Business & Human Rights

UK NCP Seeks G4S Lobbying on Rights Impacts in Israel

August 09, 2017

In a follow-up statement to its finding that there was no "general failure" at security firm G4S to respect human rights in its operations in Israel, the UK National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises called on G4S to continue to lobby business partners and government representatives to reduce their human rights impacts in Israel.
UN Group Pushes for BHR "Due Diligence" in Mexico

August 09, 2017

The UN Working Group on business and human rights (BHR) has published a report on its 2016 visit to Mexico calling on the country's government to consult with activists in creating a national action plan on BHR issues and pushing businesses to adopt BHR "due diligence procedures" and to publicly report on their efforts to implement these procedures.
Google Case Shows Cost of Salary Reporting

August 09, 2017

Signaling the complexity and expense involved in complying with government reporting requirements, tech giant Google recently argued in a case launched by the US Department of Labor alleging "systemic compensation disparities" between male and female employees that it would be too timely and costly to comply with the government's broad request for salary records.
India Gains Access to UN Climate Funding System

August 08, 2017

India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has achieved accredited status with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Green Climate Fund (GCF), under which it will receive global funding for qualifying projects that further GCF’s mission of limiting the impacts of global warming.
Shell Announces Shift from Oil

August 08, 2017

Amid proliferating activist pressure and government policies implementing the global climate agenda, Royal Dutch Shell Chief Executive Ben van Beurden has announced that the company is planning for a shift from crude oil to natural gas and other alternative energies to help fulfill the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.