foreign Affairs Council to seek to "address gaps" in the EU's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by imposing strict due diligence requirements on companies, offering more effective remedies to alleged BHR victims, and cooperating in the development of a binding BHR treaty.
NGO Issues Ambitious Recommendations for BHR Action Plans

May 11, 2016

The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has published a Recommendation on National Action Plans that calls on European governments to go beyond business and human rights action plans released so far by imposing tougher regulatory obligations on businesses and developing a variety of remedies for alleged victims of BHR violations.
UN Network Promotes Guiding Principles in Japan

May 04, 2016

The UN Global Compact Network Japan has published a document outlining the history of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and other global BHR initiatives and seeking to apply them in the context of the Japanese law, policy, and business environment.
NGO Paper Explores "Disengagement" Under BHR Standards

May 04, 2016

The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations has published a paper considering when a corporation must cut ties with business partners in order to avoid contributing to violations of the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and to pressure companies with which they are linked to counter "adverse impacts."
NGOs Call for Development of Asian BHR Action Plans

May 02, 2016

At the recent Asian Region Business and Human Rights ("BHR") Forum, representatives from nongovernmental organizations called on Asian countries to develop national action plans to communicate how they plan to implement the UN's BHR and sustainability agendas.
FIFA Announces Panel on Qatar World Cup Workers

April 29, 2016

Responding to an outcry from nongovernmental organizations and a review by Professor John Ruggie of the organization's human rights impacts, International Federation of Association Football ("FIFA") President Gianni Infantino has announced a panel that will monitor labor conditions involved in Qatar's construction of stadiums that will host the 2022 World Cup.
IHRB Guides Kenya on BHR Action Plan

April 22, 2016

The nongovernmental organization Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") has developed a guide for the Government of Kenya on how best to develop a national action plan implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") in the country.
Swiss BHR Initiative Clears Procedural Hurdle

April 22, 2016

A Swiss citizens' initiative launched by a coalition of nongovernmental organizations to require Swiss-based businesses to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence in their foreign operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), has garnered enough signatures to require consideration by the Swiss Government.