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Paper Seeks Rights-Focused Action from Companies on Network Disruptions
August 31, 2018
The Global Network Initiative, a coalition of internet and telecommunications companies, has published a paper calling on businesses to do more to prevent the impacts on a broad range of rights caused by government-mandated network disruptions across the globe, including to economic, social, and cultural rights.
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UN Agents Applaud Penalization of Monsanto over Weedkiller
August 31, 2018
UN human rights mandate holders have welcomed the decision of a US jury to award $289 million in damages from agricultural products company Monsanto due to “potential causal relations” between its weedkiller and cancer, predicting the damages will place pressure on companies to protect a “wide range” of environmental and other rights.
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Researcher: Colombia Must Move to Binding BHR Commitments
August 30, 2018
Germán Zarama of the Institute for Human Rights and Business argues that, while Colombia has gone far in implementing the global agenda on business and human rights (BHR) through the country’s BHR action plan, it should go further by turning “voluntary” initiatives into binding BHR commitments for businesses operating in the country.
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GRI Pushes for First-Time Corporate “Sustainability” Reporting
August 30, 2018
A press release from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) illustrates how the organization, through a “kick-off service” and other modes of consultation, pushes companies around the world to publicly report on a broad array of social and environmental impacts.
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GRI Heightens Reporting Standard on Water “Stewardship”
August 30, 2018
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has updated its standard requiring adhering companies to report on their “water and effluents” management practices, both in their operations and throughout their complex global supply chains, to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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