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NGO Releases Global Guide on Treatment of Migrant Workers
August 17, 2017
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has released a global guide providing best practices on corporate treatment of migrant workers in line with the global human rights agenda.
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Investment Adviser Bolsters Climate Risk Analysis
August 17, 2017
CNBC reports that, as the UN and environmental activists target investors to place pressure on companies to mitigate their climate impacts, investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has purchased a "climate change data analytics" company to help screen their clients' portfolios for risks related to global warming.
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US Objects to UNHRC Resolution on "Right to Health"
August 17, 2017
IP Watch reports that the US has objected to a resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on the UN High Commissioner on Human rights to produce a report linking the realization of a global "right to health" and to access medicines and vaccines with health-related targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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EU Issues Corporate Non-Financial Reporting Guidelines
August 17, 2017
The European Commission has released a set of "voluntary" guidelines for companies to use to incorporate the latest developments from the global social and environmental agenda, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate accord, as they comply with an EU directive on public reporting of non-financial information.
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NGO Pushes Businesses on Labor Rights in Supply Chains
August 17, 2017
A paper from researchers at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre asserts that companies have a "responsibility" to conduct human rights "due diligence" and engage in public reporting of their efforts to advance labor rights for migrant workers in their global supply chains.
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