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EU Parliament Investigates McDonald's "Flexi-jobs"
December 15, 2016
The Brussels Times reports that the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions has announced its investigation of McDonald's employment conditions in Belgium following complaints by trade unions and others about the impacts of the company's "flexi-jobs" program on workers' rights and social security.
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NGOs Seek Stronger French BHR Diligence Plan
December 15, 2016
A group of nongovernmental organizations called the European Coalition for Corporate Justice has praised a French bill, passed by the country's National Assembly, requiring corporate "due diligence" to counter business and human rights (BHR) impacts but calls for stronger provisions on remedies for alleged victims of BHR violations.
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Philippines Body Sets Hearings on Climate Rights
December 14, 2016
Reflecting the efforts of activists and international organizations to link climate change with the global human rights agenda, the Philippines Commission on Human Rights has announced that it will hold in April 2017 its first hearings on whether a group of major energy companies is responsible for the human rights impacts of global warming.
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GRI Launch Events Show Breadth of Reporting Standards
December 14, 2016
Through global launch events on six continents, the Global Reporting Initiative has demonstrated how it expects business leaders around the world to use its "ubiquitous" global standards for "sustainability reporting" to publicly disclose the impacts of their operations on the UN's sustainable development agenda.
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EU Promotes Investment in "Green Bond" Market
December 14, 2016
As the EU begins efforts to divert investment funds toward achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the European Commission outlines how it plans to promote "green bonds" - dedicated to providing finance to climate-friendly development projects - through the EU's planned "Capital Markets Union" and a High Level Expert Group on "sustainable finance."
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