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Activists Seek Judicial Validation of Global Climate Movement
March 05, 2019
Umair Irfan of Vox has published an article surveying the global climate litigation movement, which seeks to persuade courts that fossil fuel companies must pay for the future harms caused by their alleged contributions to global warming, and whose critics argue that these lawsuits “hinge on radical, unprecedented expansions of existing laws.”
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CoE Official Calls for Application of Rights Standards to AI
March 05, 2019
Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović recently delivered a speech in which she called for robust state regulation to ensure companies that develop or use artificial intelligence (AI) do so in compliance with international human rights standards.
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Australian Company Responds to Pressure on Coal Output
March 04, 2019
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that, in response to pressure from activist shareholders, Australia’s largest coal mining company Glencore has announced a cap in its global output of coal to help meet global pledges under the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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Asian Countries Move to Implement BHR Agenda
March 04, 2019
Melissa Chong of the nongovernmental organization Corporate Citizenship writes that plans in countries like Thailand and India to develop national guidelines on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) could portend a shift toward corporate supply chain BHR due diligence across Asia.
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UN Body Requires Climate Reporting from Investors
March 01, 2019
The UN Principles for Responsible Investment, a body that pushes investors to abide by a set of ethical principles, has announced it will require investors who are signatories to report beginning in 2020 on how they are considering the risks of climate change in their portfolios.
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