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Australia Investigates "Missing" Tax from Energy Companies
December 16, 2016
The Illawarra Mercury reports that the Australian government has announced plans to investigate the tax practices of multinational oil and gas companies, in line with pressure from international bodies and nongovernmental organizations on officials to ensure that energy companies are paying their "fair share" toward the realization of economic, social, and cultural rights.
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UN Seeks Business Action on SDGs in "Core" Operations
December 16, 2016
At a recent summit in Istanbul, an official from the UN Development Programme called on companies to integrate the international organization's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their "core business strategies" to help eliminate poverty, including through Islamic finance mechanisms.
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NGOs Criticize US Agency's BHR Policy Statement
December 16, 2016
A group of nongovernmental organizations led by Accountability Counsel has submitted comments to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation criticizing the US agency's draft Environmental and Social Policy Statement for not going far enough in requiring "due diligence" and remedies in line with the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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UN Launches Gender Certification Initiative in Asia
December 15, 2016
The UN Development Programme has launched its Gender Equality Seal Programme for Public and Private Enterprises, which signs cooperating businesses to a pledge to develop an action plan toward women's empowerment in their operations, for companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
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NGOs Seek Corporate BHR Reporting Rules in UK
December 15, 2016
A coalition of nongovernmental organizations called CORE has praised the UK government's planned consideration of rules that would require corporations to report on their social and environmental impacts as part of the government's corporate governance consultations, in line with the global business and human rights (BHR) reporting agenda.
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