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UN Launches Network to Press for “Equal Pay”
March 30, 2017
The UN has debuted its Equal Pay Platform of Champions, a network designed to pressure governments to adopt policies that will achieve “equal pay” for women and correct the “unjustifiably diminished position of many women in society.”
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Activists Call on G20 to Enforce BHR “Due Diligence”
March 30, 2017
Human Rights Watch has published an open letter calling on the German government, as the current president of the Group of 20 (G20) countries, to push for all G20 members to commit to requiring all businesses to perform “due diligence” to ensure the implementation of the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in their global supply chains.
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Governments, NGOs Draft BHR Policy for Africa
March 29, 2017
A recent consultation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, of representatives from African governments, the African Union (AU), businesses, academia, and global nongovernmental organizations has led to the drafting of an AU Policy on Business and Human Rights (BHR) that will seek to implement the BHR and environmental agendas across the continent.
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UN Group Pushes G20 to Act on BHR in Supply Chains
March 29, 2017
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (BHR) published an open letter calling on Group of 20 (G20) leaders to address human rights impacts of companies and state-owned enterprises in their complex global supply chains in line with the UN Guiding Principles on BHR and the "sustainable development" agenda.
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BlackRock Supports Climate Risk Disclosure
March 28, 2017
Reuters reports that asset manager BlackRock, facing pressure from environmental and human rights NGOs for not backing activist shareholder resolutions, has taken up the agenda of the Group of 20's (G20) Financial Stability Board by including among its top "engagement priorities" in 2017 disclosure of climate change risks and boardroom diversity.
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