-
OECD Prepares Guidance on BHR Due Diligence
January 17, 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released draft guidance for public comment seeking to "provide practical support to enterprises" on how to implement due diligence processes in fulfilling the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
-
WEF Handbook Pushes Investments in Renewables
January 16, 2017
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a Renewable Infrastructure Investment Handbook explaining to global investors that renewable energy costs have reached a "tipping point," making such energy sources a "compelling investment opportunity" that will help countries meet their promises under the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015.
-
Paper Explores Global Governance of Internet Companies
January 16, 2017
A paper published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation discusses the creation of new international institutions to regulate the transnational human rights impacts of internet companies and considers how human rights ranking systems open such businesses to global scrutiny.
-
UNICEF Commissions Report on Advertising to Children
January 13, 2017
The UN Children's Fund has commissioned a report by law firm DLA Piper examining the regulatory framework on corporate advertising and marketing to children around the world to pave the way for creating global "best practice" guidance to businesses on advertising and children's rights.
-
Paper Suggests Indicators to Track BHR Impacts
January 13, 2017
A paper by Dylan Tromp, a project manager at the UN's International Labour Organization, suggests a set of indicators for use by governments, businesses, and "other stakeholders" to assess corporate influence on human rights, with the aim of holding specific businesses accountable for their human rights impacts around the world.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies