Business & Human Rights

NGO Calls for Canadian "Due Diligence" Reporting

August 02, 2017

The Shareholder Association for Research and Education, a Canadian shareholder advocacy group, has called on the Canadian government to impose on companies mandatory reporting on their "due diligence" efforts toward combating violations of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in their supply chains, similar to requirements in the UK, EU, and other jurisdictions.
Palm Oil Company Obtains "Sustainability" Certification

August 01, 2017

Demonstrating the growing success of nongovernmental groups in pushing businesses toward global "sustainability" and human rights standards, the Colombian palm oil company Daabon Group has touted its certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil as a company that shows "sustainability across the entire organisation."
NGO Calls for BHR Treaty to Regulate Trade Deals

August 01, 2017

A report from CIDSE, a network of Catholic social justice organizations, calls for any future UN treaty on business and human rights (BHR) to force countries negotiating trade and investment agreements to take into account global BHR principles, including requiring governments to perform a "human rights impact assessment" before concluding any trade deal.
Global Union Group Pushes for "Sustainable" Investing

August 01, 2017

The Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital has published a set of guidelines pushing trade unions to use global standards on "social sustainability and responsible investment" to steer their strategies on investing workers' pension funds.
Business Schools Embrace SDG Education

August 01, 2017

At a conference hosted by the UN Global Compact's Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative, representatives from hundreds of business and management-related schools announced that they will incorporate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into education and research at their institutions.