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Guidance Seeks "Assurance" of UNGPs Implementation
November 28, 2017
As part of their UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework project, nongovernmental organization Shift and auditor Mazars have published guidance on how companies should provide "independent assurance" to investors and other parties on their progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
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NGO Criticizes US for Pharmaceutical Patent Protection
November 28, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has criticized US and EU officials for hindering UN action on provisions of a report from the international organization's High Level Panel on Access to Medicines seeking to "override patent protections" and require transparency at pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of medicines.
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Organizations Collaborate on Corporate Reporting Efforts
November 28, 2017
In September, the Global Reporting Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment signed a collaboration agreement promoting joint efforts "to align corporate sustainability reporting with investor expectations" as part of the work of both organizations to advance the global "sustainable development" agenda.
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NGOs Seek Canadian Corporate "Due Diligence" Rules
November 27, 2017
In September, the nongovernmental organizations International Corporate Accountability Roundtable and Above Ground hosted an Ottawa symposium pushing for regulations requiring corporations to perform "human rights due diligence" for their overseas operations and to guarantee access to remedy for alleged rights victims.
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NGOs: Include Human Rights in Climate "Rule Book"
November 27, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations recently published a paper calling for governments developing the "Rule Book" for fulfilling the UN's Paris climate agreement to integrate "key human rights and environmental and social principles" to ensure "policy coherence" in their plans to prevent climate change and uphold the global human rights agenda.
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