Business & Human Rights

EU Countries Announce Tax Agreement

June 29, 2016

The Dutch EU Presidency has announced that the EU member states have agreed to a bloc-wide plan to penalize companies that attempt to avoid European taxes through such methods as moving their profits to subsidiaries in low-tax jurisdictions.
Lawyer Promotes UN Contracts Treaty as BHR Vehicle

June 29, 2016

In a recent speech, Stéphane Brabant of Herbert Smith Freehills advocated the incorporation of business and human rights principles in the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods in order to advance the inclusion of human rights responsibility in corporate supply-chain agreements.
Academics Seek Strengthened CSR Education

June 29, 2016

Law professors Caroline Kaeb of the University of Connecticut and David Scheffer of Northwestern University write that business schools should strengthen education on how corporate social responsibility and other business action are needed to implement the human rights agenda around the world.
Paper Pushes OAS Work Toward BHR Treaty

June 29, 2016

A document from the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights calls on the Organization of American States' General Assembly to adopt a resolution mandating that every country in the region participate in the development of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights.
UNGC Outlines Work Toward "Sustainability"

June 29, 2016

The UN Global Compact has published a report on how it will leverage its work toward the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other global business standards to promote the achievement of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.