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UN Rights Observer Identifies Business Duties Throughout Supply Chain
November 29, 2018
As part of a statement praising electronics company Samsung for accepting an arbitration proposal from workers who fell ill after handling its products, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances Baskut Tuncak identified broad responsibilities of businesses to protect human rights “throughout the lifecycle of their products.”
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BHR Advocate Critiques Philanthropy-Focused SDG Action
November 28, 2018
Sara Blackwell of the business and human rights (BHR) consulting group Shift has published an article lamenting that companies are relying on voluntary philanthropy to meet the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), rather than focusing on complying with their obligations under the global BHR agenda.
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2018 Benchmark Rates Companies on BHR Compliance
November 20, 2018
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark has published its 2018 report rating 100 companies on their compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR), placing pressure on agricultural, apparel, and extractives companies to abide by this broad, global rights agenda.
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Forum Pushes Business Action on Environment, Rights Issues
November 14, 2018
The inaugural New Business Forum, hosted by founder Michael Bloomberg in Singapore last week, pushed businesses to partner with governments around the world on “private-sector solutions” to global problems ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence to “supply chain threats.”
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Norway Reviews Compliance of Development Policy with UNGPs
November 07, 2018
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has published a wide-ranging review of whether the country's development efforts comply with the global priorities of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), finding that implementation of the UNGPs by Norwegian agencies is remains incomplete.
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