Business & Human Rights

NGOs Provide Corporate Guidance on Forced Labor Law

August 11, 2017

A group of nongovernmental organizations has published four briefings providing guidance for companies on complying with requirements under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 to report efforts to end forced labor, including by providing a "robust" statement on "due diligence" efforts companies make to detect and address rights violations in their global supply chains.
NGOs Call for EU Mandates on BHR in Finance Sector

August 11, 2017

A coalition of nongovernmental organizations has called on the EU to use its completion of the so-called "Capital Markets Union" to impose new regulations on the financial sector requiring broad "environmental, social, and governance" action, including public reporting, due diligence, and redress mechanisms in line with the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
NGO Rates Fashion Companies on Reporting Practices

August 10, 2017

The nongovernmental organization Fashion Revolution has released a Fashion Transparency Index rating garment companies on their reporting of social and environmental policies, including their "efforts on living wages, collective bargaining, and reducing consumption of resources," in their global supply chains.
GRI Recognizes "Pioneers" on "Sustainability" Reporting

August 10, 2017

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has created a Standards Pioneers Program to recognize companies that have become the "earliest adopters" of GRI's corporate reporting standards on contributions to the global "sustainable development" agenda and to provide enhanced training sessions on "sustainability reporting" to members of the Program.
GRI Calls for Corporate Reporting on Anti-Poverty Efforts

August 10, 2017

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has issued a publication calling on companies to publicly report on their efforts to alleviate poverty around the world to permit a broad group of "policy makers, investors, civil society and other stakeholders" to examine the extent of their commitment to and impact on the anti-poverty agenda.