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Academics Explore "B Corps" Contributions to BHR
November 20, 2017
In a recent article, academics Joanne Bauer and Elizabeth Umlas explore how adjusting the concept of the "B Corp," a new corporate form requiring the company to focus on creating a "material positive impact on society and the environment," could contribute to the advancement of the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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EU Rules Require "Due Diligence" on Conflict Minerals
November 20, 2017
Attorneys from DLA Piper review a set of EU rules, which enter into force in the year 2021, requiring companies that import certain "conflict minerals" from war-torn areas of Africa to embed "due diligence" procedures in their supply chains to prevent human rights abuses and to publicly report on their progress.
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UN Report Calls for SDG-Focused Financial System
November 15, 2017
The UN Environment Programme and the World Bank have released a "roadmap" explaining how governments and businesses must "design a global financial system" that contributes trillions of dollars each year to achieving the UN's comprehensive social and environmental targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Lawyers Advance BHR Arbitration Proposal
November 15, 2017
In a review of a proposal by an international "working group" pushing for the development of a global arbitration system for business and human rights (BHR) disputes, law firm Hogan Lovells considers how to overcome potential obstacles in such a a system, including by publicizing the arbitration proceedings and pressing businesses to submit to arbitration.
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NGOs Push Companies to Link Human Rights, SDGs
November 15, 2017
An open letter published by a group of nongovernmental organizations on the eve of the September UN Private Sector Forum to discuss financing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights the links activists are making between achieving the SDGs and forcing businesses to abide by the global business and human rights agenda.
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