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NGO Produces "Due Diligence" Guide for ICT Contractors
October 06, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Electronics Watch has produced global guidance for contractors who sell information and communications technology (ICT) to the public sector on how to provide "due diligence," in line with the global business and human rights agenda, to prevent and report on rights violations in the production of the goods they sell.
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Activists Seek Accreditation of Fashion Industry on Rights
October 06, 2017
Elizabeth Winkler explains the growing effort by human rights activists to push fashion companies to halt self-monitoring of their supply chains based on their own codes of conduct and instead join accreditation schemes requiring them to investigate and report on efforts to rid their supply chains of rights violations based on global standards.
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UN Office Sets Corporate Standards on LGBTI Action
October 04, 2017
In partnership with the activist organization Institute for Human Rights and Business, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has produced a set of global Standards of Conduct on the responsibility of businesses to protect and promote the rights of LGBTI people in the workplace and through community advocacy.
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UNGC, GRI Launch Framework for SDG Reporting
September 27, 2017
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have released a report that provides a corporate framework to measure and report contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the first step toward a uniform tool of comparison across businesses.
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US Halts Corporate Race, Gender Pay Reporting
September 22, 2017
The Washington Post reports that the Trump Administration has preemptively halted the implementation of a rule adopted by the previous administration requiring companies with over 100 employees to report salary data on the basis of race and sex to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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