Business & Human Rights

Japanese Lawyers Issue BHR Guidance

October 18, 2016

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has issued guidance to companies, and corporate attorneys, on their implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by establishing "due diligence" procedures to assess the potential impact of business operations on the international human rights agenda.
HRW Criticizes FIFA over West Bank Soccer Matches

October 17, 2016

Human Rights Watch has criticized the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) for violating the global business and human rights agenda by sanctioning Israeli soccer matches in what HRW says is "stolen land" in the West Bank on which Israel has established settlements.
Toolkit Sets out Security, Human Rights Principles for Business

October 17, 2016

The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces have produced the third edition of their "toolkit" providing guidelines for businesses facing security and human rights issues in "complex environments" across the globe.
Dutch Government Plans BHR "Due Diligence" Policies

October 17, 2016

Responding to a University of Utrecht study on whether Dutch laws imposing a duty of care on corporations satisfy "due diligence" requirements under the global business and human rights agenda, the Dutch Government announced plans to take into account the study's findings in punishing BHR violations using the country's civil and criminal law.
Roundtables Push for Corporate Social, Environmental Focus

October 17, 2016

Through its Purpose of the Corporation Project, law firm Frank Bold recently hosted a series of roundtable discussions in the US and Europe in which participants discussed how the focus of corporations must change, through law and company policy, to include long-term social and environmental factors, in line with the business and human rights agenda.