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UN Committee Outlines States' BHR Obligations
August 25, 2017
Human rights advocates Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin and Gabriela Quijano summarize a June general comment from the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights asserting that governments have obligations under international law to provide remedies for corporate violations of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda, including through prosecution of companies.
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RB Joins Global Campaign Toward Tax Clampdown
August 25, 2017
In a victory for nongovernmental organization Oxfam's global pressure campaign toward reducing corporate tax "loopholes" to fund the global economic, social, and cultural rights agenda, consumer goods company RB has called on governments to introduce new rules clamping down on corporate tax avoidance.
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NGO Report Urges Norway to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
August 24, 2017
A report from nongovernmental organization Oil Change International asserts that, to fulfill its commitments under the 2015 Paris agreement on global warming, the Norwegian government should implement policies providing for a "managed decline" in fossil fuel production and a "just transition" for workers in the oil and gas industry.
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ISO Releases Standard for "Learning Providers"
August 24, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new international standard providing "minimum requirements for internationally agreed levels of quality learning services" for providers outside formal, national education systems.
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ISO Standard Targets Construction Impacts on Environment
August 24, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created a new system of standards for builders worldwide to disclose a construction project’s lifelong “environmental footprint.”
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