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UN Group Merges BHR, SDG Agendas
August 18, 2017
A document from the UN Working Group on business and human rights (BHR) highlights efforts by the UN to merge its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the BHR agenda, asserting that the SDGs cannot be achieved unless businesses implement their duties under the UN Guiding Principles on BHR and perform "due diligence" on their rights impacts.
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Academics Explore NGO Strategy for BHR Treaty
August 18, 2017
Nadia Bernaz of Wageningen University and Irene Pietropaoli of Middlesex University have published an article suggesting useful strategies for nongovernmental organizations in negotiations over the development of a binding UN business and human rights (BHR) treaty, including securing the support of Western countries for the treaty.
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Australian Investors Call for Supply Chain Reporting
August 17, 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has called on the Australian government to pass a bill similar to the UK’s Modern Slavery Act requiring companies to report annually on how they are combating forced labor in their global supply chains.
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Investment Adviser Bolsters Climate Risk Analysis
August 17, 2017
CNBC reports that, as the UN and environmental activists target investors to place pressure on companies to mitigate their climate impacts, investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has purchased a "climate change data analytics" company to help screen their clients' portfolios for risks related to global warming.
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US Objects to UNHRC Resolution on "Right to Health"
August 17, 2017
IP Watch reports that the US has objected to a resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on the UN High Commissioner on Human rights to produce a report linking the realization of a global "right to health" and to access medicines and vaccines with health-related targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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