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NGOs Seek UK Corporate “Due Diligence” Law
May 01, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a demand for the UK government to introduce a law requiring companies to perform “human rights and environmental due diligence” relating to their operations and global supply chains or face lawsuits over their negative social and environmental impacts.
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UN Roundtable Targets Chinese Contributions to SDGs
April 30, 2019
The UN Global Compact recently convened a roundtable discussion among corporate CEOs in Beijing to discuss how to achieve “responsible business practice” and further the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the context of China’s massive Eurasian infrastructure project known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
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UN “Roadshow” Pushes for Corporate SDG Investment
April 30, 2019
In March, the UN Global Compact helped organize the inaugural Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investment Forum in São Paulo, Brazil, as the first of a “roadshow” of events that will encourage companies and investors to funnel more money into achieving the comprehensive social and environmental targets of the SDG agenda.
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Investors, NGOs Call for “Due Diligence” Laws
April 30, 2019
Institutional investors, prompted and supported by civil society activists, recently sent a statement to lawmakers, UN agencies, and the OECD calling for the global adoption of laws and regulations requiring investors to perform “due diligence” on the environmental, social, and governance risks of their portfolios.
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Samsung Faces OECD Complaint over Crane Accident
April 30, 2019
A workers’ initiative and a nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint against Samsung with OECD national contact points in South Korea, France, and Norway alleging the company’s violation of global labor standards in its involvement in and response to a fatal crane accident in South Korea.
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