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NGO Calls for UN Body to Oversee Corporate Taxes
September 14, 2017
The Association for Women's Rights in Development has released a policy brief on global corporate tax evasion and avoidance, arguing that its negative effects on women’s rights warrant the creation of a “United Nations intergovernmental tax body” to ensure corporate compliance with tax laws.
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NGO Assesses BHR Policy in Sugar Industry
September 14, 2017
The nongovernmental organization KnowTheChain has released a report analyzing the business and human rights (BHR) policies and practices of ten major companies engaged in the international sugar trade, arguing that the corporations must take significant action to address human rights concerns.
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UN Network Promotes East Asian SDG Action
September 14, 2017
The UN Global Compact China-Japan-Korea recently hosted a forum to discuss how businesses in the region can take steps to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in corporate policy and practice.
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Academic: ICC Prosecutor Could Advance BHR Agenda
September 14, 2017
A paper from Nadia Bernaz of Wageningen University in the Netherlands examines how a policy paper from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announcing its future focus on "crimes" involving the environment and land degradation could portend significant support for the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in international law.
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NGO: Businesses Have Duty to Push Social Change
September 14, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has published an article highlighting, in the wake of the recent violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the growing pressure on businesses "to denounce hatred and promote diversity and inclusion" by airing their opposition to unpopular views, and the growing trend of businesses heeding this pressure in their corporate policies.
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