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Report Evaluates Banks' Violations of BHR Agenda
February 01, 2018
Nongovernmental coalition group BankTrack has published a report reviewing examples of banks' alleged contributions to violations of the international business and human rights (BHR) agenda in their provision of financial products and services with the aim of encouraging more BHR due diligence among banks to prevent future financing of rights abuses.
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EP Seeks Export Restrictions on Surveillance Products
February 01, 2018
EurActiv reports that business leaders are criticizing the broad impact of legislation adopted by the European Parliament (EP) seeking to impose strict rules on the export of technology that could be used for mass surveillance to countries outside the EU as part of the promotion of a "value-based trade policy" by EU lawmakers and officials.
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Article: Businesses Have Duty to Promote Civic Rights
February 01, 2018
On the eve of the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a coalition of business leaders called the B Team published an article calling for businesses to accept more responsibility to pressure governments to respect civic rights such as freedom of speech and assembly.
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WEF Calls on Companies to "Globalize Compassion"
January 31, 2018
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published an extensive list of social and environmental initiatives advanced at last week's meeting in Davos, Switzerland, focused on pushing companies and governments around the world to "globalize compassion" and to prepare for an inclusive "Fourth Industrial Revolution."
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PACE Seeks Monitoring Body for Soccer Governance
January 31, 2018
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has approved a resolution pushing the EU to set up an independent body to monitor governance in major soccer organizations such as the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to prevent them from "self-destructing."
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