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EU, Switzerland Move to Link Emissions Trading
August 30, 2017
Reuters reports that, as part of efforts to expand regional governance of the taxation of carbon emissions, the European Commission and Swiss government have expressed their support for a deal combining the jurisdictions’ respective carbon emissions trading systems, requiring companies to pay to release carbon above certain thresholds.
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NGOs Push Rights Agenda at Latin American Summit
August 30, 2017
According to an update from Human Rights Watch, some civil society organizations have threatened to abandon UN-led negotiations between 24 Latin American and Caribbean nations on a proposed treaty to protect "sustainable development" in the region because of what they see as "weak proposals to protect human rights" in the talks.
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Companies Support Australian Reporting Mandate
August 30, 2017
In submissions to a joint committee in Australia exploring the establishment of a corporate reporting regime on forced labor in global supply chains, companies and business groups expressed their broad support for mandatory reporting, and in some cases for a "due diligence" law, but warned against measures that are "overly prescriptive" and costly.
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NGOs Host BHR "Focus Group" for Italian Companies
August 30, 2017
At a "focus group" hosted in Milan by two nongovernmental organizations in May, business representatives called for more detail from the Italian government on its National Action Plan on implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) and the creation of a "level playing field" for BHR "due diligence" efforts.
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Pledge Seeks BHR "Due Diligence" in Garment Sector
August 30, 2017
Nongovernmental organizations, government and UN officials, unions, and business associations have issued an "Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textile" for signature by businesses in the garment industry agreeing to "responsible" business practices including human rights "due diligence" in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
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