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IOC Renews Gender Equality Deal with UN Agency
December 29, 2017
In its renewal of an agreement with UN Women, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has accepted a responsibility to "empower" women through sports and to promote "women’s leadership and gender equality in the sport industry" around the world, as part of the IOC's implementation of the global business and human rights agenda.
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UN Agencies Launch Corporate "Playbook" on Climate Action
December 28, 2017
At a side event of the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, in November, a group of UN agencies urged business leaders to push their governments for more stringent commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and launched a "Climate Action Playbook" to guide businesses on how to ramp up their climate and "sustainability" commitments.
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Organizations Tout Global Standards on Climate Impact
December 28, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization and the International Accreditation Forum held a side event at the recent UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany, discussing how global standards from these groups are guiding businesses and other organizations on reducing their environmental impacts and combating global warming.
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EC Proposes Sanctions on Gender Pay Gap
December 28, 2017
Reuters reports that the European Commission (EC) has proposed a two-year plan including recommendations for EU member states to sanction companies that do not meet a minimum level of gender pay equity and to investigate the gender diversity policies of large companies operating in the EU.
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Academic: BHR Remedy Requires Global Regulation
December 28, 2017
Daniel Aguirre of Greenwich University writes that access to remedy for alleged victims of corporate violations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) requires "international regulation" in addition to BHR grievance mechanisms launched by businesses operating in countries like Myanmar with poor access to justice.
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